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The Politics of Taxes
WSJ: Do Quick Shutdowns Work to Fight the Spread of COVID?
The WSJ had a thoughtful opinion piece a couple of days ago. The author wanted to "quantify how many deaths were caused by delayed shutdown orders on a state-by-state basis"as a means to examine the efficacy of quick shutdown. Below are some key takeaways, and you can...
COVID, Lockdowns, and the Economy
It might not be so crazy after all for relatively young people who are going broke and having their lives torn out from under them to try to get back to normal in as careful a way as possible: going to gyms, salons, and other businesses. Might it be reasonable for...
COVID and the Importance of Free Markets
One of the most important takeaways from this COVID affair is the clear evidence of how critically important free markets are. While the free market is developing workarounds for providing necessities and developing relevant new products, the government can’t get out...
Biden Wants to Nearly Double the Capital Gains Tax
Democrat Presidential Candidate Joe Biden not only wants to return capital gains to Obama-era rates, but furthermore he would increase them while simultaneously returning the top rate on ordinary income. Biden has said, “I believe we should, in fact, the capital gains...
The Club For Growth Needs Tweaking
For years I have been following the candidates that have been supported by the Club for Growth, contributing to both their campaigns and to the Club. Although overall they do a decent job finding and supporting candidates , there are two areas in which they are weak....
An Open Letter to Tea Party Patriots
An Open Letter to Tea Party Patriots: Years ago, I joined the Tea Party in New York, because I sincerely believed in its simple, yet extremely powerful and direct message. The Party stood for low taxes, limited constitutional government, individual liberty, and rule...