Op Ed
The Blaze • May 15, 2013
The so-called “Marketplace Fairness Coalition,” one of a half-dozen groups using big-box retailer cash to organize support of Internet sales tax legislation, sent a very interesting letter last week to eBay CEO John Donahoe. In it, they include one of the best “sort of true but woefully incomplete” statements I’ve seen in a long time. They [...]
Policy Brief
May 15, 2013
May 15, 2013 Dear Representative, The undersigned organizations urge you to support the Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act recently introduced by Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Tom Petri (R-WI). The AFFIRM Act would help rein in the spiraling cost of the federal crop insurance program, which has quickly become the most [...]
Policy Brief
May 14, 2013
Washington’s Farm Policy is a nearly trillion dollar tangle of agriculture subsidies, welfare payments and environmental patronage. There is tremendous need for reform. Current subsidy programs are rooted in the 1930s, when prices for crops and livestock bottomed out and farm families were desperate for income. Agriculture today could not be more different. Farmers are [...]
Policy Brief
May 9, 2013
Dear Senator, Over the next several weeks, policymakers in the House and the Senate will be marking up provisions for the 2013 Farm Bill. This year, greater attention will be focused on cutting back on wasteful agricultural programs that have long been pushed by special interests. On behalf of the members and supporters of the [...]
News Release
May 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (May 6, 2013) – The R Street Institute today expressed disappointment at U.S. Senate passage of S. 743, the Internet sales tax bill known as the “Marketplace Fairness Act.” Passed by a 69-27 margins, this poorly designed bill would allow states to impose tax collection requirements on out-of-state businesses. The bill now moves to [...]
Media Mention
The Blaze • May 6, 2013
From The Blaze: Whenever there are tens of millions of dollars worth of lobbying muscle behind a piece of legislation, folks seem willing to say just about anything to make a case for it. The Marketplace Fairness Act, the misguided legislation to allow states to enforce their tax laws on out-of-state businesses, is but the [...]
Blog Post
May 2, 2013
The so-called “Marketplace Fairness Coalition,” one of a half-dozen groups using big-box retailer cash to organize support of Internet sales tax legislation, sent a very interesting letter yesterday to eBay CEO John Donahoe. In it, they include one of the best “sort of true but woefully incomplete” statements I’ve seen in a long time. They [...]
Post
May 1, 2013
Whenever there are tens of millions of dollars worth of lobbying muscle behind a piece of legislation, folks seem willing to say just about anything to make a case for it. The Marketplace Fairness Act, the misguided legislation to allow states to enforce their tax laws on out-of-state businesses, is but the latest example. Here [...]
News Release
April 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (April 25, 2013) — The R Street Institute today lamented today’s cloture vote by the U.S. Senate closing off debate on S. 743, the Internet sales tax bill known as the “Marketplace Fairness Act.” This misguided legislation would allow states to impose tax collection requirements on out-of-state businesses. The Senate moves now to a [...]
Policy Brief
April 23, 2013
April 22, 2013 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Chairman Senate Judiciary Committee The Honorable Charles Grassley Ranking Member Senate Judiciary Committee Dear Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Grassley, We, the undersigned companies and organizations, are writing to express our support for Chairman Leahy’s and Sen. Lee’s ECPA Amendments Act, S. 607, which the Committee will [...]
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