Budget and Tax News Podcast show

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.

Podcasts:

 Voices of Vapers: Educating Lawmakers on Vaping Products (Guest: Stefan Didak) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:41

Stefan Didak discusses his efforts to educate lawmakers on the advantages of vaping products versus combustible cigarettes.

 The Truth About Google's Anti-Conservative Bias (Guest: Julian Sanchez) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:39:48

Are the allegations of anti-conservative search result manipulations levied against Google warranted? Find out in today’s episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast!

 New Jersey's Tangled Hair-braiding Occupational Licensing Laws (Guest: Lee McGrath | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:40

In this episode of the Daily Podcast, Heartland's Jesse Hathaway talks with Institute for Justice senior legislative counsel Lee McGrath about New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's (D) fight against common-sense occupational-licensing reforms.

 Colorado's 'Soak the Rich' Ballot Question (Guest: Penn Pfiffner) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:03

In November, Colorado voters will be asked to approve Amendment 93, a ballot question creating a progressive income-tax structure to "soak the rich" and raise money for government schools.

 California Wildfires Demonstrate Need for Occupational Licensing Reform (Guest: Matthew Mitchell, Mercatus Center) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:46

California inmates fighting wildfires in the state will be unable to obtain gainful employment as firefighters due to the state's occupational licensing regulations.

 The Truth about the New Tax Form (Guest: Dan Pilla) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:21:36

Recently, the US. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced a redesign of the individual income tax return form some people say will be able to fit on a single postcard. However, this policy may be misleading.

 Sketching Out 'Tax Reform 2.0' (Guest: John Tatom) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:30

Research Fellow Jesse Hathaway and John Tatom, president of Thoroughbred Economics, talk about what "tax reform 2.0" should look like when Congress gets to work.

 Government Employee Freedom in the Age of Janus (Guest: Michael Schaus) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:43

Following the Supreme Court’s monumental decision on Janus v. AFSCME, National Employee Freedom Week begins with the most freedom union employees have ever seen.

 Free-Market Alternatives to Government Permission Slips (Guest: Conor Norris) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:51

In this episode of the Heartland Daily Podcast, research fellow Jesse Hathaway talks with the Mercatus Center’s Conor Norris about how the free market can replace government occupational licensing regimes.

 An ‘AWFUL’ Idea Encouraging Pro-Growth Policies (Guest: Ohio State Rep. John Becker) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:13

Ohio State Rep. John Becker (R-Union Township) joins the Heartland Daily Podcast to talk about his ‘AWFUL’ idea to encourage pro-growth policies in the Buckeye State.

 Booting Up Welfare Reform 2.0 (Guest: U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-NE) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:51

U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) joins the show to talk about his new bill under consideration in Congress, H.R. 5861, the “JOBS for Success Act.”

 What to Do About Facebook and Big Tech? (Guest: Tom Struble, R Street Institute) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:12

People worry about perceived abuse and political bias at Facebook and other big tech companies, but is this a real concern or a passing panic? R Street’s Tom Struble joins the podcast to cut through the noise.

 A Housing “Boom” and a Volcanic “Bang” (Guest: Keli’i Akina) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:42

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina joins the Heartland Daily Podcast to talk about how big-government policies are blowing up in the state — literally!

 Vapin' in the Boys' Room? (Guest: Sally Satel) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:30

There is a new public-health scare: children and e-cigarettes. Sally Satel examines the truth behind this issue.

 Regulating Entrepreneurs Out of Business (Guest: Dustin Chambers) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:47

In this episode of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the relationship between government regulations and income inequality is exposed.

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