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Congressional Advisory #285
Foreign Postal Services Sell Many Nonpostal Products; Would The U.S. Postal Service Be Financially Stronger If It Did The Same?
July 30, 2012
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #284
Why The U.S. Postal Service Is In Greater Financial Trouble Than Most Foreign Posts — The Role of Postal Rates
June 26, 2012
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #283
Why The U.S. Postal Service Is In Greater Financial Trouble Than Most Foreign Posts — The Role of Postal Retiree Health Care Benefits
April 11, 2012
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #282
Why The U.S. Postal Service Is In Greater Financial Trouble Than Most Foreign Postal Services — The Role Of Government Micromanagement
March 30, 2012
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #281
Most Foreign Postal Services Are Profitable; The U.S. Postal Service Lags
January 13, 2012
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #280
Testimony of Stephen J. Entin before the Joint Economic Committee, Hearing on "Tax Reform Options: What Changes Would Generate the Greatest Growth for the Money"
November 17, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #279
The Postal Service's Financial Plight And The U.S. Credit Downgrade
September 22, 2011
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #278
Testimony of Stephen J. Entin before the Senate Committee on Finance, Hearing on "Tax Reform Options: Marginal Rates on High-Income Taxpayers, Capital Gains, and Dividends"
September 14, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #277
Super-Committee Should Shun The Gang Of Six On The Tax Issue
August 1, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #276
Past Recessions Offer Perspective On The Federal Government's Deficit And Debt Problems
July 6, 2011
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #275
Oil Industry Tax Hikes
May 12, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #274
House Republican Budget Resolution
April 5, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #273
Does The U.S. Treasury Owe $75 Billion To The Postal Service?
March 14, 2011
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #272
Fiscal Commission Report Falls Short
December 23, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #271
The Tax Compromise
December 8, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #270
Opportunities For The Postal Service To Deliver Nonpostal Government Services
November 30, 2010
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #269
A Progrowth Agenda For Congress
November 12, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, president and executive director of the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, and John C. Goodman, president and CEO and Kellye Wright fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis

Congressional Advisory #268
Administration Advocates Expensing: One Big Plus (Among The Minuses)
September 14, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #267
The Postal Service Asks To Eliminate Saturday Delivery; Congress Still Has Questions
July 7, 2010
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #266
Extenders Bill (H.R. 4213) Up For Action In Senate
June 9, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #265
Health Bill Gives Bigger Subsidies To Newly Covered Health Exchange Users Than To People Who Get Insurance At Work
March 10, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #264
CBO Confirms: No Unit Cost Hikes Included In Estimates Of Health Plans
March 9, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #263
The Obama Administration's Proposed 2.9% "HI" Surtax Would Harm The Economy And Lose Revenue
March 1, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director; Gary Robbins, Fiscal Associates; and Michael Schuyler, IRET Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #262
Analysis Of The Scaled-Down Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment (Hire) Act
February 16, 2010
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #261
Dynamic Analysis Of Surtaxes In The House And Senate Health Bills
January 19, 2010
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist; and Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #260
Health Bills' Tax Increases Would Harm Health Care And The Economy
December 11, 2009
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #259
CBO Underestimates Cost Of The Senate Finance Health Bill
October 12, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #258
How Does The Sales Decline At The Postal Service Compare To Those At Large Private-Sector Businesses? How Do The Responses Compare?
September 4, 2009
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #257
Would Expanded 1099-MISC Reporting Narrow The Tax Gap Without Unreasonably Increasing Businesses' Paperwork Costs?
July 30, 2009
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #256
Excise Taxes Ill-Suited For Health Care Funding
June 24, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #255
The President's Budget: Multiplying Benefits Or Subtracting Value?
May 6, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #254
Jack Kemp, 1935 - 2009
May 5, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #253
Is the Postal Service About To Eliminate One Day A Week Of Mail Delivery?
March 17, 2009
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #252
A Stimulus Alternative
February 6, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #251
DeMint Jobs Plan
February 4, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #250
An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure: A Cautionary Lesson For The U.S. Postal Service From Great Britain's Royal Mail
February 4, 2009
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #249
Stimulus Or Bust?
January 26, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #248
Fiscal Stimulus: Why We Don’t Need Ford And Carter Economics
December 23, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #247
Four Good Steps To Ease The Pain Of The Market Meltdown Being Offered In The Senate. More Needed.
November 20, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #246
New Tax And Spending Proposals Since The Market Meltdown
October 30, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #245
Rush To Bailout
September 28, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #244
Whistleblowers And Tax Enforcement
September 22, 2008
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #243
SCHIP Returns For Another Vote
September 12, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #242
The "Gang Of 10's" Energy Proposal
August 25, 2008
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist; and Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #241
Energy Price Bill – S. 3044 – Up For Consideration
June 10, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #240
Minimum Wage In Germany's Postal Sector Slashes Jobs; A Lesson For The United States
May 19, 2008
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #239
The Senate's Misguided Housing Bill
May 2, 2008
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #238
Colombia Trade Pact
April 11, 2008
Author: Barbara Bowie-Whitman, Ph.D.

Congressional Advisory #237
Senate Stimulus Package
February 6, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #236
Fiscal Stimulus Or Fiscal Folly?
January 28, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #235
Stimulus Options To Avoid
January 18, 2008
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #234
How Business Property Tax Relief Can Boost A State Economy With Little Cost In Government Revenue: A Case Study For Idaho
December 31, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director; and Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #233
Taxpayers Threatened By Proposal To Subject "Tax Expenditures" To "Performance Budgeting"
December 5, 2007
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #232
Energy Bill Compromise: Two Wrongs Make A Mess
December 4, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #231
House To Vote On AMT Patch
November 8, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #230
Four Solid Trade Agreements
October 18, 2007
Author: Barbara Bowie-Whitman, Ph.D.

Congressional Advisory #229
Seven Good Years Of Postal Service Productivity
October 2, 2007
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #228
Schip Passes Congress, Faces Veto
September 28, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #227
Kill The Death Tax
September 27, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #226
SCHIP Reauthorization: Renew Or Expand
August 7, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #225
A Miserable Tax (The AMT) May Become Worse
May 30, 2007
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #224
Social Security Reform: A Lasting Solution And An Unprecedented Opportunity
May 18, 2007
Author: William G. Shipman, Chairman of CarriageOaks Partners LLC

Congressional Advisory #223
2007 Social Security Trustees Report: Eye-Popping Benefit Surge Driving Insolvency
April 25, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #222
Medicare Part D And Prescription Drug Prices
April 17, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #221
SCHIP Funding Up In Smoke? – Tobacco Taxes Not The Way To Fund Children’s Health Insurance
March 22, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Directo

Congressional Advisory #220
The President’s Budget Submission For Fiscal Year 2008
February 16, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #219
Does The Growing Number Of Homes And Businesses Help Or Hurt The Postal Service?
February 15, 2007
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #218
President’s Health Initiative Cures Many Ills
January 25, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #217
Medicare Part D And Prescription Drug Prices
January 9, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #216
Congress Delivers Postal Service Legislation
January 8, 2007
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #215
Unfinished R&D Business For The Lame Duck
December 1, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #214
Pass Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Now
November 29, 2006
Author: Barbara Bowie-Whitman, Ph.D – Contributing Analyst and Former Trade Policy Coordinator, Western Hemisphere Bureau, U.S. Department of State

Congressional Advisory #213
How Much Growth From Tax Reform? President’s Advisory Panel On Federal Tax Reform: Part Three
November 10, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #212
Minimum Wage = Minimum Employment
November 1, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #211
What Are They Smoking?
November 1, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #210
Union Demands Hurt Postal Service Reform
October 11, 2006
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #209
Analysis Of Tax Reform Panel Proposals (Part 2): Limitations Placed On The Panel Shaped The Outcome
September 20, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #208
Important Tax Anniversaries: ERTA’S 25th And Indexing’s 20th
August 1, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Directcor

