Category Archives: Taxes

Buckeye Testifies About the Critical Need for Tax Reform

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Greg R. Lawson

On Wednesday, Buckeye Institute offered testimony to the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee on one of the hottest topics in Columbus: municipal income tax reform.  This is a key issue for Ohio’s future economic competitiveness for several reasons. First, Ohio’s tax …

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Today is Tax Freedom Day in Ohio!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Greg R. Lawson

Tax reform continues to be a big issue in Ohio as the biennial budget debates continue.  Regardless of what the final reform package might look like, everyone can agree we need to continue lowering the rates and allowing Ohioans across …

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Sticker Shock! ObamaCare Bills Coming Due

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Greg R. Lawson

Those who argued that ObamaCare was a looming public policy disaster are being vindicated almost daily as Americans confront sticker shock over the legislation’s most expensive components. According to the Columbus Dispatch, a new study from the Society of Actuaries …

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Why is Ohio on Verge of Population Decline? 

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Greg R. Lawson

If each state in America is its own laboratory of democracy in action, there are numerous states that Ohio might want to consider emulating. Those are states that are seeing their populations grow and their private economies expand.  By contrast, …

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Indiscriminate Cuts Likely to Lead to Job Losses: What the Fiscal Cliff Means Part 3

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

The “Fiscal Cliff” is rapidly approaching.  We have already discussed how this combination of tax increases and indiscriminate Federal spending cuts will cost Ohioans more, potentially handicap our national defense, all while failing to address the main driver of our …

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Peace Through Strength Gutted? What the Fiscal Cliff Means Part 2

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

In Part 1 of our examination of the looming “Fiscal Cliff,” we noted that a failure to resolve a major policy impasse in Washington would leave Ohioans facing higher taxes and job losses as a result.  In Part 2, we …

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Happy New Year: Pay More to Uncle Sam or What the Fiscal Cliff Means Part One

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Greg R. Lawson

Unless the impasse in Washington is resolved soon, America will go over the so-called “Fiscal Cliff.”  We’ve all heard the term, but what exactly is the “Fiscal Cliff”?  The “Fiscal Cliff” is a combination of massive tax increases as well …

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