Staff > William Ahern
William Ahern
Director of Policy and Communications
ahern@taxfoundation.org
Bill Ahern is the Tax Foundation's Director of Policy and Communications. He has been the communications director and publications editor since 1988. He has also worked at Citizens for a Sound Economy and American Council of Life Insurance. His extensive knowledge of tax policy and economics makes him an invaluable resource to local and national journalists. Mr. Ahern is a graduate of the University of Rochester.
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Recent Media Appearances
- Audio: Communications Director on Radio America Discussing Obama's Proposal to Limit Charitable Contribution Tax Deductions for the Rich, March 26, 2009
- Video: Tax Foundation Communications Director on CNN Discussing Rising Local Property Taxes Across the Country, March 24, 2009
- CNBC's "Power Lunch" -- Global Warming Taxes, June 1, 2006
Contributions
- California Legislators Push for More Double-Digit Income Tax Rates, by William Ahern, July 14, 2008
- Maryland Flouts Regional Tax Competition with Historic Tax Hike, by William Ahern, April 9, 2008
- In For A Penny...: Book Review of "FairTax: The Truth - Answering the Critics", by William Ahern, February 10, 2008
- Tax Foundation Testimony Before the Ways and Means Committee of the Vermont Legislature, by William Ahern and Gerald Prante, December 11, 2007
- Maryland Legislature Approves New Taxes Across the Board: A Regional Comparison of the Three Possible Alternatives, by William Ahern, November 13, 2007
- Phone Company Sends Text Message: Remit Payment for Service and Taxes, by William Ahern and Curtis S. Dubay, February 13, 2007
- Tuning-Up Rhode Island's Business Tax Climate, by William Ahern, October 11, 2006
- Tax Reform Do's and Don'ts, by William Ahern and Andrew Chamberlain, October 23, 2005
- Blue States: Ready for a Less Progressive Tax Code?, by William Ahern, December 15, 2004
- Comparing the Kennedy, Reagan and Bush Tax Cuts, by William Ahern, August 24, 2004
- Tax Features, March/April 2004, edited by William Ahern, March 1, 2004
- Tax Features, January/February 2004, edited by William Ahern, January 1, 2004
- Tax Features, July/August 2003, edited by William Ahern, July 1, 2003
- Tax Features, Spring 2003, edited by William Ahern, April 1, 2003
- Tax Features, Winter 2002, edited by William Ahern, December 1, 2002
- Tax Features, September/October 2002, edited by William Ahern, September 1, 2002
- Tax Features, Summer 2002, edited by William Ahern, July 1, 2002
- Tax Features, March/April 2002, edited by William Ahern, March 1, 2002
- Tax Features, January/February 2002, edited by William Ahern, January 1, 2002
- Tax Features September 2001, edited by William Ahern, September 1, 2001
- Tax Features July 2001, edited by William Ahern, July 1, 2001
- Tax Features May 2001, edited by William Ahern, May 1, 2001
- Tax Features March 2001, edited by William Ahern, March 1, 2001
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- Tax Features November 2000, edited by William Ahern, November 1, 2000
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- Tax Features December 1999, edited by William Ahern, December 1, 1999
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- Tax Features November 1998, edited by William Ahern, November 1, 1998
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- Tax Features November 1997, edited by William Ahern, November 1, 1997
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- Tax Features December 1996, edited by William Ahern, December 1, 1996
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- Tax Features November 1995, edited by William Ahern, November 1, 1995
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- Tax Features December 1994, edited by William Ahern, December 1, 1994
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- Tax Features December 1993, edited by William Ahern, December 1, 1993
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- Tax Features October 1991, edited by William Ahern, October 1, 1991
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- Tax Features December 1990, edited by William Ahern, December 1, 1990
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- Tax Features January 1990, edited by William Ahern, January 1, 1990