Congressional Advisory #207
Offshore Drilling Considered By House
June 27, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #206
Spending Restraint Measures Before The Senate
June 23, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Directo

Congressional Advisory #205
Pension Conference Should Extend Saving Provisions In The 2001 Tax Act
June 20, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #204
Estate Tax Repeal Considered By Senate
June 7, 2007
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #203
Running On Empty – Senate Proposals For New Oil Taxes
April 24, 2006
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist & Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #202
The Postal Service’s Hotel Wants Your Business
April 18, 2006
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #201
How To Not Attain Energy Security
April 6, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #200
Exploring The Effects Of A Flat Federal Income Tax For The District Of Columbia
March 8, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Directo

Congressional Advisory #199
Senate Tax Provisions Fuel Controversy
March 2, 2006
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #198
Analysis Of Tax Reform Panel Proposals (Part 1)
June 19, 2006
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #197
Good And Bad News In The January 8 Postal Rate Increase
December 20, 2005
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #196
Tax Reconciliation: Capital Gains, Dividends, And The AMT
December 5, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #195
Monetary Policy In The Months Ahead
November 7, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #194
Disappointing News (In A Hand-Delivered Letter) From The Postal Service
October 20, 2005
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #193
Administration Seeks To Uphold Five Principles Of Postal Service Reform
August 31, 2005
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #192
DR-CAFTA Deserves House Support
July 26, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #191
The Energy Bill Conference
July 25, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #190
Extending The Fifteen Percent Tax Rate On Dividends And Capital Gains
June 30, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #189
Protecting And Strengthening Social Security
June 21, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #188
Rate-Cap Regulation Will Not Deliver Real Postal Service Reform
June 20, 2005
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #187
CAFTA Clears Committees, Awaits Senate And House Action
June 15, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #186
The Postal Service’s Procurement “Reform”
June 1, 2005
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #185
Estate Tax Repeal Considered By House
April 11, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #184
Should The Postal Service Be Able To Withhold Some Of Its Financial Results From The Public?
March 16, 2005
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #183
Reforming Taxation: Attributes Of A Good Tax System And Principles To Guide Reform
January 19, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director; and Lawrence A. Hunter, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), and Chief Economist, Freedom Works

Congressional Advisory #182
Is The Postal Rate-Setting Process Broken?
December 8, 2004
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #181
U.S. Economic Strength Belies Outsourcing Concerns
November 4, 2004
Author: Norman Ho, IRET Intern & Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #180
A Principled Analysis Of President Bush’s Tax Proposals
October 28, 2004
Author: Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #179
Congressional Budget Office Study Shows Tax Cuts Helping All, Including The Middle Class
August 31, 2004
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist & Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #178
Limiting The Postal Service’s Interest Rate Subsidy; A Lesson From Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac On What Would Work And What Would Not
August 10, 2004
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #177
Senator Dorgan’s Breathtaking Drug Bill
August 5, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #176
Legislative Proposals Would Modestly Trim Some Hidden Government Subsidies To Postal Service
July 15, 2004
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #175
Would Proposed Postal Service Legislation Help Bring Down Costs?
June 8, 2004
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #174
Gasoline Price Hikes Spawn Poor Policy Prescriptions
May 26, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #173
Renew Bonus Expensing To Keep Recovery Strong
May 6, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin

Congressional Advisory #172
Postal Service's Immunity From Antitrust Laws Should Be Restricted
April 21, 2004
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #171
PAYGO Dispute Separates House And Senate Budget Resolutions
April 1, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #170
The Danger Of Monopoly-Subsidized Pricing By The Postal Service In Competitive Markets
April 1, 2004
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #169
Social Security Trustees Report: Demographics, Benefit Formula, Not Colas, Drive Big Deficits; Greenspan's Mistake
March 24, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #168
ETI Repeal Should Be Passed And Moved To Conference
March 22, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #167
Postal Service Cancels Some Electronic And Financial Services Products; Should Cancel More
March 19, 2004
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory
Statement of Stephen J. Entin to House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Hearing on "Minerals and Energy: Outsourcing American Jobs Overseas"
March 3, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #166
A Checklist For Postal Service Reform
December 22, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #165
Uneven Price Markups Distort Postal Service Mission
December 11, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #164
Medicare Bill: Dangers And Opportunities
November 20, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #163
Energy Bill A Waste Of Energy
November 20, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #162
Let Companies Repatriate Their Foreign Income
October 31, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #161
Prescription Drug Means Test Means High Marginal Tax Rates
October 17, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #160
Presidential Postal Commission Recommends Cost-Control Reforms, Not Business Expansion
October 16, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #159
Antitrust Law And The Postal Service
August 25, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #158
Snatching Disease From The Jaws Of Victory? Reimportation Of Drugs Is A Danger To Research And Future Generations.
July 22, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #157
Mid-Session Review Projects Higher Federal Deficits, But No Need To Panic
July 18, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #156
Repeal Of The Estate Tax: Good For The Budget As Well As The Country
June 26, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #155
The Postal Service's Surplus Real Estate
June 24, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #154
The Final Tax Compromise: A Good Outcome, Despite The Limited Budget And Political Constraints
June 6, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #153
Tobacco Suit Sending Economic Stimulus Up In Smoke?
April 15, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #152
Postal Reform Bills That Would Not Deliver
April 9, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #151
Social Security Trustees Report: An Eye-Opener If You Know Where To Look
March 21, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #150
The Postal Service's "Transformation Plan" Attacks A Straw Man; The Agency Needs Better Cost Management, Not A New Business Model
March 7, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #149
President Bush's Saving Proposals And The States
March 7, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory
Statement Submitted to President's Commission on the United States Postal Service
February 12, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory
Statement of Stephen J. Entin to Senate Finance Committee Hearing on the Consumption Impact of Proposed Tax Reductions
February 11, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #148
Bush Saving Proposals: Tax Reform In The Making?
February 6, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #147
Challenges And Opportunities For The President's Postal Commission
February 5, 2003
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #146
The Bush Tax Plan And The House Democratic Leadership Alternative
January 7, 2003
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #145
Enhanced Expensing Key To Boosting The Economic Recovery
December 18, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President and Executive Director, and Ernest S. Christian, Attorney at Law, Director, IRET

Congressional Advisory #144
New GAO Study Indicates Need For More Financial Transparency At The Postal Service
December 11, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #143
Stimulus Or Incentives? What Would Good Tax Relief Look Like?
December 10, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #142
Proposed IRS Regulation A Threat To Foreign Investment, U.S. Banks, The Dollar, And The Economy
November 12, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #141
Does First-Class Mail Carry Too Much Overhead?
November 13, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #140
Deficits, Tax Cuts, Interest Rates And Investment (Part II): Would Financial Market Consequences Of Tax Reduction Negate Positive Effects On Growth?
November 8, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President and Executive Director, and Paul D. Evans, Professor of Economics, Ohio State University

Congressional Advisory #139
Deficits, Tax Cuts, Interest Rates And Investment (Part 1); Do Large Deficits Raise Interest Rates?
October 23, 2002
Author: Dr. Paul Evans, Professor, Ohio State University, and Stephen Entin, IRET President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #138
Investor Relief Bills Worth Passing
October 9, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #137
The Postal Service's Productivity Problem
October 7, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #136
Post Office Buys Mall Of America
September 30, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #135
National Energy Policy: In Need Of A More Dynamic Approach
September 23, 2002
Author: Lynne Kiesling, Ph.D. (Director of Economic Policy, Reason Public Policy Institute), and Adrian Moore, Ph.D., (Executive Director, Reason Public Policy Institute)

