Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
Federal Tax Scofflaws: One Down, Thousands to Go.
One down and apparently thousands to go. Charlie Rangel apparently is just the tip of the iceberg. I thought paying your taxes was patriotic?
Read MoreThe stark reality of our national debt
Reams have been written about extending, or not, the Bush tax cuts. Many in Washington claim, now that the election is upon us, that something must be done to reduce the deficit, and, we are presumably led to believe that increasing taxes on the very wealthy is the answer.
Read MoreEconomics Primer: The Laffer Curve
For those of you interested in a lesson about the Laffer Curve, here you go. I think it’s necessary to bring the topic of tax rates – and those of tax increases and tax decreases – a bit more into focus since the topic comes up so frequently.
Read MoreGovernment will spend whatever the tax system will raise (more like double…)
I’ve been reading a bit about Milton Friedman, a Hoover Institution economist – not a politician – who past away in 2006. Conservatives can learn quite a bit from this great man. We need another conservative economic mentor for present-day, and maybe Dan Mitchell is that person?
Read MoreThe true cost of hiring just one employee
I have talked about this until I am blue in the face. But when I heard financial wizard and former actor, Wayne Rogers, put it all down in numbers, I just had to record and present. Those of you who have never run a business, never created a job, never met a payroll, never sweated…
Read MoreSenator Kerry: do as I say, not as I do
Of course we all know by now that Senator John Kerry (D. Ma.) moored his new gabillion dollar yacht (built in New Zealand) in Rhode Island so that he wouldn’t have to pay sales and use taxes of over $500,000 to the state of Massachusetts. But, here is what you may not remember. While running…
Read MoreOdds and ends
Two other articles caught my attention this week, neither of which warranted an entire post, but, both of which need your attention. Odds: GM is now seeking new help from more financial institutions to assist GM in obtaining loans for GM customers who want to purchase cars. About 3 years ago, GM sold control of GMAC, it’s “in…
Read MoreSec. Clinton does not think the rich pay enough taxes
Yup, the rich do not pay enough taxes. Well Secretary of State Clinton, since you think that way, may I suggest you and your husband cut a check and pay extra local, state and federal taxes immediately. There is nothing stopping you from paying more, but you won’t do it … and you know it.
Read MoreDr Zero and Peter Schiff … and Fox 61
Big doings tomorrow. Hot Air blogger and economic analyst extraordinaire, Dr Zero, joins us tomorrow, at 10 AM. I have been more than a little impressed with John Hayward, otherwise known as Dr Zero. We’ll talk about his two most recent posts … The Dreadful Equation and The Luxury of Conservation. These are must reads,…
Read MoreObama: Read my lips … we’re not playing that Washington game
It’s not a game Mr. President. You flat-out promised no tax increases. Today during the opening ceremonies for the bi-partisan Debt Commission, President Obama, refused to rule out tax increases for families making less than $250,000. A VAT and other taxes are on the table.
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