<ul> <li> <a href="http://www.publicola.net/2010/04/06/beer-and-taxes/">Publicola compares</a> beer consumption and beer tax rates. Higher taxes and lower consumption appear to be correlated. </li> <li>Former Tax Foundation expert Josh Barro <a href="http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2010/04/06/film_tax_credits_are_an_unaffordable_luxury_98407.html"> writes in <em>Real Clear Markets</em></a> why film tax credits make even less sense today. </li> <li>The IRS Commissioner <a href="http://www.press.org/wire/article.cfm?id=2054">speaks on enforcing</a> the health insurance mandate. </li> <li>The <em><a href="http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2010/4/6/study-california-public-pensions-underfunded-by-over-500b.aspx"> San Jose Mercury-News finds</a></em> that California’s public pension plans are underfunded by $500 billion. </li> <li>Chicago Heights, Illinois <a href="http://cbs2chicago.com/investigations/crash.tax.fire.2.1615889.html"> is charging</a> for city fire truck requests. </li> <li>Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute <a href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2010/04/bill-turnier-argues-for-a-vat.html"> debates</a> Bill Turnier of the University of North Carolina on the VAT. </li> <li>Governor Bredesen of Tennessee <a href="http://www.freedompub.org/profiles/blogs/tn-governor-wants-to-tax"> has proposed</a> taxes on “complimentary” hotel cable and breakfasts. </li> <li>The Streamlined Sales Tax folks are in town, so I want to <a href="/legacy/show/24919.html">re-post my commentary on the SSTP from last year</a>. </li> <li>The <em><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2010/0408/Benefits-from-a-marijuana-tax-California-is-dreaming?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fcsm+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+All+Stories%29"> Christian Science Monitor argues</a></em> that a marijuana tax in California would be a bad way to raise revenue. </li> </ul>
