Episode 24: Tax Reform in Iowa

On this episode of The Caffeinated Thoughts Podcast, Shane Vander Hart talks to Chris Ingstad of Iowans for Tax Relief about their 2018 legislative priorities, and discuss what Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds had to say about tax reform in her Condition of the State address.

Five Takeaways on Passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Shane Vander Hart: Depending on who you ask the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) that Congress passed this week will usher in the apocalypse or it is the best thing since sliced bread.

Lowering Rates is a Positive Trend in State Taxation

John Hendrickson: The trend among many states has been to lower both individual and corporate income taxes as well as business and property taxes.

What Trump’s Tax Plan Does

President Trump’s tax reform plan simplifies the individual income tax in several ways, but the most significant aspect is the corporate income tax cut.

AFP Supports Effort to Eliminate Corporate Income Tax in Iowa

Americans for Prosperity: Research indicates eliminating Iowa’s corporate income tax would create almost 3,000 jobs and increase investment by nearly $1 billion.

Rick Santorum Discusses His Economic Revitalization Plan

Late last week Senator Rick Santorum’s campaign released his “Made In America”…

Ranking Iowa’s Friendliness to Job Creators

By Senator Paul McKinley – Iowa Senate Republican Leader Turning Iowa’s current…

Would Corporate Tax Cuts Stimulate Job Growth?

All three of the Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidates say yes, but a…

Rod Roberts on the Primary Home Stretch

I had coffee at Smokey Row on Wednesday with Iowa Republican Gubernatorial…

Rod Roberts Interview Part II: Government Spending & Jobs

Last Monday I had the opportunity to talk at length with Representative…