New Belgium Brewery’s employees think like owners. Because they are.

New Belgium Brewery’s employees think like owners. Because they are.

Alex Brill was quoted in Fast Company for his research on tax policy effects on business:

“… [Brill] has found that employees in ESOPs “get better at the job, and instead of quitting as soon as they get skills, they stay and get more skills.” Companies with ESOPs require fewer managers, as AEI’s Brill discovered in his research, because workers are given more freedom and are better able to manage themselves.”

Rising Tax Burdens for Those Earning the Most

Rising Tax Burdens for Those Earning the Most

Is the tax code sufficiently progressive? The answer depends not only on the values of the person answering the question, but it also is a surprisingly tricky empirical exercise. What counts as income and who pays the corporate tax? How should one measure households?