Freedom of Choice in Education: the Origins of a Slogan
American Federation of Teachers leader Randi Weingarten is currently taking heat for her attempts to revive an old smear against school vouchers. In a recent interview, the teacher’s union boss claimed that pro-voucher slogans about “choice” were really coded dog whistles from the segregationist era. Weingarten has a long history of falsely claiming that vouchers […]
Reducing “Tax Expenditures” Can Hurt Economic Growth
1062733970 In my last TaxBytes column, I laid out the strange economics of so-called “tax expenditures.” I gave as an example the tax deduction for mortgage interest. That provision leads some people to own rather than rent and others to buy a more expensive house than they would have. Those are bad effects. But, I […]
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