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Taxes should be designed to raise revenue to fund necessary government programs and should focus on consumption rather than income.
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October 17, 2024 • Blog
What is Amendment 1?
Georgians will vote on a ballot initiative designed to bring property tax relief. We look at the referendum and its implications.
October 17, 2024 • Commentary
The implications of Amendment 1
What would be the implications of adopting Amendment 1, a measure adopted by the legislature to provide property tax relief?
October 17, 2024 • Commentary
Would Amendment 1 bring property tax relief?
Voters this year will see a statewide ballot referendum on property taxes. Will it bring relief?
October 3, 2024 • Commentary
Why a guide to the issues?
The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released its 2024 “Guide to the Issues.”
August 15, 2024 • Commentary
How did the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act simplify the tax code?
If the individual provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expire at the end of next year, tax filing will get more complicated for millions of Americans.
June 26, 2024 • Commentary
Trump and Biden should address our national debt
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump hold their first presidential debate in Atlanta this week.
April 25, 2024 • Commentary
Is this Georgia fee still constitutional?
Until recently, impact fees were believed to be immune from attacks under the Takings Clause of the United States Constitution. What has changed?
April 22, 2024 • Commentary
Georgia should seize the opportunity for deeper tax cuts
Lawmakers continue to cut, albeit in a manner befitting the third word in the state’s motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.
April 4, 2024 • Commentary
What happened with property tax reform this year?
This truly seemed like one of those legislative sessions when everything was aligned for meaningful property tax reform.
February 7, 2024 • Commentary
Prudent tax reforms are more than welcome
Is there any relief in sight to growing property tax bills?
January 25, 2024 • Commentary
Will the Georgia legislature cap property tax increases?
Perhaps no public policy debate raises the ire of Georgians quite like property taxes.
January 10, 2024 • Blog
Braves departure from Mississippi was predictable
The Braves announced this week that the Double-A affiliate will be moving from Pearl, Mississippi to Columbus, Georgia.
January 10, 2024 • Blog
This “could” be a big legislative session
While every session of the General Assembly – like every election – is billed as consequential, this time the hype could be right.
December 27, 2023 • Blog
11 biggest stories of 2023
As we prepare to welcome in a new year, here is a review of our most read and most shared stories of 2023.
December 6, 2023 • Commentary
Time to redraw our economic future
States across the nation have been moving aggressively to position themselves as business-friendly through lower tax rates. Georgia needs to join them.
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