Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Joe Biden Gets the Economy Wrong
While stumping for Democrat candidates in Oregon, the Vice President shared his thoughts on the current economy with voters. And he got it very wrong. "Economic growth has replaced the income that was lost during the recession, but the gains went primarily to...
Obama Tries to Claim the Economy
Suddenly, Obama is everywhere talking about economic policies again. He is the mastermind behind the growth in corporate profits. He is the reason for the current stock market highs. He has single-handedly reduced unemployment to its lowest rate since 2008. He is...
Reviving a 30 Year Old Book: The Political Crisis of the 1850’s
Michael F. Holt's book, The Political Crisis of the 1850's, was written in the early 80's, but its content is eerily prescient of today's political playground. In this book, Holt offered his not-so-typical thesis of why the Civil War happened. He suggested that is was...
High Taxes and Demographic Shift Affect Congressional Representation
I have written on this subject before, and now the effects of high taxes and population migration are playing out in a substantial, political way: the decline of about 40% of Congressional seats in the northeast. According to the Census Bureau, high taxpayers are...
Breaking: Pruitt vs Burwell — IRS Rule In Excess of Statutory Jurisdiction
Ruling from the Pruitt vs Burwell Obamacare case. Summary: Federal Courts just hammered Obamacare yet again. The judge sided with the DC panel opinion that the language referring to "state exchanges" meant just that -- State, not federal. This strikes against the...
The “Internet Tax” Is An Unfair Revenue Grabber
Discussion began heating up again about the "internet tax" last week when lawmakers pushed back the moratorium on Internet access taxes -- set to expire on Nov. 1 -- until mid-December during the lame-duck session. In the meantime, let's call it out for what it really...