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Milton Friedman: An Open Letter from Economists on the Estate Tax
850 signaturies including 5 Nobel Laureates

Dick Patten
Jun 91 min read


Congress Shouldn’t Let Flawed Tax Models Block Pro-Growth Reform
When Congress considers significant tax legislation, much of the conversation quickly turns to “the score” — the official revenue estimate produced by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). These estimates often drive or kill reform, sometimes before the merits of a policy are debated. However, there’s a serious problem: JCT’s scoring models are deeply out of step with economic reality.

Dick Patten
May 203 min read


H.R.1301 - Death Tax Repeal Act
Read More 181 Co Sponsors Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2]* Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]* Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]* Rep. Buchanan, Vern...

Dick Patten
May 203 min read


S.587 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
Sponsor: Senator John Thune Read more 46 Co Sponsors Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy...

Dick Patten
May 201 min read


New Evidence on the Business Effects of the Estate Tax
A Study by the American Business Defense Foundation Pavel Yakovlev, Ph.D. Steve Moore

Dick Patten
Feb 201 min read


S. 1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023
Sponsored by Sentator John Thune, Republican, of South Dakota This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It...

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Death Tax Repeal Act, H.R. 1712
117th Congress Bill Sponsors Representative Randy Feenestra R, Iowa District 7 Sanford Bishop D, Georgia

Dick Patten
Nov 22, 20241 min read


H.R.7035 - Death Tax Repeal Act
Bill sponsored by Randy Feenstra, Republican of Iowa This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also sets...

Dick Patten
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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