Congressional Advisory #134
The Energy Bill Conference — Fuel For Folly
September 11, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #133
Dividend Tax Relief And Other Measures Aimed At Boosting The Stock Market — Methods And Consequences
August 30, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #132
How To Bring Postal Compensation Into Line With The Private Sector
August 28, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #131
The Postal Wage Premium: No Wonder The Postal Service Loses Money
July 24, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #130
The Postal Service: A Monopoly That Loses Money
June 3, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #129
The Postal Service's "Transformation Plan": One Good Idea for Reducing Losses and Two Bad Ones
May 20, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist, and Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #128
Even The OECD Criticizes The U.S. Tax System's Inefficiency
May 3, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #127
Confusing, Misleading CDC Figures On Economic Costs Of Smoking
April 16, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #126
Energy Policy In Perspective
April 12, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #125
Transparency: Using Financial Openness At The Postal Service To Protect Consumers And Taxpayers
March 27, 2002
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #124
Will Senator Daschle's Stimulus Plan Work? Is Chairman Greenspan Right That We Don't Need One?
January 29, 2002
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #123
Federal Revenue And Expenditure Estimating: A Flawed Process That Leads To Bad Fiscal Policy
December 10, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #122
Stimulus Or Silliness?
November 30, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #121
Major Provisions In The "Stimulus" Packages: Which Work, Which Don't, And What To Do With Them
November 16, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director, and Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #120
What Should We Do About The Economy?
October 17, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #119
The Economy Needs More This Year Than A Tax Rebate
September 18, 2001
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #118
Good And Bad Tax Provisions In The Energy Bill
August 20, 2001
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #117
High Productivity Investment Act Would Boost Economy Now And Pave Way For Long Term Growth And Tax Reform
July 28, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #116
Treasury's Qualified Intermediary Regulations And The OECD Tax Haven Initiative: Threats To International Capital Mobility And Investment
June 28, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #115
Salvaging A Good Tax Bill
May 9, 2001
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #114
Faulty Revenue Scoring: Life Support For The Death Tax
April 30, 2001
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist, and Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #113
Government-Sponsored Enterprises Are A Global Problem
April 5, 2001
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist, and Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #112
Social Security Still Needs Fixing
April 5, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #111
Time To Repeal A Miserable Tax — The AMT
February 21, 2001
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #110
The Trouble with Triggers
February 13, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #109
House Would Terminate Top Tier Tax On Social Security Benefits
August 7, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #108
Expanding IRAs And Pensions: H.R. 1102
July 18, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #107
Microsoft, The Law, And Economics
June 2, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #106
The China Trade Question
May 23, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #105
The Postal Service Should Keep Its Hands Off E-Commerce
May 23, 2000
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #104
Tax Reform To Handle The E-Tax Controversy
May 15, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

Congressional Advisory #103
Earnings Test Reform Only Part Of What's Needed
April 4, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #102
Social Security Still Needs Fixing
March 31, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #101
Gasoline Prices And Clinton's Crocodile Tears
March 14, 2000
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Lundy Professor of Economics, Campbell University

Congressional Advisory #100
Repeal Of The Earnings Test: A Great First Step
March 4, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #99
Rising Budget Surpluses Should Be Transformed Into Falling Taxes
March 4, 2000
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #98
John McCain's Tax Plan: A Mixed Bag
February 24, 2000
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #97
Bill Bradley Shoots For Higher Taxes
February 2, 2000
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #96
Ducking Social Security In The State Of The Union Address
January 28, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #95
What's Wrong With The Tax Expenditure List/How To Fix It
January 6, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist, and Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #94
When Trade Deficits Are Not A Danger Signal
January 3, 2000
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #93
The Extenders: How Not to Make Tax and Budget Policy
November 19, 1999
Author: Steven J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #92
"Minimum Wage Hike and Small Business Tax Relief: The Bad, The Good, and The Ugly"
November 2, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist, and Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #91
"The Federal Tobacco Suit: The Administration Carries Out Its Threat Of Taxation Through Litigation"
September 30, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #90
"Corporate Average Fuel Economy: Where Pro-Life and Pro-Choice Meet"
September 27, 1999
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Lundy Professor of Economics, Campbell University

Congressional Advisory #89
"A Better Tax System through Individual Investment Accounts"
September 17, 1999
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #88
"OMB Trashes Tax Cut On Technicality, Not Reality"
August 26, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #87
"Pull The Trigger (Out Of The Tax Bill)"
July 28, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #86
"Why Medicare Drug Coverage Would Hurt Seniors"
July 23, 1999
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #85
"Mostly Good Stuff In The House And Senate Tax Bills"
July 22, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #84
"Cut Taxes On Capital Gains And Dividends Too"
July 13, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #83
"Depreciation: The Missing Piece Of The Tax Cut Plans"
July 12, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #82
"Put The Social Security Talks On Hold"
June 23, 1999
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #81
"Senator Mack's Pro-Growth Tax Plan"
May 13, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #80
"The Federal Tobacco Suit: Taxation Through Litigation Instead Of Legislation"
May 4, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #79
"Social Security Still Needs Fixing"
April 9, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #78
"To "Save" Social Security, Cut Taxes, Not Debt"
March 15, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #77
"Administrative Fees No Barrier To Personal Retirement Accounts"
March 10, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #76
"Use Budget Surpluses For Tax Reform"
March 5, 1999
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #75
"We Still Need A Good Tax Cut"
January 5, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #74
"Time For Some Tax Incentives For Investment"
September 4, 1998
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #73
"Time For A Pro-Investment Tax Cut"
August 26, 1998
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #72
"CBO Low-Balls Benefits Of The Gingrich Tax Plan"
August 13, 1998
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #71
"Are CBO Budget Projections Still Understated?"
July 22, 1998
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #70
"Gramm Proposal Illustrates Difficulty In Structuring Marriage Penalty Relief"
July 22, 1998
Author: Eric Moos, Research Assistant

Congressional Advisory #69
"Cut Taxes, And Debt Reduction Will Follow"
June 5, 1998
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #68
"The Patient Access To Responsible Care Act (PARCA) Is Bad Medicine"
April 13, 1998
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #67
"Removing The Income Cap On The Payroll Tax: Bad Policy And No Substitute For Real Reform"
January 9, 1998
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #66
"Hidden Phone Tax A Bad Way To Pay For Internet Access"
December 30, 1997
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

Congressional Advisory #65
"Two Cheers For Corporate AMT Reform"
October 1, 1997
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #64
"Capital Gains, Indexing, And The AMT"
July 21, 1997
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #63
"Shame On The Senate Finance Committee"
June 24, 1997
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #62
"A Troubling Tax Bill From The House Ways And Means Committee"
June 20, 1997
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #61
"Do's And Don'ts For Capital Gains Tax Relief"
May 19, 1997
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #60
"COLAS Not The Cause Of Social Security Deficits"
April 28, 1997
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #59
"CPI Fix Won't Save Social Security"
April 28, 1997
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #58
"Watering Down Tax Indexing Is Bad Economics"
April 28, 1997
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #57
"Fix The CPI, But Don't Kill The Jobs"
April 28, 1997
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #56
"Private Saving Vs. Social Security Deficits: Many Happy Returns"
September 4, 1996
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #55
"Dealing With Social Security Deficits: Limited Choices, Unlimited Opportunity"
August 30, 1996
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #54
"Social Security Retirement And Disability Programs Need Help Now"
May 14, 1996
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #53
"Time To Terminate Tax Bias Against Savings"
April 11, 1996
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #52
"The Budget Wars: Second Engagement"
March 8, 1996
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #51
"Keep Interest Deductible On Loans Backed By Corporate Owned Life Insurance"
October 30, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #50
"DRI Study Distorts Flat Tax Impact On Home Prices"
September 5, 1995
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #49
"Should The Tax Code Punish Cigarette Advertisers?"
August 24, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #48
"CBO Grossly Overstates Business Tax Subsidies"
August 18, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #47
"Gephardt Tax Plan: Complex And Biased Against Saving And Growth"
July 7, 1995
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #46
"Impact Of The Flat Tax On Tax Exempt Bonds"
June 14, 1995
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #45
"A First Step In Government Downsizing: Get The U.S. Postal Service Out Of The Package Delivery Business"
June 14, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #44
"The Clinton Administration's Pro-Deficit Policy"
May 18, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #43
"Pain For A Few, Relief For Many: House And Senate Budget Resolutions On A New Track"
May 16, 1995
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #42
"Medicare: Crisis And Opportunity"
May 16, 1995
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #41
"Another Congressional Slap At Savers"
April 28, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #40
"Time To Repeal The AMT"
March 23, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #39
"Keynes Is Alive, But Not Well, In Washington"
February 27, 1995
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #38
"A Balance Budget Amendment Must Not Exclude Social Security"
February 8, 1995
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #37
"Ending The Tax Bias Against Saving: An Urgent Necessity"
January 25, 1995
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #36
"Let's Have A Sunset Trigger For Health Insurance Legislation"
August 10, 1994
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #35
"Bob Dole's [Health Care] Bill - Better But Still Bad"
July 5, 1994
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar & Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #34
"Health Plans From Washington Would Create A Dependency Trap"
July 5, 1994
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #33
"Community Rating: Cure Worse Than The Disease"
June 21, 1994
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #32
"Free Market For Health Insurance Better Than Proposals On Capitol Hill"
June 21, 1994
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #31
"Free Market Imposters In The Health Care Policy Reform"
June 21, 1994
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #30
"Capping Health Care"
April 6, 1994
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #29
"Quotas On Quality Health Care"
March 14, 1994
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #28
"Monumental Revenue Increases In The Clinton's Health Plan"
March 7, 1994
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #27
"Clinton Lite Health Care Reform: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
February 28, 1994
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist & Lisa Lyons Wright, Vice President, Communications

