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The economic ripples of tax increases
Joe Kent, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii Vice President of research, and economist Dan Mitchell, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discussed the implications of the tax increases being proposed at the Hawaii State Legislature. The interview was part of the radio...
Grassroot Institute Applauds Maui Council for Defeating Farm Tax Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATELINE: March 11, 2016, Honolulu, Hawai`i CONTACT: Kelsey Meehan, (808) 591-9193, kmeehan@grassrootinstitute.org Grassroot Institute Applauds Maui Council for Defeating Farm Tax Bill HONOLULU, HAWAII–March 11, 2016–Having issued...
Grassroot Institute Takes Aim at Maui Agriculture Tax Hike
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATELINE: March 10, 2016, Honolulu, Hawai`i CONTACT: Kelsey Meehan, (808) 591-9193, kmeehan@grassrootinstitute.org Grassroot Institute Takes Aim at Maui Agriculture Tax Hike Watchdog group urges County Council to reject unfair scheme HONOLULU,...
Grassroot Testimony: BF-70 (Maui Ordinance Regarding Taxation of Agricultural Land)
To: Budget and Finance Committee Mike White, Chair From: Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President Keli’i Akina, Ph.D. RE: BF70 – DISPARITY OF REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL VERSUS NON-AGRICULTURAL LANDS Comments Only Dear Chair and Committee Members: The...
When Will Republican Candidates Start Identifying Proposed Spending Cuts?
The major Republican presidential candidates have released some reform proposals, such as how they would reform the tax code or the health care system. But they have been remarkably silent about identifying federal spending they would cut. Indeed, most of them are...