Tag Archives: money

Is Income Tax Becoming Too Progressive?

Posted on October 21, 2008 by ChrisB

Fewer and fewer people are paying income tax and even less will be with either candidates tax plan. I don’t think this would be such a problem if we didn’t have such high spending, growing entitlements, and if so many … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, taxes | Tagged Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, civic tax, democracy, demographics, election, graduated rate income taxes, Greg mankiw, income, income tax, McCain, money, Obama, population, progressive, progressive taxation, tax plan, tax policy, tax shelters, taxes, treasury | Leave a comment

Follow the Left’s Money

Posted on September 4, 2008 by MikeR

Intellectual Conservative“What they all seemed to have, however, was gobs and gobs of money from leftist foundations and millionaires who wanted to change the world by supporting one or more of the myriad issues they embrace as their penance for … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web, MikeR's Page | Tagged left wing conspiracy, money, power, progressive, soros | Leave a comment

Sarah Nouveau Riche

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Lee

She raised less than $500k for the Alaska governor’s race in 2006. But as McCain’s running mate, Palin’s inaugurated a seven million dollar surge in donations to the McCain campaign. Given the excitement (near ecstasy, really) on the political right … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged campaign, donations, donors, finance, fundraising, John McCain, McCain, money, Palin, Sarah Palin | Leave a comment

Bernanke has a solution

Posted on August 14, 2008 by Lance

FROM: Dr Ben Bernanke Central Bank of United States of America 01-658-555-1234 TO: CEO Lagos, Nigeria Dear Friend: I have been requested by the regional members Federal Reserve of the USA to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Humor, Lance's Page | Tagged 419 scams, banking, Barry Ritholtz, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke, CDIV, Central Bank, CEO, chairman, comedy, deposit, depository, email, Federal Reserve, government, Humor, Lagos, money, New York, Nigeria, Nigerian spam, NY, public finance, taxes, United States, USA, Wall Street | Leave a comment

Ronpaul’s Millions

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Lee

One of the sadder aspects of Ronpaul’s candidacy is how many people (who can barely afford to do so), have been convinced to give well over their means to his campaign. My friend Jason has a co-worker who he believes … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged campaign, CBS News, Lew Rockwell, money, Ron Paul, Ronpaulism, Texas, Vaughn Ververs | 26 Comments

Noneconomic Man in Modern Europe

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Lee

photo: Tal Bright Thomas Barnett bemoans the grotesque state of economics education in Europe, which often ranges from the anti-capitalist to the simply fatuous. But consider this item he cites: Great French HS textbook: “Globalization implies subjugation of the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Economics, History, Lee's Page | Tagged 1918, Berlin, capitalism, communism, Economics, Europe, facism, French, History, Kraft durch Freude, market, materialism, money, noneconomic, Peter Drucker, Philosophy, progress, socialism, Sweden, Thomas Barnett, war, World War I, World War II | 5 Comments

Irrational Actors

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Lee

Michael Shermer examines the bizarre behavior of people in situations where they are forced to choose between relative money awards in social contexts. Remarkably, people will consistently choose less money, if more money would negatively affect their perception of their … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged behavioral economics, Economics, evolutionary economics, Michael Shermer, money, neuroeconomics, sociality | Leave a comment

Retreat to the Fringe

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Lee

Social conservatives and particularly crypto-socialist social conservatives (or “populists” if you prefer), are inevitably going to be a minority faction within the GOP. But to their great credit they themselves recognize this. The implications of that self-awareness are dire for … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Lee's Page | Tagged 1988, Abadgaran, agenda, Coup d'État, democratic, Domestic Politics, Edward Luttwak, extremist, GOP, insurgent, Iowa, John McCain, majority, Mick Stockinger, Mike Huckabee, money, New Hampshire, Pat Robertson, populism, religion, Republicans, social conservatives, socialism, South Carolina, speed | 4 Comments

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