Wage Inflation? Forget About It
Forbes: Higher wages don’t cause inflation alone, but they can be a factor, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
Toyota workers who move to Texas from California could save big on taxes
Dallas Morning News: After analyzing the impact of Toyota’s relocation to Texas on the NCPA’s State Tax Calculator, NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal says that “in general, people of all incomes will save in Texas,” in a Dallas Morning News article.
Toyota's Move To Texas From California Could Save Millions In Taxes For Its Employees As Well, A Report Says
International Business Times: Toyota employees who relocate from California to Texas along with the company could see their discretionary income increase anywhere from $2,500 to $14,000 per year, according to a report by NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal featured in an International Business Times article.
Underlying Costs of ObamaCare
FOX News: The underlying costs of ObamaCare are higher than anticipated and can only be expected to increase next year, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News’s Special Report with Bret Baier.
Let's Go Places: Toyota Workers Could Save Big Tax Dollars With Move
Forbes: When Toyota announced its move to Texas, the main focus was on how much the company would save in business taxes. However, “there’s also a story here about the impact on Toyota workers who make the move,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal in a Forbes article. Villarreal’s new reportuses the NCPA’s State Tax Calculator to show how much workers will save if they relocate.
Toyota's California Texas Two-Step's Tax Savings For Employees Too
Forbes: Some Toyota workers who relocate could see tax savings of over a million dollars in their lifetimes, according to NCPA Senior Fellow Pam Villarreal’s report featured in a Forbes article.
The Real Inequality Problem
The Wall Street Journal: The answer to reducing economic inequality is to raise the living standard of those in the lower end of the economic spectrum, says NCPA Emeritus Board Member Pete du Pont in a Wall Street Journal commentary.
Perry is Right about NY Taxes
NCPA: Not only is Texas Gov. Rick Perry right about the Texas business climate trumping New York’s, a new analysis from the National Center for Policy Analysis’ State Tax Calculator shows New York residents would profit enormously by moving to Texas.
Nonpayment of ObamaCare Premiums Could Cost Doctors
FOX News: When people stop paying their premiums, it’s up to doctors and hospitals to foot the bill for their care, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX’s America’s Newsroom.
Ways the ACA Could Be Improved Edition of the Health Wonk Review
Colorado Health Insurance Insider: NCPA Senior Fellow Linda Gorman’s examination of claims that failing to expand Medicaid will cause 17,000 deaths per year was highlighted in the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review hosted at Colorado Health Insurance Insider.
ObamaCare Grace Period
FOX News: When a patient falls behind on their premium payments, could be left with an unpleasant surprise, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News. Under ObamaCare, insurance companies are only obligated to cover 30 of the 90 day grace period for patients who stop paying, leaving doctors with the bill for the last 60 days.
Study: Global Warming Enhances Output and Health, Helps Poor
Newsmax: The current warming trend will lead to economic growth, according to an NCPA report featured in a Newsmax article.
ObamaCare Enrollment: Who Will Continue to Pay?
FOX News: What we need to know is not how many people have signed up for ObamaCare, but how many paid their first month’s premium and will continue to pay through the rest of the year, says NCPA President John Goodman on FOX News’s Special Report with Bret Baier.
Liberating the Poor from Poverty
Poverty has exploded to record levels under President Obama.
Study finds lowering corporate income tax would boost workers' wages
Washington Examiner: Reducing the corporate tax rate to 9 percent and eliminating the loopholes would increase wages by 6 percent in the short term and 9 percent in the long-term, according to a Washington Examiner article covering the corporate income tax study conducted by the NCPA’s Tax Analysis Center.
Minimum Wage Hike Often Offset By Fringe Benefit Cuts
Politico: The NCPA’s Tax Analysis Center’s latest study on cutting the corporate income tax was featured in Politico’s Morning Tax Report.
Study: To Help US Workers Find Jobs, Eliminate or Slash Corporate Income Tax
CNSNews.com: Eliminating the corporate income tax would produce major economic benefits and welfare gains in the U.S., says NCPA Senior Fellow Laurence Kotlikoff in a CNSNews.com piece. Kotlioff discussed the income tax study conducted by the NCPA’s Tax Analysis Center at a Capitol Hill briefing in D.C.
Reforming the Corporate Income Tax
Reforming the Corporate Income Tax How to increase wages for all workers, boost GDP, and remain revenue neutral co-sponsored by the Tax Analysis Center and the National Center for …
Kathleen Sebelius Quits: How Do You Spell 'Scapegoat'?
FOX News: ObamaCare fails to deliver because the demands of Democratic constituencies and special interests were simply thrown together rather than handled in a manageable way, says NCPA President John Goodman in an op-ed by Cal Thomas at FOX News.com.
Innovative, Unique, Even Revolutionary: Surgery Center of Oklahoma
OklahomaWatchdog.org: The Surgery Center of Oklahoma offers a cost incentive alternative for quality care, says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an OklahomaWatchdog.org article. The Surgery Center has agreed to provide lower cost medical procedures to Oklahoma County employees.
Richard McKenzie: Minimum Wage Proponents — and Opponents — Both Have It Wrong
Heartland Institute: Both sides of the minimum wage debate focus on the wrong issue, says NCPA Senior Fellow Richard McKenzie in an interview with Heartland.
A Smaller Share of Texas Workers Made The Minimum Wage Or Less In 2013
Dallas Morning News: If the minimum wage is raised, employers will compensate by cutting other benefits, such as vacation time and training, says NCPA Senior Fellow Richard McKenzie in a Dallas Morning News article.
The FOMC's Low-Inflation Worries
Forbes: Convincing the public that a little inflation is a good thing is going to be a tough sell for Janet Yellen, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
Former Dallas Fed President Bob Mcteer Talks Interest Rates, Inflation And Monetary Policy
Dallas Morning News: Overstimulation or overregulation of the economy can both lead to negative consequences, says NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer in a Dallas Morning News article.
Minimum wage hikes and real net wages
Marginal Revolution: Raising the minimum wage could result in reduced fringe benefits, increased work demands, and decreased job training, says NCPA Senior Fellow Richard McKenzie in a post at Marginal Revolution.