This perspective provides a comparison of two types of taxes–consumption vs. business–and their effects on the state economy. It finds that all taxes are not created equal and they produce very different incentive effects on the state’s long-term economic health.
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An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan
An Economic Assessment of the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan And Alternative Approaches to Enable Cost-Effective Growth WRITTEN BY Brent Bennett, Ph.D. Download the full research paper here. KEY POINTS • The need for the 765-kV STEP is driven by an overbuilding of wind and solar across Texas, particularly in West Texas and South Texas,...
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