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Why Would the Senate Quadruple the SALT Cap?
A helpful visual from our friends at Heritage. Notice that all of the counties that benefit from the expanded state and local tax deduction are

100 Years of Parental Choice
Our friend Jeanne Allen of the Center for Education Reform called to our attention that this is the 100th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court

Hidden Gems in the Big Beautiful Tax Bill
We rate the House-passed tax legislation as a good bill, not a great bill. We grade it a B and Steve Forbes rates it as:

Low-Tax Red States Are Dominating in Sports Too
Regular HOTLINE readers know that we’ve been documenting that no-income tax states aren’t just dominating economically, but also in the world of sports. Now, The New

Trump Derails California High-Speed Train Boondoggle
This is a HUGE victory for UP and our senior fellow Wendell Cox, who has been the nation’s leading critic of this as much as

New York Spends Almost Twice Per Medicaid Enrollee than National Average
Among Medicaid’s many flaws, the program has become a race to the bottom for the states. Thanks to the 90% federal match for non-disabled working-age

Make Expensing Great Again
One of the biggest mistakes of the 2017 Trump tax bill was that the 100% bonus depreciation – allowing companies to immediately write-off their capital

300+ Economists Endorse Making Trump Tax Cuts Permanent
Our 501 (c)(4) partner organization, Unleash Prosperity Now, has sponsored a letter from hundreds of the country’s top economists and business leaders, urging Congress to extend

MURDER! Did Someone Say Murder?
Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader gives his hysterical assessment of the House tax and budget plan on CNN: “Actually, if [the Republican budget] ever