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Settlement

November 23, 2020 Settlement and Recap The National Center for Policy Analysis is suing its own officers and directors for gross negligence, mismanagement of money and breach of fiduciary duty. …

Steve Ivy

Chairman of the Board of Directors for the NCPA and CEO, Heritage Auctions Steve Ivy is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Center for Policy Analysis and …

Michael Whalen

Michael Whalen developed, owns and operates 27 restaurants and hotels in ten metropolitan areas of six Midwestern states. The 27 restaurants were built around varying concepts with The Machine Shed Restaurants as the …

Stephen A. Batman

Stephen A. (Tony) Batman is chairman, chief executive officer and co-founder of 1st Global, a diversified financial services firm that is the business development and resource partner to leading tax, …

Jay Bowen

Mr. Bowen joined Bowen, Hanes & Company, Inc. in 1986. As the firm’s Chief Investment Officer and economic strategist, he is responsible for the formulation and implementation of the company’s …

Jerry Mills

Mr. Jerry M. Mills served as the President of Mills Electrical Contractors, Inc. (“Mills”) since he began Mills Electrical Contractors in 1972. Mr. Mills served as the Chairman of National …

Ray Wooldridge

Raymond E. Wooldridge has served as a director of Westwood since its inception in December 2001 and has served as a director of Westwood Trust since 2000. He is chairman …

Michael E. Montgomery

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Trek Resources, Inc. Mr. Michael E. Montgomery is Senior Geologist at Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Pty Ltd., Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer at Trek …

General Tommy R. Franks

His service in Vietnam earned him six awards for Valor and three Purple Hearts. That assignment was the start of a long and distinguished career that would take him from …

Victor Lattimore

John Victor Lattimore Jr., is president and chairman of the board for Lattimore Properties, INC. (LPI), Lattimore Properties is the general partner of Lattimore Management, Lattimore Enterprise, and East Cape Development. …

William "Tex" Gross

William D. Gross is Chairman of Commerce Street Holdings, LLC, the holding company for Commerce Street Capital, LLC (“CSC”), a FINRA-regulated broker/dealer and Commerce Street Investment Management, LLC (“CSIM”), an …

How Do Seniors in the Northeast Spend Their Money?

Over the past 25 years, the spending patterns of retirees (age 65 and over) have moved in response to increases (and falls) in the costs of goods and services, changes in retirement income and shifts in priorities. More seniors carry mortgage and credit card debt than in the past, but generally the economic well-being of seniors has improved, particularly in the area of discretionary spending. How have their spending habits changed?

Using the NCPA Model to Score Tax Reform

I am Pamela Villarreal, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. The current tax system is drain on the national economy. Besides the billions of dollars spent a year on compliance, the marginal rates on both individuals and corporations disincentive productive activities — such as working, saving and investing. Although the right and the left may not agree on specific reforms, they generally agree that there are too many loopholes, but if the tax system were simpler, broad-based and less punitive there would be no need for loopholes.

Helping Workers and Families to Save for Retirement

I am Pamela Villarreal, a senior fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis. For several years, I have explored and written about the importance of individuals and families saving for retirement as a supplement to Social Security benefits. Policymakers, retirement researchers and financial experts have conducted numerous studies only to find that most adults soon to be approaching retirement are not ready for retirement, and a majority will depend on Social Security for most of their income.

Effects of a Border-adjusted Corporate Tax

U.S. firms pay the world’s highest corporate tax rate — a federal tax of 39.1 percent combined with an average 4.1 percent state tax on profits from domestic sales, or foreign sales (when and if the profits are repatriated). In contrast, the lower tax rate embedded in the prices of those goods produced in other countries and shipped to the United States often gives them a competitive advantage, whether due to other countries’ lower valueadded taxes (VAT) or much lower corporate tax rates.

David Grantham Testimony: Texas Grid and U.S. National Security

America’s electric power grid is arguably the most vulnerable part of our nation’s infrastructure. Divided among three geographical regions, the U.S. network remains dangerously exposed to a host of potentially devastating natural disasters and foreign attacks. The May 2016 GAO report “Critical Infrastructure Protection: Federal Efforts to Address Electromagnetic Risks” does well to highlight the potential threats from an EMP and covers the actions already taken based on the recommendations of the 2008 EMP Commission, such as establishing industry standards and federal guidelines. However, the report’s remaining proposals are noticeably broad, which present difficulties for implementation on a national scale. The Lone Star State finds itself in a unique position to act as the only state with its own, self-contained grid. More importantly, the United States depends on Texas for its national security and defense readiness.

Why Trump’s Industrial Policy Will Fail

President Trump appears set to press for a mixed bag of fiscal and trade policies that will likely have contradictory effects. In addition to taking pages from President Ronald Reagan’s agenda to lower corporate and personal tax rates, trim government spending and deregulate business, President Trump also seems committed to pushing a version of the Democrats’ 1980s “New Industrial Policy” agenda.