Fiscal Federalism
Tax Fraud by Illegal Immigrants Costs Uncle Sam $4.2 Billion
This story clearly falls into the category: “you just can’t make this stuff up.” First, who knew that illegal immigrants in America could even file a tax return, but they can and do. Even though they don’t have a Social Security number, they can get an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). The ITIN was created [...]
Welfare Spending by State
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a report on welfare by state called the “Public Assistance Receipt in the Past 12 Months for Households: 2009 and 2010″ (pdf) More specifically: Public assistance income provides cash payments to poor families and includes General Assistance and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), which replaced Aid to Families [...]
Fiscal Federalism 14: Federal Expenditures by State
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released the latest Consolidated Federal Funds Reports (CFFR) for Fiscal Year 2010. The CFFR is the most comprehensive analysis of federal spending by state available. A few weeks ago I blogged on Federal Aid to the States which is one of many components included in the CFFR. Overall, the major [...]
State Debt Loads are Soaring
We all know that Uncle Sam is drowning in red ink–if you need a humorous reminder check out Remy’s “Raise the Debt Ceiling.” Well, it turns out that states are not in much better shape. According to a new study by Harvard Economist Jeffrey Miron, for the Mercatus Center, states will reach dangerous debt levels [...]
Fiscal Federalism 13: The Impact of Federal Aid on Oklahoma
Continuing on the theme about federal aid to the states, here is my latest article–”‘Free Money’ and Unintended Consequences”–in the Perspective magazine published by the good folks at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. Here is the money line: There is no such thing as “free money” from Uncle Sam. Absent the recent run-up in federal [...]
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