Basic economics explains that taxes on businesses are simply passed onto taxpayers in the form of higher prices, lower wages, and fewer jobs. In other words, businesses do not pay taxes; taxpayers do. This has been at the heart of the discussion about the business tax in Texas known technically as the franchise tax but commonly called the “margin tax.”
FAFSA SNAFU, but Not FUBAR
Millions of potential and current college students fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) every year. In 2020, Congress passed a law updating the FAFSA and the aid formulas for 2024, but the Department of Education’s (ED) release of the new FAFSA has been a fiasco. Despite having three years to prepare,...