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Veronique de Rugy



Mar 19, 2026
Calif. Scaring Away Tax Base It's Dangerously Dependent On
The wealth tax will not save the hospitals. It will not fix Medi-Cal. It will accelerate the departure of a taxpayer base California is already dangerously dependent on.


Mar 12, 2026
Gov't Doesn't Collect Too Little, It Spends Too Much
The problem is not that the government collects too little. It's that the government spends too much.


Mar 5, 2026
Expanding HSA Eligibility Can Lessen Healthcare Costs
The healthcare market is hindered in many ways, but the core structural problem is simple: The person receiving care is almost never the person actually paying for it.


Feb 26, 2026
Trump's Tidy Tariff Stories Aside, Ours Still the Price to Pay
The administration's tariff policy isn't working. Americans already know it, which is why strong majorities are firmly opposed. The tariffs' legality will continue to be litigated. The talking points will be recycled. For now, the steep price tag will remain ours to pay.


Feb 23, 2026
Borrowing to Fund '3rd Rail' Inflationary, Makes Congress Vulnerable
Inflation is a silent, unvoted-on tax. It hurts retirees. It squeezes workers; rewarding speculation over productive investment. The temptation is to borrow, avoid conflict. This time, inflation could break out. Voters will pay first, then they will assign blame.


Feb 11, 2026
Wealth Taxes Won't Fix a Broken Fiscal Culture
Wealth taxes are also a uniquely blunt and damaging instrument. Across advanced economies, they have repeatedly been narrowed or even repealed after delivering disappointing revenue, tax avoidance, capital flight and costly administrative battles.


Jan 29, 2026
Tariffs Don't Restore Competitiveness, Pricing Power
Tariffs didn't restore competitiveness or pricing power. They jacked up costs and made American production less attractive at the margin.


Jan 22, 2026
GOP Becoming More Comfortable with Democrats' Policies
If believing in free markets makes you a RINO, fine. But let's at least be honest: The GOP is not becoming more conservative. It's becoming more comfortable with Democrats' positions such as bans, controls, and government direction of private economic life.

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