Congressional Advisory #26
"Ending The Tax Bias Against Saving: Consensus In The Making?"
January 24, 1994
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #25
"NAFTA: A Good Deal With A Bum Rap"
November 12, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #24
"Ask Not What The Fed Can Do For You"
August 4, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #23
"Mixed Signals From Chairman Greenspan"
August 4, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #22
"Conservation At Any Cost: Increasing Excise Taxes On Motor Fuels"
June 17, 1993
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist & Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #21
"The Breaux Budget Proposal: A Smaller Dose Of Poison"
June 11, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #20
"The Tax Treatment Of Real Estate: Two Steps Back, One Half Step Forward"
June 3, 1993
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #19
"The House Tax Bill: Further Restriction On Deduction Of Investment Interest"
June 3, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #18
"House Tax Bill: Stripping Stripped Stock Of Capital Gains Treatment"
June 3, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #17
"House Tax Bill Provision On Market Discount Bonds: Assault On Tax Exempt Bonds: Double Tax On Saving"
June 3, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #16
"House Tax Bill Conversion Provision: Futures Out, Options In, Risks Up"
June 3, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #15
"The Bracket Racket: House Tax Bill Lowers Top Tax Thresholds With Inflation"
June 3, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #14
"The Boren-Danforth Budget Alternative: A Plan For Real Deficit Reduction"
May 24, 1993
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #13
"H.R.5/S.55: Benefitting Few At The Expense Of Many"
May 4, 1993
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist & Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #12
"Clinton Budget Surprises: Hidden Spending And Extra Revenues"
March 12, 1993
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #11
"H.R. 11 - R.I.P. Really!"
October 1, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #10
"H.R. 11 - R.I.P."
September 18, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar & Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #9
"Senate Tax Bill Raises Marginal Tax Rates, Fails To Spur Growth"
August 4, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

Congressional Advisory #8
"Don't Tax The Entire Coal Industry To Subsidize One Part Of It"
June 22, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #7
"For Real Balance, A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment Should Also Make It Harder To Raise Taxes"
June 4, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #6
"Limiting Deductions For Executive Compensation: Another Exercise In The Politics Of Envy"
June 3, 1992
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist & Norman B. Ture, President

Congressional Advisory #5
"The Senate Finance Committee Tax Bill Blocks Recovery And Economic Growth"
March 10, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #4
"Where's The Growth? President Bush's 7-Point Package Is Too Weak: The Democrat's Alternative Is Anti-Growth"
February 24, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #3
Worsening The Recession: Proposals For A Further Extension Of Unemployment"
January 27, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #2
"President Bush's Nuclear Arms Initiative Is No Excuse For A Domestic Spending Spree"
October 8, 1991
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

Congressional Advisory #1
"Making A Bad Situation Worse: The Ill-considered Plan To Extend Unemployment Benefits"
September 24, 1991
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

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IRET Bulletin #105
Estate Taxes, Deficits, And Budget Implications
October, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #104
The Economic Consequences Of George W. Bush\'s Tax Policies
December 5, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #103
Economic Consequences Of The Tax Policies Of The George H. W. Bush And Bill Clinton Administrations
November 23, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #102
The Reagan Era Tax Policies
November 11, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #101
The Nixon, Ford, And Carter Era Tax Policies
November 1, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #100
Economic Consequences Of The Wyden-Coats Tax Plan
October 28, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director; and Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #99
Economic Consequences Of The Tax Policies Of The Kennedy And Johnson Administrations
September 6, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, IRET President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #98
Monetary Policy—Conventional And Unconventional; Taming The Financial Crisis
July 29, 2011
Author: John D. Hogan, Ph.D., Dean Emeritus, and Professor Emeritus, Georgia State University; and Board Member, IRET

IRET Bulletin #97
Retiring With Financial Security And Dignity: Social Security, The Commission, And Markets
May 25, 2011
Author: William G. Shipman, chairman of CarriageOaks Partners, LLC and a member of IRET's Board of Directors

IRET Bulletin #96
Joint Tax Committee Revenue Estimates Omit Economic Impact Of Estate Tax Changes On Economic Growth, Jobs, And Incomes For All Americans
January 20, 2011
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #95
The Tax System Of Hong Kong
December 28, 2010
Author: Ka Kui (Ronald) Mak, Research Assistant & Wai Yin (Phoenix) Lo, Research Assistant

IRET Bulletin #94
The Tax System Of China
December 23, 2010
Author: Xiaoxi (Shannon) Zheng, Research Assistant

IRET Bulletin #93
Economic Impact Of The Estate Tax: Effects Of Various Possible Reform Options
June 4, 2009
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #92
The Candidates' Tax Proposals: Their Impact On Taxpayers And The Economy
October 20, 2008
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director; and Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #91
Government-Imposed Advantages And Burdens On The Postal Service’s Competitive Products: Two Wrongs Do Not Make A Right
July 30, 2007
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #90
The Cost Of Government Regulation: Beyond The Initial Impact
March 9, 2005
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #89
A Principled Analysis Of John Kerry’s Tax Proposals
October 8, 2004
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #88
Tax Incidence, Tax Burden, And Tax Shifting: Who Really Pays The Tax?
September 10, 2004
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President & Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #87
Empire Building At The Postal Service
May 19, 2003
Author: Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #86
Financial Privacy And Individual Liberty
May 14, 2003
Author: David R. Burton (Principal, The Argus Group, Arlington, Virginia)

IRET Bulletin #85
Fixing The Saving Problem: How The Tax System Depresses Saving, And What To Do About It
August 6, 2001
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #84
The End of Tax Expenditures As We Know Them?
June 13, 2001
Author: Bruce Bartlett, Senior Fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis

IRET Bulletin #83
Phase-Outs Increase Tax Rates and Tax Complexity
March 12, 2001
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #82
The Gore Tax Plan: Redistribution, Not Reform
September 20, 2000
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist, and Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #81
Towards A Better Tax System: The Bush Plan
August 30, 2000
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist, and Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #80
The Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000
June 29, 2000
Author: Stephen J. Entin, President and Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #79
Funding A Tax Cut With The Federal Surplus: What Are The Issues?
November 19, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

IRET Bulletin #78
"What The Vetoed Tax Bill Would Have Done For Estates And Why We Still Need To Do It"
October 25, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

IRET Bulletin #77
"An Economic Analysis Of The Public Provision Of Goods And Services With Applications To Health Care And Education"
July 12, 1999
Author: James R. Kee, Associate Analyst

