Research Fellow Thomas Savidge digs into tax data to answer a frequently echoed question.

Last December, I wrote about Senators Hawley and Sanders’ call to cap credit card interest rates at 10 percent. This…

This Explainer will cover where the government takes revenue from, how it spends those dollars, how it prioritizes spending, and…

Explaining Welfare Benefits at the State Level

"Many lawmakers in DC make resolutions to be more fiscally responsible, but much like our New Year’s resolutions, they rarely…

"Many lawmakers in DC make resolutions to be more fiscally responsible, but much like our New Year’s resolutions, they rarely…

"The debt problem is a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Research shows that raising taxes covers barely a fraction of…

"Higher corporate tax rates will bring about exactly what people like Senator Hawley fear: the control of the market in…