This commentary was originally published at VanceGinn.com here. It is being republished with permission from the author. Overview Despite increases in public education expenditures with taxpayer money in Texas, student performance is flat or declining. Texas is...
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Let Americans Prosper Project: Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability for America’s Future
This commentary was originally published at VanceGinn.com here. It is being republished with permission from the author. View Research in .pdf Form Executive Summary The United States faces a critical fiscal crisis due to the lack of robust economic growth and...
Bold Reform to Rein in Wyoming’s Soaring Property Taxes
View Research in .pdf Form Executive Summary The Problem: Property taxes in Wyoming are unaffordable and make buying a home or starting a business more costly or outright impossible for many people. The surge in spending by local governments has resulted in increased...
New Property Tax Numbers Prove Relief Was Not the Largest in Texas History
View Research in .pdf Form Texans are upset that their property tax relief is less than the Texas Legislature promised last year. While Texans for Fiscal Responsibility wrote about how we should expect this outcome, the reporting and claims about this relief were that...
Texas Local Governments Must Limit Spending And Eliminate Property Taxes
Overview Texas is a leader in economic freedom and is a place where people move from other states. This “Texas Model” of no personal income tax, relatively less government spending and taxes, and sensible regulation supports robust economic growth and job creation....
Texas Passes Largest Budget Increase in Texas History
Overview Texans for Fiscal Responsibility proposed the Frozen Texas Budget, which would keep the state’s budget from growing. The budget is already too big, thereby excessively burdening taxpayers. TFR also provided a three-step process to eliminate all property taxes...