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Luke Posegate

Luke Posegate is a rising Junior at the University of Dallas pursuing a B.A. in Economics and a concentration in Legal Studies. He is a member of Student Government, the chairman of a Young Conservatives of Texas chapter, and the Politics editor for the Crusader Standard—a conservative student publication at the University of Dallas. In the summer of 2022, he was an intern for the Heritage Foundation and a member of their Young Leaders Program. Luke is the former Brenda Pejovich Economics intern working with the Alliance for Opportunity campaign at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Taxes & Spending

Conservative Texas Budget Supports Historic Tax Relief

Washington’s progressive policies have substantially reduced economic freedom, which in 2020 hit the lowest score since 1975, and resulted in a U.S. recession and 40-year high inflation. And in Texas, high property taxes from excessive local government spending have contributed to an affordability crisis for many families. Unfortunately, things will get worse nationally, likely dampening...

December 12, 2022

Taxes & Spending

Improve Texans’ Affordability Crisis by Cutting Property Taxes

Americans are facing a housing affordability crisis—and Texans are no exception. Texas families struggle to make ends meet with high inflation, stagnating wages, and rising mortgage rates. Add high property taxes to the equation, and it is not difficult to see why 1-in-2 Texans reported that they were behind on rent or mortgage payments and...

October 31, 2022

Family

Empowerment Accounts: 21st Century Safety-Net Reform

Frankie Johnson, a college-educated single mother from Washington, D.C., moved to Atlanta to distance herself and daughter from an abusive husband. Without a job or place to live, she sought government assistance for childcare and transitional housing. While she waited for this assistance, she was offered a job paying $70,000. She turned it down. Why?...

September 12, 2022