Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Why Hillary Clinton Could Run On Repealing Obamacare
With all the talk abuzz about an inevitable Hillary Clinton candidacy, I wager that her platform might quite likely include repealing Obamacare. Hillary is certain to declare late in the spring so that she can positively impact the midterm elections to benefit the...
Reflection of the Day
"To advocate any clear-cut principles of social order is today an almost certain way to incur the stigma of being an unpractical doctrinaire. It has come to be regarded as the sign of the judicious mind that in social matters one does not adhere to fixed principles...
Florida to Surpass NY in Population — It’s The Taxes…
The NYTimes ran an article yesterday talking about the curious population shift from NY to FL. The biggest thing missing from the article's conclusions, however, is the affect of taxes on New York's population (re)location. A CNSnews report last year discussed a study...
Pope Francis and Free Markets
As a Jewish guy, I hardly pay attention to the leaders of other religions, but Pope Francis has won my admiration since his election this past spring. So it was somewhat dismayed when I read his recent Papal Exhortation published last month. In one section, Pope...
The Liberty of Risk
Ben Casselman penned a thoughtful piece this summer in the WSJ which documented the decline of risk-taking in business ventures. Hard data show that both the number of new companies and the use of venture capital is waning. And this downward trend is a major...
Obamacare Architect Now Says If You Want to Keep Your Doctor, You Can Pay More, but Whitehouse.gov Still Says Otherwise
Today, the architect of Obamacare, Zeke Emanuel, modified another one of Obama's promises. This time, he explained the "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor" now actually means "if you want to, you can pay for it,". During Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace...