Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Failing to Lead on Foreign Policy
Most Americans would score Obama poorly on foreign policy issues. It’s a conundrum, really, because most of the things he has done, people seem to have supported him - from pulling troops out of Afghanistan, to not going to war in Syria. And yet, people think he has...
A Bigger Lie Than Even “You Can Keep Your Doctor”: The Gender Pay Gap Myth
Can you believe it — a bigger lie than “you can keep your doctor”? President Obama’s comments regarding the gender pay gap and discrimination are as vicious a lie as his statements that you can keep your doctor. The idea that women earn $.77 for every $1.00 that men...
Bernie Sanders, Economic Imbecile
Bernie Sanders recently chose to test the waters of a possible Presidential campaign by weighing in on the deliberations regarding the Post Office. Thankfully, we have this Op-Ed so early on, because it reveals Sanders’ complete and utter inability to comprehend basic...
New York State and Medical Billing Issues
Would any consumer-driven industry be able to get away with this? "Surprise medical bills occur when a consumer does everything possible to use hospitals and doctors that are in the consumer’s insurance plan, but nonetheless receives a bill from a specialist or other...
Yellin’ About Yellen’s Interest Rates
Janet Yellen, the new Fed Chairman, recently spoke about her decision to continue low interest rates, calling the policy “beneficial.” As the WSJ noted, Yellen described how she seeks to assure the markets: "By keeping interest rates low, we are trying to make homes...
Quickly Noted: Another Bombshell — Collusion Between the IRS and the DoJ
From Katie Pavlich at Townhall.com "According to new IRS emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request from Judicial Watch, former head of tax exempt groups at the IRS Lois Lerner was in contact with the Department of Justice in May 2013 about whether...