GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan has incited energized discussion about the impact of taxes on Americans. At this event, Mr. Cain will discuss the details of his plan in a conversation with AEI’s Kevin Hassett. Following the discussion, a panel of experts will debate the merits and liabilities of 9-9-9.

With the economy once again teetering on the edge of recession, policymakers will inevitably propose another round of stimulus spending. You can bet on it--just as you can bet that any such spending won't help the economy.

Join us at AEI as Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) discusses his solution, the Maximizing America's Prosperity Act.

Policymakers should not wait any longer to address the growing fiscal crisis in this country. Responsible reform of Medicare is a major component of any plan to place the country back on a sustainable fiscal path.

This paper provides a simple analytic approach for measuring the burden of carbon pricing and shows how to adjust for the capital income bias contained in the Consumer Expenditure Survey.

With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to pay for, the 1990s "peace dividend" has given way to a substantial increase in military spending. This spending, combined with increases in non-defense related government spending and the long-term cost projections for entitlement programs, prompt a vital question: can America afford the...