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Tag 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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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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Tax Policy in the Obama Administration
For a technical look at what’s ahead, fifteen tax profs offer their thoughts on tax policy in the new Obama Administration.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged obama administration, tax policy, tax professors, taxes
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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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George Reisman vs. Barack Obama
George Reisman’s Blog“The loot?and?plunder theory is the theory of Obama, of the Democratic Party, and of much of the Republican Party. It is time to supplant it with the sound economic theory developed by generations of intellectual giants ranging from … Continue reading
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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Taxed to Death?
Maybe. Professor Mankiw has the gory details.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Greg mankiw, progressive taxation, Ross Lockridge Jr., taxes
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Sheesh!
I would call this ignorance, but it is worse than that. The Times reporters just believe corporations are such a honey pot they didn’t even stop to think. They just wrote.
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged accounting, business, corporations, honey pot, ignorance, Media, New York Times, Reporters, taxes
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A Conservative Blueprint for Health Care?
Ryan Ellis, the Tax Policy Director at Americans for Tax Reform, presents 3 principles of conservative health care. Principle 1: Conservative health care reform should neither raise taxes nor increase the size of government. You’d think this would be a … Continue reading
Tropical Tax Paradises
No sales tax, no income tax, no capital gains tax, no inheritance tax….If I could only figure out a way to have income in Grand Cayman, I’d move without a minute’s notice. As it stands, it’s easy to avoid taxes … Continue reading
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Tagged capital gains, Caymans, Grand Cayman, income, income tax, inheritance tax, paradise, taxation, taxes, tropical
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Middle Class Burdens
Thanks to Don Boudreaux, I found this “Inconvenient Truth” about the struggles of the middle class. As readers here know, I have long been a bear on housing, but as always those who want their hands on our wallet can … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Education, Lance's Page
Tagged Education, housing, taxes
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I’m with Senator Obama
At least on this topic. Economists in general oppose a tax holiday because it would encourage consumption of gasoline at a time of soaring demand. Billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens, a longtime Republican donor, criticized Sen. McCain’s policy in an … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, energy, Peg's Page
Tagged gas taxes, McCain, Obama, oil, T Boone Pickens, taxes
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Tragic News for Leftists
Due to free markets, capitalism and freedom in general, the world is getting wealthier. The last quarter century has witnessed remarkable progress of mankind. The world’s per capita inflation-adjusted income rose from $5400 in 1980 to $8500 in 2005.Schooling and … Continue reading
Wesley Snipes has put tax protesters in the cross hairs of the IRS
Actor Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this month. Basically he blamed it on the tax advice he received. Whether one believes that he didn’t know that when one earns $38 million … Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, Law
Tagged IRS, tax deniers, tax policy, tax protesters, taxes, Wesley Snipes
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From the mouths of…Crotchety old socialists
There is only one way to kill capitalism – by taxes, taxes, and more taxes. Karl Marx
Voting With Your Feet
One of my liberal friends routinely rails at me for being such a selfish, uncaring conservative. When I remind him, though, that he is the one who moved from Minnesota to Florida because he “could not afford the taxes” in … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Peg's Page
Tagged conservative, cost, liberal, taxes
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Kyl & McCain
Arnold has to govern liberal California, Rudy had to govern liberal NYC and McCain…McCain is from Arizona. So what exactly is his excuse for his dramatic shift to the Left over time? Lest you think he has one, here’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2006, Arizona, Arnold Schwarzenegger, big business, California, conservative, electability, election, John McCain, Jon Kyl, Kudlow & Company, Larry Kudlow, liberal, Media, NYC, Rudy Giuliani, senate, taxes
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Indexing Capital Gains
Richard Rahn pushes for the indexing of capital gains due to inflation as part of the stimulus. Accounting for inflation in this way has the advantages of producing more short-term revenue to the Treasury as long-term gains are “unlocked.” Furthermore, … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Election 2008, Investing, Lance's Page
Tagged capital gains, Economics, fiscal stimulus, inflation, IRS, taxes
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Megan McCardle calls the Democrats bluff
I don’t want to hear any more about how the Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility; none of them are planning to close the current deficit, much less deal with the now-seriously-it-really-is-looming entitlement problem. Their tax code changes will … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Lance's Page
Tagged Democrats, election 08, fiscal repsonsibility, Hillary, Republicans, spending, taxes
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