Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
But Wait, There’s More! Another Round of IRS Computer Crashes Reported
First Lois Lerner's home computer crashed. Then it was seven IRS employees, many who had important positions. You can read about them here. Now, according to the Daily Caller, the IRS Deputy Associate Chief Counsel Thomas Kane reported in congressional testimony that...
Krauthammer’s Clarity
Charles Krauthammer's Op-Ed in the Washington Post this past week was a succinct and cogent piece of writing on the Gaza-Israeli conflict. Where many news organizations have been wont to blame Israel, Krauthammer calls it like it is. This piece was so excellent, it is...
Quickly Noted: IRS Lawsuit By Tea Party Groups Gets Green Light
A federal judge authorized two of three tea party complaints against the IRS to move ahead, despite a plea for dismissal from the accusations of discrimination. "In her ruling Thursday, Judge Susan Dlott allowed two of the tea party groups' claims — including that the...
The Internet Tax: What You Need to Know
State and local governments have been forbidden from taxing Internet access -- apparently forever -- according to a bill passed in the House on July 15. This measure was a response to updating the Internet Tax Freedom Act of 1996, which had a extension passed in 2007...
Major Contract Reform is Needed in the Philadelphia School System
The Teachers Union in Pennsylvania is putting self-interest ahead of the schools. A recent article in the WSJ highlights the problems of the Philadelphia school system trying to navigate the process of staff reduction. The unions claim that seniority is the only...
Government Still Running a Deficit Despite One Month Surplus
Even with record federal revenue, the government has a running deficit of $385 billion though the first nine months of fiscal 2014. According to CNSNews, "The White House Office of Management and Budget has estimated that in the full fiscal 2014, the federal...