And we all know what happened to Stockwell Day and the Canadian Alliance’s 17 per cent single-rate tax proposal, or “Solution 17.” The failure to implement any sort of flat tax is enough to make a grown free-marketer cry. Various flat tax proposals in the US-Hall-Rabushka, Armey-Shelby, Forbes-had merit, yet all fell by the wayside. To read the full report, click here.Ever since Milton Friedman suggested the idea of a 23.5 per cent flat-rate income tax for American taxpayers in his 1962 book Capitalism and Freedom, economists and politicians have tried to create a flat-tax model that everyone could accept. Produced by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the at the University of Pennsylvania, its purpose is to “increase the profile and performance of think tanks and raise the public awareness of the important role think tanks play in governments and civil societies around the globe.” We’re certainly grateful that there is such an interest in how to make the tax system better and how our work contributes to those efforts. Policymakers, reporters, and taxpayers regularly rely on the Tax Foundation’s research and analysis, and the report’s recognition of our work is evidence of our continually growing impact.

It’s exciting to be recognized for our efforts at the federal, state, and local levels by an international committee. This results in a ranking the top 150 groups based on a set of 18 criteria, including: quality and quantity of publications, media reputation, reputation of staff among scholars and analysts, ability to bridge the gap between policymakers and the public, and impact on society. More than 1,950 scholars, policymakers, and journalists participate in an international survey of more than 6,500 think tanks worldwide. 63rd Best Institutional Collaboration Involving Two or More Think Tanks.21st Best Policy Study/Report Produced by a Think Tank (State business tax climate index).Last week, we were recognized as one of the top 150 think tanks in the world in four separate categories in the seventh annual Global Go-To Think Tank Index.

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