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Tracy Gordon is a fellow in the Economic Studies program. She is an expert on state and local public finances and also has research interests in political economy and urban economics. | View Full Bio
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It’s hard to imagine that it’s going to really be that expensive for online retailers to comply with the [“Internet Sales Tax”]. May 6, 2013, Tracy Gordon, ABC News
It’s hard to imagine that it’s going to really be that expensive for online retailers to comply with the [“Internet Sales Tax”].
We're now having that frank public conversation about what do we want from government and how much do we want to pay for it. October 28, 2012, Tracy Gordon, CNN
We're now having that frank public conversation about what do we want from government and how much do we want to pay for it.
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@TheBondBuyer @munilass this made me laugh so hard I missed my metro stop. Now I'm crying, for all of us.
May 06
RT @justinwolfers: Government employment, scaled by population. Differs sharply from political rhetoric (Source: http://t.co/pZf8FnAOdF) http://t.co/Mpzj9RDZAA
@cbgoodman Thanks for the reference! What a great title. I am disappointed though that Charles Bronson does not appear on the cover.
Lots of data worth checking out in Table 2. Enjoy, nerds! http://t.co/EOaOQ2dgZK
2/2 all but 3 (ME, SC, AL) had higher debts in 1860. States that repudiated all didn't borrow again until Civil War http://t.co/EOaOQ2dgZK
1/2 Digging out from deadline, I found this fun fact: Of 11 states that repaid 1840s debts w/o interruption, all were able to keep borrowing
Nice roundup on that thing we should really have, but better than the first time, and please don't call it the ACIR http://t.co/RXAvtbehca
May 01
I knew everything was cheaper and better in NYC (except federal taxes and benefits). Here's why: http://t.co/Owu9mjLMyb
Apr 28
From Stanford's Sean Reardon: "Let’s invest in parents so they can better invest in their children." http://t.co/uoU7mKIvcE
@Neil_Irwin For state and local govt, negative contrib to GDP is 13 of last 14 quarters
Apr 26
This is what happens when you mess with local revenue sources (and mess, and mess, and...) http://t.co/4mI6NrsdJq via @MuniAlmanac
Been missing the House Ways & Means Green Book? Then have I got good news for you: http://t.co/3RldAGhe45
Apr 25
Are you sick of internet sales taxes yet? Good, neither am I. Here's a nice report from the CRS: http://t.co/OFXNt3521d
Re: states and localities in recessions, yes this time was different... http://t.co/KnEUZJz0Zq
Apr 23
Senate is not taxing your Internet: "Fundamentally, this is a matter of tax compliance, not tax levels" http://t.co/CwLgvPHi5R
An American Tragedy: worth reading about a baseball hero and struggling state that wanted to be next Silicon Valley http://t.co/W6XkG5wVp3
Apr 22
Last on cloud tax. The politics make sense: computing got hit when MD expanded sales tax in 07, only to repeal in 08 http://t.co/cK3bUEKJ78
Apr 16
More on cloud taxation - with photos. Interesting to think this might be an end run around taxing services http://t.co/wodmaqN5pA via @WSJ
Need a distraction today? Here's something new: How to tax a cloud? Next up: How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? http://t.co/2IlBXONN1f
RT @onceuponA: Incidents like these make me want to claim lost faith in humanity, but the way everyday people on the ground respond make it really hard.
Apr 15
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