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27 Jul 2022, 10:35 am
Energized by a “new and expansive conception of the social” (148) that would find its consummate expression in the pragmatic philosophy of William James and John Dewey, the administrative state opened up vistas of the “radical potentialities of progressive social democracy” that we have “only begun to uncover” (24). [read post]
22 Feb 2022, 1:50 am
As economist John Cochrane has noted, historical episodes of inflation, such as the 1970s, have ended only after some combination of monetary, fiscal, and microeconomic reforms improved incentives to work, save, and invest and raised the long-term growth trajectory of the economy.[6] As such, the federal tax system is a key lever policymakers can use to improve incentives and long-run economic growth while containing inflation. [read post]
9 Dec 2021, 11:45 am
Directed by Laura Poitras. [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 6:25 am
In a comprehensive review of international econometric tax studies, Arnold et al. (2011) found that corporate income taxes, followed by individual income taxes, are among the most detrimental to economic growth, while consumption and property taxes are the least harmful to economic growth.[4] The economic literature on graduated-rate income taxes is particularly unfavorable.[5] The Arnold et al. study concluded that reductions in top marginal rates would be beneficial to long-term… [read post]
23 Sep 2020, 3:08 pm
Baltimore’s “Aerial Investigation Research,” which would place a spy plane over the city, was funded in part by billionaires Laura and John Arnold, who put up $3.7 million to fund the program. [read post]
27 May 2020, 2:55 pm
Judy and Howard Berkowitz Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP GFP Real Estate Haynes and Boone, LLP Kaplan, Hecker & Fink Donna Kenton, Samuel Goldberg & Sons Foundation Carol and Jonathan Lieber & Stephanie and Steven Rosen National Basketball Players Association Foundation Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP Amy and Joseph Perella Proskauer Rose LLP Stephen and Margaret Cook Schulte Winston & Strawn LLP Advocates Raanan Agus Arnold & Porter Kaye… [read post]
13 Jun 2019, 5:18 am
Laura & John Arnold Found. [read post]
28 Mar 2019, 10:52 am
"The Texas Judicial Council proposed using risk assessments to reduce incarceration of low-risk offenders (the Office of Court Administration developed an instrument based on work by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to create a version counties could use for free).The bail industry opposes use of risk assessments with the heat of a thousand suns and is investing big money in lobbying and communications strategies to undermine bail reform efforts.After the… [read post]
22 Feb 2019, 6:19 am
I am re-posting Attorney Bill Gallagher’s guest post on bail reform to include some additional information from him. [read post]
18 Feb 2019, 11:10 am
On January 23, 2019, Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor convened a task force to examine the Ohio bail system. [read post]
13 Feb 2019, 6:50 am
Over the last year, our team of economists and tax experts at the Tax Foundation joined with Wisconsin’s own Badger Institute to investigate what can be done about the state’s tax system. [read post]
23 Jan 2019, 6:30 pm
2 Oct 2018, 6:03 am
2 Aug 2018, 10:05 am
This study was published in collaboration with the Badger Institute of Wisconsin. [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 8:28 am
Introduction Economists tend to love property taxes; the public is likely to view this as more proof, as if it were needed, of John Maynard Keynes’ observation that economics is extremely useful—as a form of employment for economists. [read post]
9 Apr 2018, 9:57 am
Key Findings In Illinois, legislation is pending repealing the state constitution’s uniformity clause and adopting a graduated-rate income tax with a top rate higher than the current rate. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 8:33 am
For example, Mecklenburg County uses a risk assessment developed by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation to help make pretrial release decisions. [read post]
24 Oct 2017, 10:58 am
The leading modern expert in the tax incidence field is Professor Arnold Harberger. [read post]
23 Aug 2017, 6:02 am
In that episode in San Francisco, a court employee entered mistaken data into a risk assessment developed by Texas' Laura and John Arnold Foundation and a released inmate committed a murder.That is indeed a terrible tragedy. [read post]
25 May 2017, 11:26 am
Supported by grants from the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, based in Houston, researchers analyzed 1.5 million cases nationwide and concluded that a scoring system, based on analysis of nine factors, could provide good assistance in making decisions on whether to release defendants. [read post]
