The Heritage Foundation Papers: Taxes http://www.heritage.org/research/ The Heritage Foundation Papers: Taxes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:10:08 EST The Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/ui/icons/thflogo.gif http://www.heritage.org/ en-us heritage.org Copyright 2009 The Heritage Foundation High-Income Surtax: How Not to Pay for Health Care Congress is proposing a surtax on high-income individuals to help pay for health care reform that would burden the economy and slow its recovery from the recession. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2707.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Karen A. Campbell, Ph.D. Taxes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:13 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2707.cfm Taxes Proposed to Pay for Health Care Reform The U.S. Senate's proposal for a government-run hostile takeover of the entire U.S. health care system includes a barrage of higher taxes. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2706.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Curtis S. Dubay Taxes Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:10:10 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2706.cfm Estate Tax a Killer for Family-Owned Businesses and Their Workers Congress should repeal the estate tax once and for all to remove an unfair burden from the backs of American family-owned businesses and their workers. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2703.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Curtis S. Dubay Taxes Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11:30 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2703.cfm Seven Reasons Why Congress Should Repeal, Not Fix, the Death Tax Policymakers should do what their voters want them to do: They should repeal the death tax and kill it, once and forever. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2688.cfm The Heritage Foundation - William W. Beach Taxes Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:11:45 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2688.cfm Pelosi Health Care Plan: Who Pays the Surtax? The Pelosi health care plan relies on a large surtax that would gradually encompass all American taxpayers, much like the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax does. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2687.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Rea S. Hederman, Jr., and Guinevere Nell Taxes Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:13:37 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2687.cfm Tax on High-End Health Insurance Policies Takes the Low Road The Joint Tax Committee recently shed important new light on the proposed "Cadillac excise tax" contained in the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2667.cfm The Heritage Foundation - J. D. Foster, Ph.D. Taxes Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:14:13 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2667.cfm Baucus Health Insurance Excise Tax Misses the Mark The Baucus plan's excise tax on "Cadillac" health insurance plans would fall mostly on low- and middle-income workers. http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2654.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Curtis S. Dubay Taxes Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:11:07 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/wm2654.cfm Sin Taxes on Soda, Alcohol, and Cigarettes: Congress's Latest Vice Congress should drop its efforts to levy sin taxes and targeted taxes. They lead only to higher deficits and higher taxes. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2635.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Curtis S. Dubay Taxes Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:13:56 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/Taxes/wm2635.cfm Budget Update Shows No Need for Tax Hikes The OMB and CBO budget updates show that spending cuts—not tax increases—are necessary to bring deficits under control. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm2597.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Curtis S. Dubay Taxes Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:02:26 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm2597.cfm New Budget Estimates Show Unsustainable Spending and Debt The OMB's new budget spending estimates are alarming and absolutely unsustainable-and are the true cause of these appalling levels of deficit and debt. http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm2595.cfm The Heritage Foundation - Brian M. Riedl Taxes Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:24:46 EST http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm2595.cfm