Military Spending as an Economic Stimuli
by Martin Feldstein says that the planned budget cuts at the Department of Defense shouldn’t happen. At first read the idea seems ludicrous. The U.S. already …
Category: Taxation
I.O.U.S.A. the Movie
To the extent that a slap in the face is ever something to seek out, the free, 30-minute version of I.O.U.S.A the Movie is a …
Obama on Taxes
I have every confidence that Barack Obama believes himself when he says that tax levels and brackets should be about fairness. In fact, the idea …
Hillary Ignoring Economists on Gas Tax Holiday
Robert Reich, a former Clinton Secretary of Labor who now favors Barack Obama, says that the gas tax holiday Ms. Clinton supports – as does …
In Favor of Keeping Gas Tax
Federal gas taxes help support America’s transportation system, one in which roadways all over the nation are being repaired and upgraded after a period of …
Liberals, Taxes, and Pain
Sometimes I have a tendency to treat liberal as if it is a dirty word. And sometimes I skip the part about explaining why that …
WSJ Disproves Wage Stagnation
Earlier today the Wall Street Journal showed how the myth of income stagnation and decreased social mobility is just that – a myth: The Treasury …
NPR, PBS, and your money
by Every now and then, I swallow a couple sedatives and visit the moveon.org web site. I figure it’s my duty to head over there, if …
IRS Employees Mis-using Computers?
Internal Revenue Service employees using thousands of computers accessed prohibited Web sites, blah, blah, blah. There’s nothing unusual about this; every company has the same …
Marriage Tax Penalty
Simple mathematical proof that the tax man is sticking it to married couples. Is it time for a flat tax yet?