Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Hypocrisy in Haiti
The criterion for charitable giving in recent years has become based on emotion rather than responsibility. An glaring example of this trend is the millions of dollars blindly poured into US and UN charities in response to the Haitian earthquake disaster. Never mind...
Wake Up, New York
A recent Op-Ed in the New York Post by John Faso, discusses the shrinking population in New York State and its implications for the future. Faso surmises that New Yorkers are fleeing the state -- most famously Rush Limbaugh -- because of high taxes and dismal job...
ObamaCare Unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson in Virginia has ruled the individual mandate portion of the Health Care bill is unconstitutional. Virginia's Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, filed the lawsuit last year shortly after Obamacare was passed. Cuccinelli argued that the...
Tax Cuts = Terrorism?
You can't make this stuff up. This Democrat temper tantrum was reported by RollCall. "Following several hours of floor speeches hammering the GOP, a handful of Democrats including Sens. Bob Menendez (N.J.), Charles Schumer (N.Y.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.),Claire...
F. A. Hayek’s “Road to Serfdom”
It's worthwhile to periodically re-read a good book. Hayek's "Road to Serfdom" is a mere 31 pages long. The book itself can be downloaded here. A longer version (96 pages) with commentary can be downloaded here. Take a few minutes to read it this weekend. You'll be...
The Truth About IRA Conversions
In just another example of the federal government cooking their books in ways that the SEC would say are criminal, lets look at the Roth IRA conversion. Individuals are flocking to convert their traditional IRA’s to a Roth, paying full current income taxes on the...