Show-Me Institute Presents: Cutting The Ties That Bind

Economy | November 30, 2012

By Michael Rathbone | Read Time 1 minute

Today, the Show-Me Institute released a new essay, “Cutting the Ties That Bind: End Missouri’s Corporate Income Tax,” which yours truly and my colleague Patrick Ishmael wrote. The paper proposes eliminating the state’s corporate income tax and capping or eliminating economic development tax credits in order to ensure no losses to state revenue. This will help Missouri be more attractive to businesses because it will get rid of a destructive tax without forcing cuts to services. Give it a look.

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Michael Rathbone

Michael Rathbone was a policy researcher at the Show-Me Institute. He is a native of Saint Louis and a 2008 graduate of Saint Louis University, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering. In 2010, Michael obtained an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis with concentrations in finance and health care management. At the Show-Me Institute, Michaels policy areas included the state budget, taxes, public pensions, and public subsidies. He also delivered lectures to area high school students about the Great Depression from an economic perspective. Michael lives in Fenton.

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