Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
You are the real tax target
While the President is campaigning on “tax the rich” you need to understand that it is you, not the rich, that are the ultimate focus of the Democrat’s plan.
Read MoreJust saying… Government collects about $60 billion a year on sales of gasoline at the pump
In 2010, the United States consumed about 3.28 billion barrels of gasoline. With 42 gallons per barrel, that’s 137.8 billion gallons. There are state and federal taxes collected at the pump. How much did government collect?
Read MoreLet’s raise taxes on the rich and insure that…
overall government tax receipts will fall. That is the reality, but those on the left refuse to believe it. Now we have more proof, this time from the UK.
Read MoreDo Connecticut Democrats have “battered woman syndrome”?
An exchange on Jim’s show this morning made me laugh and think at the same time. A caller remarked paying (well, bribing) companies to come to Connecticut is analogous to paying a high priced mistress: when the money dries up, she disappears in the middle of the night. When you think about it, aren’t Democrats…
Read MoreJ.E. Dyer: Taxes should not be used to create a condition of “fairness”
Refocusing the issue. Over at Hot Air last night, J.E. Dyer reminds us taxes and the methods of taxation should not be driven by the concept of making things right, rather taxes should simply be used to pay for government. What a concept!
Read MoreTax-Exempt Media Matters for America illegally coordinates with Congress (Update)
We’ve known Media Matters for America is hiding behind its tax-exempt, non-partisan 501(c)(3) status, but it’s time the IRS calls them out and pull their tax-exempt approval.
Read MoreTaxing “the rich” doesn’t tax the rich after all
Last month we told you about the largest tax hike in the history of the state of Illinois, a 67% increase in income taxes, and corporate taxes rising to 9.5%. This would raise $2 billion and balance the budget claimed Governor Pat Quinn (D.). The tax was so widely popular that companies like Sears, the…
Read MoreThe Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street
About 10 months ago, Illinois passed what some believe to be the largest tax increase in the state’s history. This was on top of a tax rate in Illinois that already was one of the highest in the country. I don’t know whether Governor Pat Quinn (D.) followed this up by proudly announcing that Ilinois was open for business,…
Read MoreAll the President’s taxes
While we are still learning the complete details of the President’s new tax proposals, allegedly to be used to reduce the debt and deficit, some in the Senate have already offered their thoughts.
Read MoreThe Buffett tax
Today President Obama announced yet another tax proposal to reduce out debt. This tax increase is only on the real millionaires and billionaires. The thousandaires (i.e. those making more than $200,000 whose taxes will rise if the Bush tax cuts expire, as the President desires) won’t have to worry about this new proposal.
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