Brian Garst

Vice President, Center for Freedom and Prosperity

Brian Garst is Vice President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity in Virginia. He has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Florida Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree in Political Science from the University of West Florida. He is frequently published in U.S. and international outlets on the topics of tax competition, taxpayer privacy, and free market economics.

Recent Research by Brian Garst

— Aug 2, 2018
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Financial Markets, Laws, and Entrepreneurship

Financial Markets, Laws, and Entrepreneurship and Spurring Entrepreneurship through Capital Gains Tax Reform—chapters in a recent book on demographics and entrepreneurship—find that eliminating, or at least lowering, Canada’s uncompetitive tax rate on capital gains is the best policy for encouraging entrepreneurial financing, which is critical for new business startups.