IRET Bulletin #76
"International Tax Arbitrage: Grounds For Tax Reform, Not Tax Overkill"
April 23, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

IRET Bulletin #75
"Introductory Discussion Of The Basic Concepts Of Depreciation And Expensing"
March 10, 1999
Author: James R. Kee, Associate Analyst

IRET Bulletin #74
"Taxing Talk: The Telephone Excise Tax And Universal Service Fees"
February 2, 1999
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

IRET Bulletin #73
"Preserving Growth Through Sensible Tax Reduction"
October 20, 1998
Author: James R. Kee, Associate Analyst

IRET Bulletin #72
"There's No Economic Excuse For A Higher Cigarette Tax"
April 30, 1998
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Executive Director & Chief Economist

IRET Bulletin #71
"Phase-Outs Are Bad Tax Policy"
January 16, 1998
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #70
"Tax Increases By Any Other Name"
March 26, 1997
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #69
"The Clinton Economic Plan: Contingent Promises And Hidden Burdens"
October 15, 1996
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #68
"Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Dole Economic Plan"
October 15, 1996
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #67
"Green Pricing Of Electricity: The Chimera Of Efficiency, The Reality Of Politics"
July 8, 1996
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #66
"False Charges Of Corporate Welfare Fuel Administration Tax Hike Proposals"
June 19, 1996
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #65
"Restructuring The Federal Tax System"
December 15, 1995
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #64
"Pay-As-You-Go Entitlements, The Baby-Boom, And The Federal Budget Deficit - Facing Up To Reality"
November 7, 1994
Author: Bill Modahl, Director, Tax Affairs - Digital Equipment Corporation

IRET Bulletin #63
"Budget Process Reform"
June 20, 1994
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #62
"The Clintons' Health Care Reform Plan Would Increase Health Care Costs"
March 16, 1994
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #61
"Budget Package Threatens Saving, Growth"
July 15, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #60
"President Clinton's Tax(ing) Agenda: A Charter for America, Inc.?"
February 10, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #59
"A Bridge Too Far"
November 23, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #58
"Bush Says He's Learned From His Mistakes, Clinton Promises To Repeat Them"
October 23, 1992
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist & Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #57
"Don't Tax The Entire Coal Industry To Subsidize One Part Of It"
July 3, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #56
"Excises, Social Costs, And The Myth Of Efficient Taxation: The Case Of Carbon Taxes"
July 3, 1992
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #55
"For Real Balance, A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment Should Also Make It Harder To Raise Taxes"
June 10, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #54
"Public Utilities And The Allocation Of Consolidated Return Benefits"
September 20, 1991
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #53
"Tax Fairness Or Moral Bankruptcy?"
September 6, 1991
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #52
"Competitiveness And The Taxation Of Corporate Income"
June 28, 1991
Author: Bill Modahl, Director, Tax Affairs - Digital Equipment Corporation

IRET Bulletin #51
"The Effects Of Payroll Tax Rate Reduction On Employment And GNP: Where The CBO Analysis Goes Wrong"
April 23, 1991
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #50
"The President's Fiscal Year 1992 Budget"
April 10, 1991
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #49
"Reducing The Payroll Tax: The Moynihan-Kasten And DeLay-Wallop Proposals"
February 27, 1991
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #48
"Destroying Real Estate Through The Tax Code"
February 12, 1991
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #47
"Stock Transfer Taxes - Sheer Quackery!"
August 9, 1990
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #46
"What Deficits Don't Do"
July 6, 1990
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #45
"The Americans With Disabilities Act"
March 12, 1990
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Bulletin #43
"European Community 1992: The Program And Its Prospects"
August 27, 1989
Author: Richard J. Kearns, Economist

IRET Bulletin #42
"European Community 1992: The Program And Its Prospects"
August 25, 1989
Author: Richard J. Kearns, Economist

IRET Bulletin #41
"Effects Of Section 89 On The U.S. Economy: Highlights Of Survey Results"
August 2, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Bulletin #40
"Capital Investment And Competition In The 1990s"
July 31, 1989
Author: John Georges, Chairman & CEO - International Paper Company

IRET Bulletin #39
"Mandating Health Insurance"
July 8, 1989
Author: Aldona Robbins & Gary Robbins

IRET Bulletin #38
"The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: A Case For Repeal [Part III]"
July 19, 1989
Author: A. James Meigs, Economic Consultant & Former Chief Economist, First Interstate Bancorp.

IRET Bulletin #37
"The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: A Case For Repeal [Part II]"
July 19, 1989
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #36
"The Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act: A Case For Repeal [Part I]"
July 18, 1989
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Bulletin #35
"A Survey Of American Business On American Foreign Tax Policy"
February 8, 1989
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Bulletin #34
"Should Taxes Be Raised?"
June 24, 1988
Author: Bill Modahl, Director, Tax Affairs - Digital Equipment Corporation

IRET Bulletin #33
"TRA-86 And The Paper And Forest Products Industries: A Preliminary Analysis"
May 24, 1988
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist & Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Bulletin #32
"The Principles Of Mandated Benefits"
April 13, 1988
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Bulletin #31
"Lashing Gulliver To The Slow Growth Deck: The "Big 8" Bills"
October 6, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Bulletin #30
Florida's Tax On Services"
July 20, 1987
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Bulletin #29
"Social Security Build-Up Or Shake-Down?"
June 12, 1987
Author: Aldona Robbins

IRET Bulletin #28
"The U.S. Trade Deficit And U.S. Trade Policy"
June 8, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Bulletin #27
"The Economic Fallout Of The Tax Reform Act Of 1986"
April 8, 1987
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #26
"Catastrophic Health Insurance Is Bad Medicine"
March 18, 1987
Author: Aldona Robbins & William E. Hurwitz

IRET Bulletin #25
"Income Redistribution Jeopardizes Tax Reform"
August 20, 1986
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Bulletin #24
"Packwood II And The Cost Of Capital"
June 17, 1986
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Economist

IRET Bulletin #23
"The Packwood Tax Plan's Deceptive Phase-Outs"
June 9, 1986
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Bulletin #22
"Chairman Packwood's Proposed Excise Tax And Tariff Changes"
March 24, 1986
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #21
"Tax Reform: Is There A Better Way?"
October 10, 1985
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #20
"Treasury's Puerto Rican Austerity Plan"
May 3, 1985
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #19
"Treasury I's Retrograde Proposal For Taxing Capital Gains"
April 25, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Research Associate

IRET Bulletin #18
"ACRS, Economic Depreciation, And Investment In Real Estate"
January 4, 1985
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Bulletin #17
The Misdirected Debate On The "Fairness" Of The 1981 Tax Reduction"
August 1, 1984
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Bulletin #16
"The Not-So-Level Playing Field Of Revenue Neutrality"
June 26, 1984
Author: Kenneth D. Simonson, Special Assistant to the Chairman - Millipore Corporation

IRET Bulletin #15
"Revenue Raising - At What Cost?"
June 14, 1984
Author: IRET Staff

IRET Bulletin #14
"Painless Tax Increases: An Election Year Fiscal Strategy"
August 27, 1984
Author: Karah Henry, Research Economist

IRET Bulletin #13
"The Anatomy Of This Recovery: No Case For Tax Hikes"
March 2, 1984
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Bulletin #12
"TEFRA II: The Dole Budget Proposal"
October 31, 1983
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Bulletin #11
"A Little More On Crowding Out"
September 12, 1983
Author: Norman B. Ture, Chairman of the Board

IRET Bulletin #10
"The Elusive Connection Between Deficits And The Real Interest Rate"
April 3, 1983
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate

IRET Bulletin #9
"The $700 Cap Proposal: Inefficient, Inequitable, And Only $297 For A Single Taxpayer In 1983"
June 27, 1983
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate & Bragi Valgeirsson, Research Associate

