Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
CEI: 2015 Was A Record Year for Regulations
In 2015, the federal government’s published 82,036 pages of rules, proposed rules and notices. It surpassed last year's 77,687 pages broke the previous record of 81,405 pages in 2010. Competitive Enterprise Institute issued their yearly survey of the federal...
Clinton’s Abominable Corporate Exit Tax
Last month, Hillary Clinton revealed an idiotic idea in her tax plax that would yet again target American businesses. Clinton proposed creating an “exit tax” for companies that might try to merge with another foreign company. While that concept is ridiculous enough in...
Epstein: Will the Real Paul Krugman Show Up?
Recently, Gene Epstein of Barron's made a fascinating observation about Paul Krugman, the New York Times' darling of economics. On December 18th in the NYTimes, Krugman wrote about the film, "The Big Short", which was about the "housing bubbles and retold lies." In...
WSJ: Obama Still Spied on Bibi, Leading to Spying on Congressional Members
In a stunning report issued today by the Wall Street Journal, it was revealed that Obama has continued to spy on certain international allies even after pledging not to more than two years ago. The Wall Street Journal "conducted interviews with more than two dozen...
IRS Questions and Answers Regarding Individual Insurance Forms
Today, the IRS issued a series of questions and answers about health care forms that individuals will receive in the next few months. These forms are the 1095-A, 1095-B, and 1095-C. The information is "intended to educate individual taxpayers and describe the forms,...
The EPA and the Gold King Mine Investigation
Earlier in December, the EPA published a document referencing the Gold King Mine disaster, saying that they intended to “clarify any misunderstandings about the incident.” The EPA had "recently interviewed two material witnesses to the EPA’s activities at Gold King...