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SB1643 Would Give Large Companies Billions in Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Liberal Causes
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | It is no secret that the Club is critical of special interest tax credit programs that distort our tax code and pick winners and losers in the market. Though a few of these tax credits have been enacted by the legislature over the...
The Urge to Spend Is Out of Control—And Time Is Running Out to Reverse Course
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Loma Verde, California is building a $24 million recreation center with a pool. Forest Lakes, Minnesota is getting a $1.5 million golf clubhouse, while San Antonio is purchasing a $15 million theme park. These may seem frivolous when...
Let’s Zero Out Arizona’s Income Tax—And End Tax Day Forever
By Matt Salmon | If Tax Day were held in early November instead of April 15th, I doubt Republicans would lose a close election again. The financial squeeze of the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) filing deadline always feels personal. But it especially hurts this...
Biden’s Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Is a Dangerous Slippery Slope
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | “Punish the rich” tax proposals never seem to go out of style—at least for the Democrats. In the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, it was all the rage for Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But after they both...
Arizona Should Conduct an Audit on Mesa Public Schools’ Hidden Spending
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | For years now, we’ve heard the same old talking points from the left when it comes to our state’s schools. It always goes a little something like this: Education is underfunded in Arizona… Teachers aren’t paid enough… We need...
Biden’s Weakness with Iran Is Putting Us in a Dangerous Situation
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Biden’s bungling of the Iranian nuclear negotiations may well go down as the most consequential error in the history of statecraft. He has granted concession after concession to coax Iran into doing what they want to anyway, which is to...
Legislature Passes Bill Ensuring Only U.S. Citizens Can Vote in Our Elections—And the Left Is Freaking Out
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Arizona voters received a big win yesterday. The State Senate passed HB2492 less than a month after the House did the same. And now this critical bill heads to Governor Ducey’s desk to be signed into state law. This is a big win...
Prop 208 Is Dead but the Fight Against Red4ED Is Not Over Yet
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | The State of Arizona has great reason to celebrate. In a case that the Club joined as a plaintiff, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah ruled against Prop 208, determining that the money raised from the tax would...
BLM’s Failure Is a Blessing in Disguise
By Dr. Thomas Patterson | I don’t know about you, but the first time I heard the slogan “Black Lives Matter” I thought it was, well…curious. Whoever said otherwise these days? Wasn’t that obvious? I soon discovered the depths of my naïveté. The tip-off was realizing...
Supreme Court Ruling Against Pinal County Transportation Tax Is a Big Win for Taxpayers
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | We tried to warn them. But Pinal County officials decided to move forward with their illegal and unconstitutional transportation tax anyway. Thankfully, on Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court issued a tremendous victory for Pinal...
Arizona Lawmakers Want to Send Your Hard-Earned Tax Dollars to Woke Hollywood
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Arizona lawmakers are currently living in “La La Land.” No, really. They want to dole out $150 million of your dollars to sign checks to woke Hollywood producers to literally California our Arizona. SB1708, sponsored by Senator...
The Arizonans for Voter ID Act Is on the November Ballot
By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | This week got off to a great start. On Monday, the Arizona House passed HB2492, a bill that would safeguard our voter rolls by ensuring that only qualified, U.S. citizens are registered to vote, able to vote in Presidential...
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