Home >> Center for Economic Prosperity >> Tax Policy

Tax Policy

Daily E-mail

November 22, 2008

Developer's good deeds go punished

Sign Up for the Daily E-mail

Report Card

Is your legislator on the honor roll or did they earn a C, D or worse?

Look-up by Zip Code

K-12 Funding Index

How much funding does your school district receive?
Click here to find out

Spending Watch

How fast does the Arizona state government spend your money? $888 per second.

Policy Reports | Goldwater Institute Daily E-mail | Op-Eds | News Releases | Goldwater in the News

Policy Reports

Articles: 6

"Regifting the Gift Clause: How the Arizona Constitution Can End Corporate Subsidies"
Benjamin Barr, Goldwater Institute Policy Report, May 14, 2007

"College Savings Accounts: How Arizona Can Help More Families Afford College Education"
Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute Policy Brief, May 01, 2007

"How to Win the War on Poverty: An Analysis of State Poverty Trends"
Matthew Ladner, Goldwater Institute Policy Report #215, November 14, 2006

"A Taxpayer's Bill of Rights: A Natural Fit in the Arizona Constitution"
Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute Policy Brief, April 21, 2005

"Corporate Tax Reform: How to Woo Business Without Spending a Dime"
Stephen Slivinski, Arizona Issue Analysis #175, September 16, 2002

"Assessing Arizona's Economy: Boom or Bust?"
Robert J. Franciosi, Arizona Issue Analysis #172, June 06, 2002

Goldwater Institute Daily E-mail

Articles: 107

1 2 3 4 5 ...

"CityNorth opening not grand for taxpayers"
Carrie Ann Sitren, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, November 13, 2008

"Punishing economic growth through taxes"
Byron Schlomach, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, September 30, 2008

"Balanced Ledger or Legerdemain?"
Byron Schlomach, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, July 02, 2008

"Eliminating Tax Cuts will Dampen Economy"
Byron Schlomach, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 26, 2008

"Arizona Legislature Should Reject "Jobs Creation" Package"
Steve Voeller, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 25, 2008

"Federal Funds Distort Arizona's Legislative Process"
Benjamin Barr, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 12, 2008

"Government Transparency is Bipartisan Issue"
Byron Schlomach, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, June 11, 2008

"Sales tax proposal won’t fix traffic"
Thomas C. Patterson, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, May 06, 2008

"‘Tax Cuts for the Rich’ Dangerous Rhetoric"
Thomas C. Patterson, Goldwater Institute Daily Email, April 29, 2008

"The Empire Strikes Back With Massive Attorneys’ Fee Request in CityNorth Case"
Clint Bolick, Goldwater Institute, April 24, 2008

More...

Op-Eds

Articles: 44

1 2 3 4 5

"Majority rule would curb state spending"
Clint Bolick, East Valley Tribune, August 12, 2008

"Theme park measure could take state for ride"
Byron Schlomach, East Valley Tribune, June 23, 2008

"Unfunded Mandates, State Budgets, Common Sense"
Darcy Olsen, Wall Street Journal, May 01, 2008

"Call it latte, but a tax is a tax and it adds up"
Byron Schlomach, Inside Tucson Business, April 13, 2008

"Trash fee should be based on volume"
Ted Wells, Arizona Daily Star, October 20, 2007

"Riding the $20 million wave"
Asha Sharma, East Valley Tribune, October 07, 2007

"Gas Tax Equals Bridge Safety: CON, Too Taxing"
Byron Schlomach, Business Week, September 04, 2007

"Taxpayer-Funded Goodies On The Rise"
Clint Bolick, North Scottsdale Times, June 01, 2007

"Giveaways to corporations stick regular taxpayers with hefty tab "
Darcy Olsen, East Valley Tribune, May 20, 2007

"Chile’s privatized retirement plan is worth emulating "
Thomas C. Patterson, East Valley Tribune, May 14, 2007

More...

News Releases

Articles: 16

1 2

"New Goldwater Institute Lawsuit Challenges Mesa Cultural Facilities Impact Fee"
Goldwater Institute Press Release, September 05, 2007

"Ariz. Cities Battle for Retailers"
Goldwater Institute News Release, May 14, 2007

"Saving Enough for College?"
Goldwater Institute News Release, May 01, 2007

"Does Arizona Need More Tax Cuts?"
Goldwater Institute News Release, March 12, 2007

"Census Bureau Data Show Tax Rates Related to Poverty Reduction"
Goldwater Institute News Release, November 14, 2006

"City Revenue Unaffected by Tax Cut"
Goldwater Institute News Release, June 01, 2006

"Arizona Taxpayers Miss Out on $4.5 Billion"
Goldwater Institute News Release, March 22, 2005

"VP and Chief Economist of Dallas Federal Reserve Bank to Headline Conference"
Goldwater Institute Media Advisory, January 26, 2005

"Phoenix on Way to Becoming Valley of Corporate Handouts"
Goldwater Institute News Release, June 16, 2004

"Supreme Court Ruling on Arizona Tax Credits Defeat for States' Rights"
Goldwater Institute News Release, June 15, 2004

More...

Goldwater in the News

Articles: 89

1 2 3 4 5 ...

"Words from 3 noted conservatives on the movement today"
Arizona Republic, July 20, 2008

"State's budget is irresponsible in its spending"
Yuma Daily Sun, July 02, 2008

"Court ruling favors the little guy"
Laurie Roberts, Arizona Republic, June 12, 2008

"Institute officials explain role, hear local concerns"
Laura Ory, Bisbee Daily Review, May 08, 2008

"Group wants 1 percent transportation sales tax put to voters"
Arizona Daily Star, May 07, 2008

"City of Phoenix has become the bully"
Robert Robb, Arizona Republic, May 02, 2008

"Goldwater Institute pans sales tax for transportation, promotes toll roads instead"
Jan Buchholz, Phoenix Business Journal, April 30, 2008

"Arizona’s Booster Socialism"
George Will, Washington Post, March 16, 2008

"Byron Schlomach Talks About Super Bowl Subsidies"
Byron Schlomach, KFNX 1100 AM, February 12, 2008

"Huge city tax-break under fire"
Brahm Resnik, Arizona Republic, February 11, 2008

More...