House Bill 819: Pilot Programs

April 7, 2021

Vance Ginn, Ph.D.

Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is an accomplished economist finding free-market solutions that let people prosper. He is founder and president of Ginn Economic Consulting where he provides high-quality research and trusted insights on how to affect change at the federal, state, and local levels. Ginn’s experience includes time in public policy, government, and academia. He is chief economist at Pelican Institute for Public Policy and a senior fellow at several think tanks, including at Americans for Tax Reform, Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF), and Young Americans for Liberty.

Vance Ginn, PhD, is chief economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan research institute in Austin.

My name is Vance Ginn, and I am chief economist at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of HB 819, which would create pilot programs to encourage opportunities to flourish in disadvantaged areas by reducing governmental barriers to work and get an education. The areas in Texas targeted by HB 819 are often dis- proportionately burdened by high regulations like occupational licenses and by high taxes like the business franchise tax, also known as the margins tax. Thus, these areas would benefit greatly by reducing and removing those barriers to unleash Texans’ desire and opportunities to flourish.

Testimony Submitted for HB 819 to the Texas House International Relations & Economic Development Committee

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Vance Ginn, Ph.D.

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