Garrett Watson Special Projects Manager Contact Garrett Watson Follow Garrett Watson on Twitter Garrett Watson is Special Projects Manager at the Tax Foundation, where he focuses on how the federal and state tax systems can be improved for entrepreneurs and innovators. Previously, Garrett was a program manager with the R Street Institute, where he managed grants and tracked the organization’s policy impact. Garrett also conducted policy research on economic opportunity, which was featured in National Review Online and The Washington Examiner. Garrett earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University in upstate New York, where he studied economics and philosophy. Garrett lives in Arlington, Virginia, and is an avid hockey fan and snowboarder. Written Works Oregon Introduces Gross Receipts Tax Legislation to Beat the Clock April 12, 2019 Texas Proposal to Tax Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing is Creative but Misses the Mark April 11, 2019 Oregon Shouldn’t Adopt a Margin Tax in Its Search for Revenue April 8, 2019 Policymakers Should Learn from Tax Complexity in Brazil and the United States April 5, 2019 Tax Policy and Entrepreneurship: A Framework for Analysis April 3, 2019 Florida Should Reevaluate a Proposal to Extend Rental Car Excise Taxes onto Peer-to-Peer Car Shares April 1, 2019 Reforming Rental Car Excise Taxes March 26, 2019 Oregon’s Proposed Gross Receipts Tax Is More Damaging Than Proposed Value-Added Tax March 13, 2019 Rhode Island Entity-Level Tax Proposal Raises Legal and Practical Concerns March 11, 2019 There are Better Ways to Raise Revenue in Oregon Than a Gross Receipts Tax March 6, 2019 See Full List Back to Staff Page
