Tax Foundation's Tax Policy Podcast
The Tax Policy Podcast is the official podcast of the Tax Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit research organization that has monitored tax policy at the federal, state and local levels since 1937. Our economists welcome your feedback via email: [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 263
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2013
Podcast on Hiatus (Update)
The Tax Policy Podcast will be taking a break for a while as we look to improve and restructure the podcast to be a more effective tool for promoting principled tax policy. Thanks for listening, and …
Elizabeth Malm on Amendment 66 in Colorado
Tax Foundation Economist Elizabeth Malm discusses her new study on the economic effects of Amendment 66 that found the increased taxes on low and middle income earners and small businesses could prov…
Scott Drenkard on the Best States for Business
Tax Foundation economist Scott Drenkard discusses the 2014 edition of the State Business Tax Climate Index, which enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their s…
Joseph Henchman on Pro-Growth Tax Reform for Nebraska
Tax Foundation Vice President for Legal and State Projects Joseph Henchman discusses his latest study (with Scott Drenkard) on what The Cornhusker State can do to reform its tax code and build on its…
William McBride on Fostering Investment and Growth with Tax Reform
This week Tax Foundation Chief Economist William McBride discusses his new study on the nation's low investment rate and how a few key reforms can help turn it around and stimulate new economic growt…
The "Why Not Move?" State Tax Calculator with Pam Villarreal
Thinking about moving? The National Center for Policy Analysis has created a free online calculator to determine how the decision to move to another state will impact your family’s standard of living…
Andrew Bagley on the Massachusetts Tech Tax
Andrew Bagley of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation discusses the problematic creation and implementation of Massachusetts' new tax on computer and software services.
More on Massachusetts here.
Online Tools for Making Sense of Economic Policy
This week we examine a couple of new interactive tools that our listeners can use to help them understand economic policy. First, we talk with Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute, and take a look at …
Scott Drenkard on State and Local Sales Taxes in 2013
Retail sales taxes are one of the more transparent ways to collect tax revenue. While graduated income tax rates and brackets are complex and confusing to many taxpayers, the sales tax is easier to u…
William McBride on the History of Credits and Deductions
The various credits, deductions, and loopholes in the tax code known collectively as “tax expenditures” have increased dramatically since the last major reform effort, and now account for almost twic…
Chris Bergin of Tax Analysts on the IRS Political Targeting Scandal
Christopher Bergin, president and publisher of Tax Analysts, discusses his organization's recent legal action against the Internal Revenue Service, and how Congress and the media have responded to th…
Scott Hodge on the Economics of the Blank Slate
Tax Foundation president Scott Hodge on the so-called “Blank Slate” approach to tax reform, and what the economic impact would be of eliminating various credits and deductions in the tax code.
Backgr…
William McBride on Obama's Jobs Plan
Tax Foundation chief economist William McBride discusses President Obama's recent proposals to cut corporate tax rates while increasing tax burdens on U.S. multinational companies operating abroad.
Kyle Pomerleau on Education Tax Credits
Tax Foundation economist Kyle Pomerleau discusses new legislation to simply the multiple federal programs that subsidize higher education. More information available in Kyle's latest study, "The High…
Candidates for Governor of Virginia
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (Republican) and attorney and entrepreneur Robert Sarvis (Libertarian), both candidates for Governor of Virginia this year, join us to talk about their plans …
Greg Lawson on Tax Reform in Ohio
The Buckeye Institute's Greg Lawson discusses tax reform efforts in Ohio.
Scott Pattison on State Budgets
Scott Pattison, Executive Director of the National Association of State Budget Officers, discusses the recent rise in state revenues and what we can expect state budgets to look like going forward…
Nick Kasprak on Marriage and Taxes
Tax Foundation analyst Nick Kasprak discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision in United States v. Windsor, which struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Additional resources:
- Tax Po…
David Brunori on the Virtues of the Gas Tax
Tax Analysts Executive Vice President David Brunori discusses gasoline taxes and the advantages to connecting the person who pays a tax with the benefits it pays for. See more from David on Twitter.
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Elizabeth Malm on Tax Reform in the North Carolina General Assembly
Tax Foundation economist Elizabeth Malm discusses the latest negotiations over comprehensive tax reform in The Tar Heel State.
Additional resources:
- Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 373, "North Carolin…