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Taxing Billionaires: A Bad Tradeoff
Crickets chriped when we sent the New York Times a (short) letter to the editor, so Fiscal Reality Check subscribers get an exclusive.
Jun 8
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Joshua Rauh
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Who Actually Loses Medicaid Under the OBBBA?
Despite the backlash, after accounting for the law's exemptions the affected population is far narrower than much of the public debate suggests.
Jun 2
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Joshua Rauh
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Benjamin Jaros
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Misdiagnosing California’s Fiscal Crisis
California’s budget is in trouble, in no small part due to Medicaid. But the recent federal budget legislation isn't to blame.
May 28
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Joshua Rauh
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Benjamin Jaros
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California's Anchor Firms Are Hiring. Just Not in California.
California has missed out on up to a quarter million jobs created elsewhere by established firms, with possibly many more from startups that chose other…
May 26
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Joshua Rauh
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Lincoln Gerstner
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How Federal Debt Raises Your Mortgage Payments
Roughly one-quarter of the monthly mortgage payment on a median new home at today's rates can be attributed to the increase in federal debt relative to…
May 13
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Joshua Rauh
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A California Ballot Collision: Wealth Tax vs. Savings Protections
The Retirement and Savings Protection Act (RPSPA) bans wealth taxes, retroactive taxation, and state tax creativity on retirement account taxation.
May 6
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Joshua Rauh
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First Contact With Reality (Reprise): The California Billionaire Tax
The wealth tax has cleared signature hurdles. In this post, links to recent analyses and a repost of my opening remarks from the March debate at…
Apr 27
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Joshua Rauh
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A $2.7 Trillion Artificial Expansion of California's Wealth Tax Base
How control-based valuation in California’s wealth tax could force founder liquidation and loss of control
Apr 23
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Joshua Rauh
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Gregory Kearney
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Matheus Cosso
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