Economics

Connecticut tax revenue up … Until tax increases implemented 16 months ago

By Steve McGough | November 15, 2012 |

If you think a “balanced approach” is the right way to go, let’s take a brief look at headlines concerning Connecticut tax revenue in early 2011 as compared stories this week.

Hinderaker takes on Obama concerning math and taxes

By Steve McGough | November 15, 2012 |

Last night, John Hinderaker called out President Obama on his ability to calculate the results of his tax plan. I did the same thing on Nov. 7, and I’m hoping* the media will also take a few minutes to run the numbers based on tax data collected.

Boehner and GOP talking about tax increases again

By Steve McGough | November 7, 2012 |

I have a hunch my newsreader feed will once again be populated with posts about this afternoon’s Washington Post story referencing House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) refreshed openness to accepting new revenue. Oh joy.

The Obama Price Tag

By TomTGRWolcott | November 5, 2012 |

Tomorrow is election day.  Are you ready?  Are you still undecided?  Well perhaps this may just put some things into perspective for you.

Taxes and the election

By SoundOffSister | October 13, 2012 |

We, as voters, are confronted with two distinct theories of taxation in the upcoming election.  Our choice will frame our future, so let’s look back for guidance.

25% of Social Security disability benefits may be paid out improperly

By Steve McGough | September 17, 2012 |

And the hits keep coming for the Obama administration! OK … it’s not just the Obama administration, it’s the culture of federal government dependency that has been growing for decades. A Senate panel reviewed 300 disability case files and found 25 percent “failed to properly address insufficient, contradictory, or incomplete evidence.”

Hurricanes always bring the same news story – Complaints of price gouging

By Steve McGough | August 27, 2012 |

Would you rather have NO gasoline at yesterday’s price of $3.89 or a few gallons of gas available today so you can get out of the path of the storm for $6.89 a gallon today? It’s really a simple choice, but we’re already seeing stories about price gouging in south Florida and the Gulf states.…

From Rags to Riches, the Harry Reid Story

By Dave in EH | August 18, 2012 |

Ever wonder how the flacks and hacks make their millions while in Congress? Here’s how: “In 2004, the senator made $700,000 off a land deal that was, to say the least, unorthodox. It started in 1998 when he bought a parcel of land with attorney Jay Brown, a close friend whose name has surfaced multiple…

Will Smith changes tune on tax rates

By Steve McGough | August 9, 2012 |

He’s got no problem paying more taxes so “his country will grow,” but once he hears the French president is suggesting a 75 percent tax on income of more than $1 million Euros, he balks.

Milton Friedman on economics

By SoundOffSister | July 31, 2012 |

As my brother said today on his show, today would have been Milton Friedman’s 100th birthday.  He passed away in 2006.  He won the Nobel Prize in economics for 1976, 200 years after our country began.  He believed firmly in the economic principles of our founding.