IRET Bulletin #8
"Two Essays On The FY 84 Budget"
April 18, 1983
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate

IRET Bulletin #7
"The Rostenkowski Tax Reduction "Freeze" Proposal"
February 11, 1983
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #6
"The Contingency Tax Plan - Wreaking Havoc With Business Planning"
January 18, 1983
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #5
"The Fed's New Inflationary Policy"
January 11, 1983
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #4
"Killing The Golden Goose: The Windfall Profits Tax And Small Royalty Owners"
November 23, 1982
Author: Milton Copulos, Director, Energy Studies - The Heritage Foundation

IRET Bulletin #3
"Is The Fed Loosening? Should The Fed Loosen?"
November 18, 1982
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #2
"Who Caused The Panic Of 1837 - And The Recession Of 1981?"
October 15, 1982
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director

IRET Bulletin #1
"The Next Tax Bill?"
October 1, 1982
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director

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IRET Byline #121
Designer Medicine Men
March 21, 1994
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #120
"Ending The Tax Bias Against Saving: Consensus In The Making?"
December 6, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #119
"Clinton's Clutch: Laying Eggs On Economic Stimulus And Economic History"
May 3, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #118
"Financing Government Health Services With A VAT Would Sicken America"
May 3, 1993
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #117
"Clinton's Btu Tax: All Costs, No Benefits"
May 3, 1993
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #116
"Senator Dole's Pyrrhic Victory"
May 3, 1993
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Byline #115
"Clinton's Start-up Capital Gains Proposal: Build It Up Or Shut It Down"
April 15, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #114
"Osgood Hits It On The Money"
April 15, 1993
Author: Charles Osgood, CBS Radio Network News

IRET Byline #113
"Short-Sighted Plans For Higher Taxes On Financial Trading Markets"
April 12, 1993
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #112
"Clinton's Proposed Estate Tax Rate Increase: A Deadly Budget Gimmick"
April 12, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #111
"How Clinton's Tax Rate Increase On 'Rich' Individuals Will Hurt Everyone"
April 12, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #110
"Clinton's ITC: Too Brief, Too Small, And Too Strange"
March 31, 1993
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #109
"The High Costs Of Soak-the-Rich Taxation"
December 28, 1992
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #108
"The Managed Competition Act of 1992: A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing"
October 9, 1992
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #107
"Perot's Polyglot Proposals"
October 9, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #106
"Universal IRAs Will Yield Universal Benefits"
August 19, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #105
"Clinton's Economic Plan"
June 24, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #104
"Iron Threads Amongst The Gold"
June 24, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #103
"Limiting Deductions For Executive Compensation: Another Exercise In The Politics Of Envy"
June 12, 1992
Author: Norman B. Ture, President & Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #102
"Counting Workers With Low Income Earnings"
June 12, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #101
"The Tax Bill --- "Fairness" Or Folly?"
April 21, 1992
Author: Senator Orrin G. Hatch, [Utah]

IRET Byline #100
"Senate Tax Plan: Circuses Instead Of Bread"
March 9, 1992
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #99
"Luxury Taxes: Exposing The "Soak-The-Rich" Con Game"
July 2, 1991
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #98
"The IRS's Unlegislated Tax On Foreign-Source Income"
July 2, 1991
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #97
"Reserve [Slush-] Funds In Budget Resolutions Subvert OBRA90"
July 2, 1991
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #96
"H.R.5: Union Gain, America's Loss"
March 11, 1991
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #95
"The Mirage Of Tax Fairness"
March 8, 1991
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #94
"The Prisoner Of OBRA"
February 4, 1991
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Byline #93
"Gasoline Price Hikes: The Market Is Working Just Fine"
August 22, 1990
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #92
"Don't Levy A Tax On A Tax"
August 21, 1990
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #91
"New Taxes And Mandates: Adding Insult To Injury"
August 6, 1990
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #90
"Energy Taxation Is Not The Answer"
July 20, 1990
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #89
"One Good Flip-Flop Deserves Another"
July 9, 1990
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #88
"Raising The Top Rate: Bad For The Economy And Unfair"
July 6, 1990
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #87
"The New False Promise"
June 20, 1990
Author: Walter E. Williams, John M. Olin Distinguished Professor Of Economics At George Mason University

IRET Byline #86
"Hands Off Tax Indexing!"
June 18, 1990
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #85
"Sequestration: The Teeth In Gramm-Rudman-Hollings"
June 18, 1990
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist

IRET Byline #84
"Bribing The Fed With A Tax Hike?"
May 21, 1990
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Byline #83
"Balancing The Budget At Any Cost-To The Taxpayers, That Is"
May 21, 1990
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #82
"It's No Accident Tax Hikes Collect Less Revenue Than Expected"
May 21, 1990
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Byline #81
"All Balanced Budgets Aren't Created Equal"
May 21, 1990
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #80
"Pension Funds Don't Need Investment Advise From Washington"
April 4, 1990
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Byline #79
"Cut The Capital Gains Tax To Help All Income Classes"
September 22, 1989
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Byline #78
"Bensten's IRA Leads Middle-Income Savers Down A Primrose Path"
September 21, 1989
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Byline #76
"Rostenkowski Capital Gains Proposal Is Less Than Meets The Eye"
August 25, 1989
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Byline #75
"Don't Compromise Away A Capital Gains Tax Cut"
August 23, 1989
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Byline #74
"Limiting Investments Is No Way To Save S&L"
July 14, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #73
"No Excuse For Picking On PIKs And Zeros"
July 13, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #72
"Conservation Through Taxation: A Lame Argument For Raising Federal Gasoline Taxes"
July 12, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #71
"Slash Medicare's Catastrophic Taxes"
May 25, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #70
"When The Fed Doesn't Understand Inflation, We're Really In Trouble"
March 1, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #69
"Misguided Solutions Of The S&L Crisis, #2: The Revised Treasury Plan"
March 1, 1989
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Byline #68
"Universal Health Care At Any Cost"
February 20, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Byline #67
"A $90 Billion Overstatement"
February 7, 1989
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Byline #66
"Keep Uncle Sam Out Of Our Child-Care Centers"
August 17, 1988
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Byline #65
"Message To The Fed: Fine Tuning Doesn't Work"
August 16, 1988
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Byline #64
"U.S. Foreign Tax Policy And U.S. Businesses Abroad: Preliminary Results Of A Survey"
August 15, 1988
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Byline #63
"The Deficit's Disciplinary Effect"
April 14, 1988
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Byline #62
"The Capital Gains Tax Rate Debate"
April 11, 1988
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Byline #61
"Do's And Don'ts For The National Economic Commission"
April 5, 1988
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

