The White House (via OMB) strongly protests Congressional efforts within the FY 2027 NDAA to prohibit the purchase of warships from foreign shipyards. The Administration argues that these restrictions undermine national security by limiting flexibility and hindering its strategy of leveraging allied yards, such as in the 'Finland model,' to drive investment into U.S. shipbuilding capacity. This signals a significant policy shift toward integrating international partners into advanced naval construction, suggesting the Pentagon is prepared to bypass traditional domestic build requirements for future combat vessels.
Wealth Taxes Fail
English Summary
The Cato Institute argues that wealth taxes are economically damaging and historically ineffective, citing numerous European countries that have repealed such taxes due to high administrative costs and economic fallout. The analysis contends that these taxes raise little revenue, disproportionately penalize productive business assets, and ultimately act as an anti-worker policy by discouraging investment and entrepreneurship. Instead of implementing new wealth levies, the report advises policymakers to reform existing tax codes, specifically advocating for a shift toward a consumption base to address fiscal inequality without harming capital formation.
中文摘要
卡托學會（Cato Institute）認為，財富稅在經濟上具有破壞性且歷史上缺乏成效。該報告援引了許多廢除此類稅收的歐洲國家作為例證，指出其高昂的管理成本和帶來的經濟負面影響。分析內容主張，這些稅收難以產生可觀的收入，會不成比例地懲罰生產性的商業資產，最終實質上是一種阻礙投資與創業、具有反勞工政策性質的做法。因此，報告建議政策制定者不應實施新的財富稅，而是應該改革現有的稅法體系，特別是主張轉向消費基礎課稅，以解決財政不平等問題，同時避免損害資本的形成。
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