With a number of tax structure modification alternatives are under consideration by policymakers in Texas, one alternative is to fund a property tax reduction with an increase in the sales tax. The size of the property tax reduction being discussed is about 50% of the current levy for school maintenance and operations, or $8.5 billion in 2005. The tax change is reviewed from the perspective of several recognized characteristics of good tax policy. This paper analyzes five alternative formulations (scenarios) of the tax shift according to various sales tax rate and sales tax base-broadening options.
Todo el Poder: What a Sheinbaum Administration Means for Mexico and the United States
The 2024 elections unfolded as the most violent in the history of modern Mexico. In a May report, Integralia Consultores had counted 560 acts of political violence during the 2024 election cycle—87% more than the 2021 midterm election cycle. At least 30 candidates or potential candidates—mostly on the municipal level—were murdered. During the 2024 campaign,...