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IRET Op Ed #60
"The Petri Alternative To The Minimum Wage Hike"
February 10, 1988
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #59
"A Truly Marginal Utility Tax Increase Proposal"
January 12, 1988
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #58
"The Pension Guarantee Program: A Lesson The Potiticians Want To Ignore"
January 8, 1988
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist & Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #57
"The Social Security Earnings Test: Bad Policy Then, Bad Policy Now"
December 21, 1987
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Op Ed #56
"Federal Reserve Post-Crash Priorities Court Recession"
December 18, 1987
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #55
"Taking The Duke Out Of The Budget Process"
December 17, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #54
"Greater And Lesser Alternatives To The Budget Summit Agreement"
December 4, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #53
"Phony Tax Policy, Real Defense Spending Cuts"
December 2, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #52
"Mandated Health Insurance: Leveling The Playing Field Or Leveling The Players"
December 1, 1987
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Op Ed #51
"Beware Of Robin Hoods Balancing Budgets"
November 3, 1987
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Op Ed #50
"A Tax-Happy Budget Summit Won't Help The Stock Market"
November 2, 1987
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #49
"Raise Taxes If You Want To Drive The Market Down"
October 28, 1987
Author: J. D. Foster, Economist & Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Op Ed #48
"Five Steps To Restore Stock Market Confidence"
October 22, 1987
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #47
"Revising The Tax Treatment Of Advertising: Anything For A Buck"
October 22, 1987
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Op Ed #46
"When Talking Heads Are Of Two Minds"
October 21, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #45
"Mandates And The Frog Prince"
October 20, 1987
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #44
"Selling Mandated Health Insurance With A Quack Argument"
October 6, 1987
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Op Ed #43
"The Name Is The Game In Congress"
August 27, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #42
"The Live-And-Let-Die Tax Reform Debate"
August 18, 1987
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Op Ed #41
"Love Is Hate, War Is Peace, And Monopoly is Competition"
August 25, 1987
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Op Ed #40
"Driving A Cadillac To The Poorhouse"
July 28, 1987
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #39
"Don't Index Excises"
July 20, 1987
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Op Ed #38
"International Policy Coordination Applies The Old Failure Of Fine-Tuning In A New Way"
July 2, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #37
"Come Back, Jack"
July 1, 1987
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Op Ed #36
"The Senate Trade Bill-Industrial Policy Rides Again"
June 30, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #35
"The Budget Process Is Broke, So Fix It"
June 29, 1987
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Op Ed #34
"The Tax Catastrophes Of Medicare Legislation"
July 11, 1987
Author: Aldona Robbins, Gary Robbins & Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Op Ed #33
"Free Trade, Fair Or Unfair?"
December 31, 1969
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #32
"Two Strikes Against U.S. Trade Policy"
May 20, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #31
"Putting Out The Fire With Gasoline"
May 19, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #30
"Security Taxes Aren't The Right Way To Close The Deficit"
April 1, 1987
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Economist

IRET Op Ed #29
"User Fee Or Excise Tax?"
April 1, 1987
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Economist

IRET Op Ed #28
"And Then They Declared War"
March 31, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #27
"International Competitiveness And The Trade Deficit"
March 30, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #26
"The U.S. Trade Deficit And International Trade"
March 27, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #25
"The Expenditure Time Bomb"
March 11, 1987
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Economist

IRET Op Ed #24
"The Asset Sale Shell Game"
March 10, 1987
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Economist

IRET Op Ed #23
"Bring In The Whipping Boys"
March 9, 1987
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #22
"With Friends Like Citizens For Tax Justice, Who Needs Enemies?"
August 7, 1986
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #21
"The Not So Royal Effects Of The H.R. 3838 Intangible Provisions"
August 5, 1986
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #20
"Gramm-Rudman-Hollings: They've Pulled The Teeth But The Claws Remain"
August 4, 1986
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #19
"Close Those Negative Loopholes!"
August 1, 1986
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #18
"From Tax Reform To Minimum Taxes"
July 8, 1986
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Economist

IRET Op Ed #17
"Reform Of The Personal Exemption Deserves Credit"
July 7, 1986
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #16
"Book" Income Is Irrelevant To Proper Tax Policy"
June 16, 1986
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #15
"Phase-Outs Compromise The Packwood Tax Plan"
June 9, 1986
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #14
"Changes In The Sourcing Of Foreign Expenses Included In the Senate Finance Committee's Tax Reform Proposal"
June 8, 1986
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #13
"Backpedalling On Retirement Savings"
June 7, 1986
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #12
"Bad Policy In Search Of Fool's Gold"
June 6, 1986
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #11
"Whatever Happened To Dividend Relief?"
June 4, 1986
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #10
"If It's Not A Game, How Do We Play?"
November 15, 1985
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Op Ed #9
"Corporate Taxes Aren't Low"
November 14, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #8
"Eliminating State-Tax Deductibility Is A Big, Bad Revenue Raiser"
September 23, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #7
"Tax Reform Or Indian Giving?"
September 23, 1985
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Op Ed #6
"Minimum Tax Would Cause Maximum Mischief"
May 15, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Op Ed #5
"Do Trade Deficits Cost U.S. Jobs?"
May 1, 1985
Author: Bruce Bartlett

IRET Op Ed #4
"Tax Reform Savaging Of The Puerto Rican Economy"
March 25, 1985
Author: Norman B. Ture, President

IRET Op Ed #3
"Tangles In The Gordian Knot Of Tax Reform"
March 29, 1985
Author: Gregory R. Gajewski

IRET Op Ed #2
"Tax Loopholes: Incentives Or Expenditures?"
March 4, 1985
Author: Bruce Bartlett

IRET Op Ed #1
"Doing Justice To ACRS And The ITC"
March 1, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

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IRET Economic Report #51
"The Ways And Means Committee's Expensive Plan To Revise The Earned Income Tax Credit"
September 22, 1989
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Economic Report #50
"Section 89: Bad For Business, Bad For Workers, And Bad For The Economy"
July 24, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Economic Report #49
"The Case For Restoring A Capital Gains Differential"
July 21, 1989
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist & Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Economic Report #48
"The Bush Bailout: How Not To Rescue S&Ls"
May 25, 1989
Author: Catherine England, Director, Regulatory Affairs for Cato Institute

IRET Economic Report #47
"The Insurance Value Of Medicare's Catastrophic Benefits"
February 24, 1989
Author: Aldona Robbins & Gary Robbins

IRET Economic Report #46
"Social Security Retirement Earnings Test"
February 9, 1989
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar

IRET Economic Report #45
"George Bush's Stand On Economic Issues"
August 29, 1988
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Economic Report #44
"An Overview Of The Issues Raised By The Taxation Of Foreign Source Income"
August 18, 1988
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Economic Report #43
"Michael Dukakis' Economic Policy Proposals"
July 5, 1988
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Economic Report #42
"The Economics Of Jesse Jackson's Policy Proposals"
June 14, 1988
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Economist

IRET Economic Report #41
"Facts About Catastrophic Coverage"
May 23, 1988
Author: Aldona Robbins & Gary Robbins

IRET Economic Report #40
"Taxpayers Need A Bill Of Rights"
April 8, 1988
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Economic Report #39
"Effects Of The 1988 And 1990 Social Security Tax Increases"
February 3, 1988
Author: Aldona Robbins & Gary Robbins

IRET Economic Report #38
"The Passive Loss Limitation Rule Is Misguided Tax Reform"
July 9, 1986
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Economic Report #37
"The Incentive Depreciation System Threatens Capital Formation"
February 7, 1986
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Economic Report #36
"The Taxation Of Foreign Source Income: Tax Reform And Confusion"
November 14, 1985
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist

IRET Economic Report #35
"The Minimum Tax: "Fair Share" Or Penalty?"
November 13, 1985
Author: Byrle M. Abbin, Managing Director, Office of Federal Tax Services, Arthur Andersen & Co.

IRET Economic Report #34
"Citizens For Tax Justice's Latest Misrepresentation Of Corporate Tax Burdens"
October 28, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Economist

IRET Economic Report #33
"Financing Tax Reform With The Business Transfer Tax"
September 24, 1985
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist

IRET Economic Report #32
"A New, But Not Improved, Wage Credit To Replace Section 936"
September 24, 1985
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #31
"The Administration's Reform Proposal Would Benefit Many, But Not All, Low-income Taxpayers"
August 19, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #30
"Eliminating State-Tax Deductibility Is A Big, Bad Revenue Raiser"
July 15, 1985
Author: John B. Egger, Research Associate & J.D. Foster, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #29
"Pluses And Minuses (Mostly) In The President's Capital Cost Recovery System"
July 8, 1985
Author: IRET Staff

IRET Economic Report #28
"An Assessment Of The Administration's Proposed Depreciation "Recapture Tax"
July 5, 1985
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #27
"Indexing The Taxation Of Interest Income And Expense"
May 29, 1985
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #26
"Accelerated," "Real," And "Neutral" Cost Recovery Systems In An Inflationary World"
March 15, 1985
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #25
ACRS, ITC, And Tax Neutrality
January 4, 1985
Author: Norman B. Ture, President & Carlos E. Bonilla, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #24
"The Economics Of The Bradley-Gephardt "Fair Tax Act""
December 14, 1984
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #23
"The Economics Of The Kemp-Kasten "Fair And Simple Tax Act""
December 14, 1985
Author: David Burton

