David Burton

Senior Fellow in Economic Policy

David R. Burton focuses on tax matters, securities law, entitlements and regulatory and administrative law issues as The Heritage Foundation’s senior fellow in economic policy. Read his research.

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LATEST

    • Opinion

    Should Taxpayers Be on the Hook for Bailing out Large Corporations? New Legislation Suggests Yes

    David Burton
    Taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing banks and large corporations. Nor should government be making bank failures more likely. But Congress just introduced bipartisan legislation that would do precisely that. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., both members of the Senate Banking Committee, have introduced the Main Street Depositor Protection Act, legislation that would…
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  • Dismantling DEI = Restoring Equal Protection of the Law
    David Burton

  • Why Small Businesses Cheer as Judge Strikes Down ‘Transparency’ Law
    David Burton

  • Legal Challenges Follow SEC Adoption of Costly, Burdensome Climate Rule
    David Burton

  • ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Is Euphemism for Big Government Socialism, Higher Prices
    Daren Bakst

  • GameStop, Robinhood, and Short Selling: Not a Free Market
    Norbert Michel

  • Congress Should Not Kick Small Businesses While They Are Down
    David Burton

  • Creating a Smart Financial System Based on Better Monetary Policy, Deregulation
    Norbert Michel

  • Roger Scruton Was a Giant of Conservatism
    David Burton

  • Why the SEC’s Consolidated Audit Trail Is a Bad Idea
    David Burton

  • Ted Budd’s Bill Would Help Main Street Small Businesses Find Investors
    David Burton

  • The Benefits of the Small Business Audit Correction Act
    David Burton

  • Elizabeth Warren’s Proposal Would Help Wronged Investors
    David Burton

  • The Economic Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
    Parker Sheppard

  • Republican ‘Anti-Terror’ Bill Takes Aim at Small Business
    David Burton

  • How the GOP Tax Bill Will Affect the Economy
    Parker Sheppard
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