Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Thomas Perez Called For “Shared Prosperity” 20 Times in Speech
Thomas Perez was Obama's Labor Secretary pick 15 months ago, and he's emerging as top contender for Attorney General as well. Is it any wonder that he gave a major speech at the National Press Club this week to share his vision of America? Entitled, "Calling for an...
Michelle Nunn Doesn’t Understand Basic Economics
Michelle Nunn has been getting a lot of traction on the “shipping jobs overseas” rhetoric in an effort to paint her opponent, David Purdue, as unsympathetic to American workers. It’s a tactic toward anyone who is in business to demagogue them for shipping jobs...
Democrats Peddle More Educational Entitlement, Not Enterprise
During a speech at UNLV this week, Hillary Clinton discussed higher education and her opinion that "more needs to be done to assure young people can achieve their dreams and free students from debt." While making higher education more affordable is certainly a...
How Has Liberia’s President Responded to Ebola? By Taking Extra Powers
Last week on October 7, it was reported that Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, asked for more emergency powers to help contain and prevent the current Ebola crisis. Liberia is already under a state of emergency and curfew, which began in August. But...
Feds Tax Haul Tops $3 Trillion
This Washington Times piece did a nice overview of FY2014: The Treasury Department unveiled its Fiscal Year 2014 numbers, which showed that the government's revenue, for the first time ever, hit the $3 trillion mark. However, the government still overspent its...
Even the French are Fleeing High Taxes
Last week, I wrote about the population shift from the northeastern states to other parts of the country due to the high taxation. It seems that the Yankees aren't the only ones concerned enough with crushing taxes that they are willing to relocated -- the French are...