IRET Economic Report #22
"The Economics Of The 1984 Democratic And Republican Platforms"
October 16, 1984
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #21
"Mondale's Budgetary Smoke And Mirrors"
September 20, 1984
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Research Associate & Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #20
"Section 4943: Tax Overkill"
March 10, 1984
Author: M. Christina Carter

IRET Economic Report #19
"Dealing With The Deficit: Are Tax Increases The Answer?"
August 23, 1983
Author: Norman B. Ture, Chairman of the IRET Board

IRET Economic Report #18
"The Tax Expenditure Budget: A Critical Examination"
August 10, 1983
Author: M. Christina Carter

IRET Economic Report #17
"Puerto Rico And Section 936: A Case Study Of The Effective Use Of Private Sector Incentives"
July 27, 1983
Author: Norman B. Ture, Chairman of the IRET Board

IRET Economic Report #16
"The Economics Of The Foreign Tax Credit"
July 27, 1983
Author: Norman B. Ture, Chairman of the IRET Board

IRET Economic Report #15
"The Growth Of Government: An Introduction To Budget Analysis"
June 6, 1983
Author: William Orzechowski

IRET Economic Report #14
"Taxation Of Foreign Source Income: Introduction To The Issues"
April 5, 1983
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director & Mai N. Woo, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #13
"Structural Deficits - The Big Scare"
April 5, 1983
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #12
"The Flat-Rate-Tax-An Introduction To The Issues"
December 17, 1982
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director

IRET Economic Report #11
"Monetarism And Supply Side Economics: Is There A Contradiction?"
June 28, 1982
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director & Michael A. Schuyler, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #10
"The 1982 Revenue Proposals-Closing Loopholes Or Raising Capital Income Taxes?"
April 5, 1982
Author: David G. Raboy, Executive Director & Mai N. Woo, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #9
"Research And Development At Home Or Abroad? The Economics Of IRS Regulations 1.861-8"
March 17, 1982
Author: Mai N. Woo, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #8
"Economic Efficiency And Safe Harbor Leasing"
January 26, 1982
Author: David G. Raboy, Director of Research

IRET Economic Report #7
"The Economic Effects Of Selective Excise Taxes"
October 29, 1981
Author: David G. Raboy, Director, Research & Mai N. Woo, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #6
"Taxes, Deficits, Inflation, Money, And Interest Rates---What Are The Relationships?"
December 31, 1969
Author: David G. Raboy, Director, Research & Michael A. Schuyler, Research Assistant

IRET Economic Report #5
"The "Business" Tax Cut-A Comparison Of Two Depreciation Proposals"
July 6, 1981
Author: David G. Raboy, Director, Research, Michael A. Schuyler, Research Assistant, & Mai N. Woo, Research Associate

IRET Economic Report #4
"An Introduction To The Economics Of Estate And Gift Taxes"
July 11, 1981
Author: Tom Persky, Esquire, David G. Raboy, Director, Research, & Michael A. Schuyler, Research Assistant

IRET Economic Report #3
"The Depreciation Debate---Some Key Issues"
May 5, 1981
Author: David G. Raboy, Director, Research

IRET Economic Report #2
"Depreciation Neutrality-The Proper Treatment Of Long And Short Lived Assets"
April 2, 1981
Author: David G. Raboy, Director, Research

IRET Economic Report #1
"Supply-Side Economics-Myths And Realities"
January 1, 1981
Author: David G. Raboy, Director, Research

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Fiscal Issue #11
"The Anti-Competitive Edge: Government Subsidies To Government Business / Case Studies Of The Postal Service, TVA, And Amtrak"
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist
$6.95

Fiscal Issue #10
"Federal Revenue Estimates: What's Wrong; What Should Be Done?"
1996
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist & Norman B. Ture, President
$6.95

Fiscal Issue #9
"Tax Treatment Of Inside Buildup In Life Insurance Products"
1994
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist
$6.95

Fiscal Issue #8
"Federal Transfer Taxation: A Study In Social Cost"
1993
Author: Dr. Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University
$4.95

Fiscal Issue #7
"Social Cost, Public Policy, And Freedom Of Choice"
1992
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Senior Economist
$4.95

Fiscal Issue #6
"Tax Expenditures: A Critical Appraisal"
1990
Author: Norman B. Ture, President
$6.95

Fiscal Issue #5
"Measuring The Benefits & Costs Of Section 936"
1985
Author: Norman B. Ture, President
$5.95

Fiscal Issue #4
"Consumption Taxes: Promises & Problems"
1984
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Economist, foreward by Norman B. Ture
$10.95

Fiscal Issue #3
"Towards A Stable Monetary Policy, Monetarism vs. The Gold Standard"
1982
Author: A Debate Between Allan Meltzer & Alan Reynolds
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Fiscal Issue #2
"Philanthropy In America, The Need For Action"
1980
Author: Stuart M. Butler
(No Longer In Print -Not Available)

Fiscal Issue #1
"The Value Added Tax, Facts And Fancies"
1980
Author: Norman B. Ture
(No Longer In Print -Not Available)

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"Wrong Delivery: The Postal Service In Competitive Markets"
1998
Author: Michael A. Schuyler, Senior Economist, foreword by Stephen J. Entin
$6.95


"The Impact, Shifting, And Incidence Of An Increase In The Gasoline Excise Tax"
1992
Author: Carlos E. Bonilla, Economist, Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar & Norman B. Ture, President
$4.95


"U.S. Foreign Tax Policy: America's Berlin Wall"
1991
Author: IRET Conference Proceedings
$14.95


"Save, America"
1989
Author: Stephen J. Entin, Resident Scholar & Norman B. Ture, President


"U.S. Foreign Tax Policy And The Global Economy: New Directions For The 1990s"
1989
Author: IRET Conference Proceedings, foreword by Norman B. Ture, President
$5.95


"The ABCs Of Social Security"
1988
Author: Aldona E. Robbins, foreword by Norman B. Ture, President
$5.95


"Corporation's "Fair Share" Of Federal Taxes"
1988
Author: John B. Egger, Economist & Norman B. Ture, President


"Sharpening America's Competitive Edge With Tax Incentives"
September, 1987
Author: J.D. Foster, Economist & Norman B. Ture, President in conjunction with The Krieble Foundation


"Essays In Supply Side Economics"
February, 1982
Author: Edited by David G. Raboy, foreward by Edwin J. Fuelner, Jr.

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Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 8
"Social Cost" Taxes On Unhealthy Foods And Bullets: Abuse Of Economics And Personal Freedom
January 2002
Author: Roy E. Cordato (Vice President for Research and Resident Scholar, John Locke Foundation)

Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 7
Superfund vs. Environmental Progress: Explaining A Disaster
September 2001
Author: Richard L. Stroup (Senior Associate, PERC, and Professor of Economics, Montana State University)

Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 6
The Polluter Pays Principle: A Proper Guide for Environmental Policy
April 2001
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Ph.D.

Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 5
Uncle Sam's Energy Mess: How the U.S. Government Empowers the OPEC Cartel and Takes Power from the People
March 2001
Author: William L. Anderson, Ph.D. (North Greenville College)

Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 4
Why "Smart Growth" Is "Not-Smart Economics"
September 2000
Author: Howard Baetjer, Jr. (Towson University)

Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 3
"Corporate Average Fuel Economy: The Case for Repeal"
May 2000
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Lundy Professor (Campbell University)

Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 2
"The Power To Make Law: Can The EPA Regulate CO2 Under The Clean Air Act?"
September, 1999
Author: Deborah Simpson & Steven Simpson

Studies in Social Cost, Regulation, and the Environment: No. 1
"Global Warming, Kyoto, and Tradeable Emissions Permits the Myths of Efficient Central Planning"
September, 1999
Author: Roy E. Cordato, Lundy Professor (Campbell University)

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