Tom Giovanetti

3 days ago | theblaze.com | Tom Giovanetti

The federal government’s bloated, outdated information systems have finally come under scrutiny. On his first day in office, President Trump signed a series of executive orders to cut waste and boost efficiency.

1 month ago | ipi.org | Tom Giovanetti

First, some context: Projected federal revenue for 2025 is $5.42 trillion. That’s where all budget and spending discussions should begin, and it’s how most states begin their budget discussions—with a revenue projection. But that’s not how we do it at the federal level.

1 month ago | ipi.org | Tom Giovanetti

by Tom Giovanetti | Multimedia Here's the video of IPI President Tom Giovanetti's appearance on Lone Star Politics, talking about secondary markets for event tickets.

1 month ago | theblaze.com | Tom Giovanetti

When President Donald Trump returned to office in January, nearly everyone in his circle agreed on the top priority: renewing the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Without action, a crushing 22% tax hike looms, threatening to undo the economic gains of the past decade. Extending the tax reform would also give businesses and investors the long-term stability they need to plan, expand, and hire. Repealing the C-SALT deduction would hammer small businesses — the backbone of the American economy.

2 months ago | ipi.org | Tom Giovanetti

There’s an interesting tension in free-market economics related to businesses. First, businesses are forms of free association in which people voluntarily pool their resources to accomplish more together than any of them could separately. Second, businesses profit most by serving customers, not by abusing them. So we start with an assumption that businesses are good things, not bad things, because businesses allow people to better themselves by serving others with products and services they want.