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Avoiding another federal government shutdown
To our federal employees and families, thank you for your public service. Thank you for going to work every day, when you weren’t getting paid. Thank you for going to work every day, when you were...
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Should governments operate more like nonprofits?
Last year, my then 11-year old son and I were watching a TV news story about a fundraiser for a girl with cancer at a Hawaii elementary school. He burst out, “Why don’t they do a fundraiser for rail?”...
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We’re growing the wrong tax tree
Every now and then, I challenge us to think about the way our tax system works. Originally published in 2010, “We’re growing the wrong tax tree” is my call to simplify to simplify the tax code – and...
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2022 Hawaii Legislative Watch: Taxes
Every year, there are an overwhelming number of issues proposed, discussed, discarded, and passed during the 60-day legislative session. When I last checked, there are 5,060 2021 and 2022 House and...
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Planting a simpler and more fair tax tree
Every now and then, I challenge us to think about the way our tax system works. Originally published in 2010 as “We’re growing the wrong tax tree,” I invite you to consider that our tax system is...
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