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Time for Ohio to join the flat-tax revolution

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In Crain’s Cleveland Business, The Buckeye Institute calls for Ohio to join the “flat-tax revolution,” writing, “States around the country have started a flat-tax revolution. Nine states have abandoned progressive, graduated income taxes that punish wage earners for being successful. Five more states are currently poised to join the revolution. Ohio should, too. And with a $6 billion surplus sitting in state coffers at the end of the last fiscal year, now is the time.”

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“Let’s keep it simple. Ohio deserves a low, flat rate income tax”

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In The Columbus Dispatch, The Buckeye Institute and Americans for Prosperity-Ohio outline the benefits and effectiveness of a flat tax, urging the Ohio General Assembly to “dramatically improve Ohio’s income tax policy by creating a single flat tax rate of 2.75 percent on taxable income over $26,050.” “[I]f Ohio lawmakers will boldly reform an outmoded tax code that discourages hard work and punishes investment, economic growth and prosperity for Ohio will follow.”

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“School choice for every child, every family, every community”

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In The Lima News, The Buckeye Institute urges the Ohio Senate to make vouchers available to “every child and every family in every community,” writing, “The state has a $6 billion surplus of taxpayer money sitting in its coffers. As the Ohio Senate finalizes the state’s biennial budget, it should direct some of that excess to pay for putting K-12 students and their academic success first.”

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Families That Won’t Qualify for a Voucher Under the Ohio House Plan

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An analysis by The Buckeye Institute found that even after the increases in the House budget, many working-class families would still be unable to take advantage of an EdChoice voucher. For example, a postal worker and nurse living in Lima with one child earn too much to qualify for EdChoice under the governor and House plans. So would a power-line installer and plumber with two children in Cleveland and a police officer and teacher in the Dayton area.

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California’s Cautionary Clean Energy

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On RealClearPolicy, The Buckeye Institute’s Rea S. Hederman Jr. and California Policy Center’s Will Swaim look at the impact that a new Clean Power Plan—which the Biden Administration is attempting to revive through the regulatory process—would have on jobs, the economy, and customers. “California’s headlong rush to replace its electricity grid with renewable energy has given the rest of the country a preview of the decarbonized future that President Biden and his revived Clean Power Plan envision for America. It isn’t pretty.”;  

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Iowa Should Look to Ohio in Advancing Pro-Growth Regulatory Reform

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“In advancing regulatory reform, Iowa policymakers should consider Ohio’s successful efforts to eliminate burdensome regulations. Ohio serves as the gold standard for state regulatory reform.” In an op-ed published by RealClearPolicy, The Buckeye Institute and the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation outline how Ohio became a national leader in regulatory reform and how the Buckeye State can serve as an example to Iowa and the country’s other 48 states.

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“In Pork Case, California Tries to Impose its Laws on Other States”

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Robert Alt, constitutional scholar and president and chief executive officer of The Buckeye Institute, explains why California’s position in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross is unconstitutional and contradicts America’s founding principles of balance among states. “As a constitutional matter, California has gone hog wild. A proper respect for both the authority of the other 49 states to manage their own business and the role of the federal government in regulating commerce between the states would require the Supreme Court to rule against California’s audacious extraterritorial overreach.”;  

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Public-private partnerships can help stretch infrastructure funds

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In Crain’s Cleveland Business, The Buckeye Institute urges greater use of public-private partnerships to address Northeast Ohio’s infrastructure challenges, writing that P3s serve as a “successful model for improving and maintaining urban infrastructure cost-effectively” and “give private enterprise a greater role in financing and building roads and other large public projects.” The opinion piece is part of Crain’s Forum series, a monthly deep dive into intractable issues facing Northeast Ohio that intersect public policy and business.

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Getting Ohioans Back to Work Means Battling Obesity

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“Ohio feels the negative side effects of obesity more acutely than most states. With one-third of its workforce fighting obesity, Ohio ranks 15th in the nation.” In an op-ed published by RealClearPolicy, The Buckeye Institute marks Obesity Care Week by highlighting a forthcoming research paper that “estimates that obesity has sidelined more than 32,000 workers — more than enough to construct and fully staff Intel’s new semiconductor plant in central Ohio. And those missing workers have deprived the state of nearly $20 million in tax revenue.”;  

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