Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Obama on the Debt Ceiling in 2006 vs 2013
Supporters of President Obama continually try to rationalize his decisions on the basis of some philosophical and moral philosophy. In fact, it does seem clear to most rational thinkers that, in fact, the President chooses the most politically expedient position at...
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and 1600 Days Without a Budget
Today we have reached 1600 days without an operating budget for our country. But who’s actually counting right now? And why should we care? Currently, we have Syria at the forefront of discussion, which has put any substantive monetary debates on the back burner....
Why “Prevailing Wage” Theory is Not the Answer
The recent ruling in finding NYC’s prevailing wage unconstitutional was the correct decision. Bloomberg understands the fundamental economic premise regarding paying a wage what the market dictates the worker is worth. Those that support the prevailing wage policies...
Disparate Impact Practice and the IRS
The idea of “disparate impact” is a poisonous cancer that has taken root as an important concept in the business world. If we do not end it soon, it will continue to grow, extorting huge sums from innocent companies, creating an enormous economic burden on society,...
The Chicago Tribune Discovers the Emperor Has No Clothes
The Chicago Tribune has published a Sunday editorial calling for Obamacare to be re-written. The Chicago Tribune. The Tribune goes through the myriad of delays that the Administration has announced in the last few months, contrary to the actual written law, and then...
Seblius on Obamacare: This is the Law of the Land (except when it’s not)
Eye-opening words of HHS Secretary Sebelius yesterday: "This is no longer a political debate; this is what we call the law,” Sebelius told a group that includes Democrats and Republicans, elected officials, political appointees and bureaucrats. “It was passed and...