Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Obamacare: Bad Economics, Bad “Insurance”
Obamacare was sold to the public as universal health insurance. Insurance, in and of itself, is an exchange of a premium payment in return for a guarantee against specific loss criteria — such as damage or death. Prime examples of this are home and life insurance. And...
The IRS Targeting is Overreaching
As a CPA who has practiced for four decades, I can say without hesitation that the IRS conduct was severely overreaching. The cherry-picking of organizations and the burdensome scrutiny that was administered by IRS official is utterly beyond the scope of anything they...
The IRS Obamacare Provision Must Be Repealed Now
Recently, the IRS proposed a new regulation that is inconsistent with and actually in direct violation of Congressional law. The IRS was instructed by the Obama Administration to implement the extension of premium assistance tax credits not only for those purchasing...
Sen. Obama in 2007: “No More National Security Letters to Spy on Citizens Who Are Not Suspected of a Crime”
Senator Barack Obama at Woodrow Wilson Center on Terrorism, 8/1/07: "This Administration puts forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide...I will provide our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to...
Debunking the Myth of Social Security Solvency: What the Trustees Report Actually Says and What it Means
Faithful devotees on the Left continue to peddle the notion that Social Security is not in crisis, that it doesn’t contribute to the deficit, and there is no need for reform. However, reading through this year’s just-released Social Security Trustees report, the...