Budget and Tax News Podcast
Summary: The Heartland Institute podcast featuring libertarian and conservative scholars who advocate for lower taxes, less spending, less regulation, more economic freedom, and vibrant free markets.
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Sheila Weinberg of the Institute for Truth in Accounting discusses her organization's "State of the States" report, which shows state governments with $900 billion in retiree obligations that have read more
Illinois has the nation's worst-funded government pension system, and still the state's legislators failed to enact any reforms before their session ended June 1. read more
Michigan is one of 18 states where the state government acts as liquor wholesaler. read more
By many measures Illinois is one of the nation's most fiscally dysfunctional states. read more
Voters in California are being asked to vote in June to raise the state's cigarette tax to fund cancer research, smoking reduction programs, and tobacco law enforcement. read more
Economist Jonathan Williams joins us to discuss the new edition of the Rich States, Poor States book, which evaluates each of the 50 states on taxes and other policies that shape their econom read more
Talmedge Heflin of the Texas Public Policy Foundation explains why a coalition of public policy groups has come together to recommend ways Texas legislators can cut billions of dollars of spending read more
Kentucky legislators have been negotiating a new budget in a room that's been roped off and blocked by armed guards to keep people out. read more
Cook County, Illinois, is the second most-populous county in the nation. read more
Remember the Obama stimulus? The hundreds of billions of dollars to save jobs and create new ones? read more
C-FIRE Deputy Director R.J. read more
After speaking with renowned investors who have been pouring money into gold, economist and author Michael Green decided he should learn more about the topic -- and share what he learns. read more
The Tax Foundation and accounting and business consulting firm KPMG LLP have issued a detailed study of the actual tax costs for new and established businesses in a broad range of industries in a read more
San Antonio officials want a streetcar system in the city. Local resident and Heartland Institute board member Jeff Judson does not. read more
The United States government is trying to force overseas financial institutions to comply with this nation's demands for information on US account holders, regardless of the laws and customs of the read more
