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Are property taxes constitutional? The answer to this question seems to be obvious. Local governments have been imposing property taxes since colonial times, and the courts have upheld the constitutionality of property taxes for centuries. But a careful analysis suggests that some property taxes are not constitutional and are indeed a form of government taking.

President Trump’s upcoming meeting with President Xi is an opportunity to pivot trade and investment policies. They both have an incentive to end the tit for tat battle over tariffs and other restrictions on trade that have created uncertainty and chaos in global markets.

Florida legislators have proposed several measures to reduce property tax burdens in 2026. Florida is experiencing a property tax revolt, not unlike that which led to the Save Our Homes Amendment in 1992.

Prosperity for US Foundation leaders are encouraging the President to propose a budget and to veto any legislation that increases federal spending beyond income growth and to use the State of the Union Address to challenge governors, federal, and state lawmakers to adopt similar guardrails.

Ballot initiatives and public petitions have long been the raw expression of popular will in American democracy. These tools give everyday citizens the power to propose laws, challenge entrenched interests, and compel action where legislatures refuse to lead. But in 2025, it is absurd that many states still insist on “wet” signatures, signatures executed in ink, on paper, in person, as the exclusive proof of a citizen’s support for an idea that might appear on a ballot. This

Over the next decade, U.S. citizens will be confronted with some difficult choices regarding our entitlement programs. The trust funds created to support Social Security and Medicare will be exhausted. When the trust funds are exhausted, these programs will shift to a cash basis and benefits may be reduced. But, as the federal government continues to incur deficits and accumulate debt at an unsustainable rate, that option is closing.

Charlie Kirk challenged the left’s attempts to soak the rich with higher taxes as self-defeating. There is no better example of this than the proposed billionaire’s tax in California. In the November 2026 election California citizens will vote on a ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires. The tax would be due in 2026, but billionaires would have the option of paying the wealth tax in annual installments of 1% over five years. The tax would be based

A Colorado citizens have launched a new property tax revolt not unlike that launched by Proposition 13 in California during the 1970s. Double digit inflation rates resulted in increased home values accompanied by sharp increase in assessed values and property taxes.

Across the nation, government and business leaders are engaged in an ongoing effort to stimulate economic recovery and growth. This should result in bringing prices down and thereby increasing the affordability of the costs of living and doing business. While the current annual inflation rate for the 12 months ending in November 2025 is down to 2.74% -- down from 3.0% in September, it is still above the 2 percent target inflation rate set by the Federal Reserve. [...]