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Category Archives: taxes
Taxing Email is Useless
Derek Thompson at the Atlantic blog writes about a NY Times piece on taxing email. He’s not advocating it, or arguing against it but looking at the supposed benefits and negatives, and how it would likely increase instant messaging. What … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, taxes, Technology
Tagged broadband infrastructure, email, taxes, web
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Tea Party Turnout Totals
Texas leads the way with 18 protests and 64,000 attendees.
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, taxes
Tagged Houston, protests, tea party, Texas
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Sugarland Tea Party
Live at the Sugarland tea party now. Yes I’m working harder than Washington already. Good number of people here. Hundreds maybe over 1000 if you count people that left earlier. Young republican head talking now after the railroad commish I … Continue reading
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Houston Tea Party
I’m at the Houston tea party downtown right now. Over 1000 people easy (update: closer to 10,000). Definitely an experience. I can’t even get close enough to see the stage. Previous speaker was pretty good at firing up the crowd … Continue reading
List of All Tea Party Protests
A pretty comprehensive list for Texas here. I roughly estimate around 64 protests planned for just Texas. You’ll note that other states are listed on the right. I’m closer to the Sugarland one and may check it out. I’m curious … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, taxes
Tagged Houston, protests, tea party, Texas
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Happy Tax Freedom Day
Today is the day that we have earned enough to pay its tax burden for the year. This year’s day comes earlier than last year, though this is due to recent stimulus effects. Before you start to celebrate though, Doug … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Economics, taxes
Tagged obama administration, protests, tax freedom day, tax policy, taxes, tea party
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Why the AIG Mess is Ignorant Populism of the Worst Kind
Via Greg Mankiw comes this letter by a Mr. Desantis published in the NYTimes. The government is spinelessly trying to punish the very people who’s help it most needs. It’s almost tragic really. I am proud of everything I have … Continue reading
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David Cay Johnston Puts on his Bad Idea Jeans
(Edit: Mr. Johnston graciously replies in the comments section. It seems the invasion was a bit of a modest proposal that I failed to pick up on. While there are things to disagree with in the rest of the article, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Foreign affairs, taxes
Tagged bad ideas, calls for invasion, militant left, mother jones, tax shelters
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Hooray for Mental Health!
If you support the Paulson bailout plan that is. The New York Times has coverage. The Senate proposal would cost more than $100 billion and extend and expand many individual and business tax breaks, including tax credits for the production … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Lance's Page, taxes
Tagged economic stimulus, financial crisis, Paulson plan, renewable energy, taxes
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Lone accountant takes on IRS and wins
And millions of us may benefit. The dispute arose when more than 30 mutual life insurance companies became publicly traded corporations in the late 1990s and earlier this decade, in a process known as “demutualization.” Mutual companies are owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, taxes
Tagged Charles Ulrich, Demutualization, IRS, life insurance, Met Life, taxes
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