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Category: Taxing the American Public
April 5, 2021
OMGosh! This is fabulous!
I’ve occasionally said (tongue in cheek) that illegal immigrants should be catapulted back over the border. We’ll be kind . . . we’ll even give them a parachute. This article has an even better plan! I love it! Time To Do That Which We Are Accused By Lindell Denham -April 5, 2021 Are you a ‘normal, […]
August 20, 2015
December 18, 2012
Rephrasing the argument
This morning the Tea Party’s Facebook feed has another “bad Obama” posting. Various conservative groups run this sort of thing almost weekly. The latest is a repeat of how “bad” Obama is because he vacations in Hawaii and he’s off to do it again soon and it costs $4 million and “ew, isn’t that horrible”. […]
July 31, 2012
Milton Friedman’s 100th
Today is Milton Friedman’s 100th birthday. There are few people for whom I have as much respect, nor any I laud more frequently. In celebration of his birthday, I’d like to extend this idea. What if, in the process of writing new legislation, a short treatise was required that referenced all the prior related legislation, […]
June 16, 2012
April 4, 2012
Assigning homework
If you’ve been following the news, you know SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) had hearings last week on three things involving the Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act. On day one they heard arguments to determine if they could hear arguments . . . it was one of those “it’s a tax!”, “no, […]
March 17, 2012
November 18, 2011
Hearings on tax reform
I watched the Senate’s hearing on “Could Tax Reform Boost Business Investment and Job Creation?“. It’s fascinating. I’ve noted the important parts below. Listen to any bits that interest you. There are four tax reform presenters (Entin, Stone, Mastromarco and Hanlon) and about a dozen lawmakers listening and answering questions. Each presenter has five minutes […]
November 8, 2011
September 30, 2011
China Bashing
I’ve seen a lot of China bashing, blaming China for our trade deficits and how the economy is all China’s fault. What a load of crap. Anyone who has studied Hayek and/or watched Milton Freidman’s videos on economics knows better. It’s OUR fault we have a trade deficit. Our government keeps trying to pick winners […]