April 26, 2017 – 7:09 am
Is there anything wrong with a tax plan that would put more money in the pockets of Americans, money that citizens, and businesses, have earned? The NY Times has found a way Trump’s Tax Plan: Low Rate for Corporations, and for Companies Like His President Trump plans to unveil a tax cut blueprint on Wednesday […]
February 23, 2017 – 2:33 pm
Remember when the city of Philadelphia, home to the odious Eagles and Flyers, enacted a tax on “sugary” drinks? How’s that working out? About as well as carbon taxes Soda companies, supermarkets report 30-50 pct. sales drop from soda tax The hell you say! Two months into the city’s sweetened-beverage tax, supermarkets and distributors are […]
April 16, 2015 – 8:25 am
Over the last few years, we’ve heard lots of talk about not shaming people, especially when it comes to “body shaming” and “slut shaming”. But, hey, what about when it comes to taxes? The NY Times publishes an op-ed by Ricardo Perez-Truglia and Ugo Troiano Shaming Those Who Skip Out on Taxes IN 2006, according […]
January 18, 2015 – 8:26 am
Last time he tried this, all his rich buddies, who were making massive donations to Obama’s campaign, along with other Democrats, Democrat groups, and outside Democrat groups, felt this was great. They were like “yeah, raise my income tax.” I doubt they’ll be so enthusiastic this time (Huffington Post) During his State of the Union […]
January 8, 2015 – 8:40 am
Democrats controlled the Senate from the start of 2007 through just a few days ago. They could have passed legislation doing just that, particularly during the time period of 2009-2010, when they also controlled the House and the Presidency. Durbin could have submitted legislation at any time. It’s rather interesting that he is pushing this […]
December 3, 2014 – 7:50 am
It sure appears that way, since the IRS is defying a court order to turn over documents. It also should come as no surprise that most media outlets have completely ignored this story (Fox News) An IRS watchdog is acknowledging that thousands of documents related to requests between the White House and the tax agency […]
September 23, 2014 – 7:21 am
This is something Progressives are Very Concerned over, despite happening rarely, so Obama is going to act (Politico) The Obama administration announced on Monday that it will use its regulatory authority to crack down on tax inversions, the maneuver used by Burger King and other companies to cut their tax bills by moving their tax […]
September 17, 2014 – 7:17 am
If you guessed “Warmists should give up use of fossil fuels, air conditioning, ice makers, hair dryers, DVRs, smartphones, computers, and should walk/bike to work, only buy local, plant their own gardens, line dry their clothes, and just go completely carbon neutral in order to show non-believers that they’re serious and believe what they say”, […]
September 15, 2014 – 8:13 am
That’s out of 34 nations, to be clear (Wall Street Journal) On Monday the Tax Foundation, which manages the widely followed State Business Tax Climate Index, will launch a new global benchmark, the International Tax Competitiveness Index. According to the foundation, the new index measures “the extent to which a country’s tax system adheres to […]
July 26, 2014 – 7:02 am
Another Saturday, more populism attacks. Interestingly, he does suggest a Good Idea amongst his populist rhetoric Weekly Address: Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes In this week’s address, the President continued his call for our nation to rally around an economic patriotism that says rather than protecting wasteful tax loopholes for a few at the top, we […]
