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Tax Politics

The Politics of Taxes

Reciprocal Tariff Ignorance

President Trump continues to pursue his misguided tariff crusade believing that he is somehow protecting American industries and employment. His latest move, reciprocal tariffs (which he intends to begin April 2), is even worse. Trump has stated that he plans to impose tariffs based on “what they charge us, we charge them,” which is an economically stupid idea. Advocates of this policy like to...
Are Obamacare Pressures Unconstitutional?

As each day passes, the various facets of Obamacare are getting implemented in order to be fully operational by 2014. And we are beginning to hear about difficulties in the implementation caused primarily by either 1) people or companies trying to avoid the...

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Obama’s Business Policies Push Jobs Overseas

There is an erroneous sentiment perpetuated by the media that our government gives corporate tax breaks for moving jobs overseas, implying that our tax laws favor countries like China and India over the United States. This is simply untrue. Expenses that companies and...

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Governor Cuomo and his “Double Taxation” Disaster

Governor Cuomo is on the list of presidential potentials for 2016. His positions on state and federal taxes need to be elucidated in case he becomes a major candidate in the next couple of years. For instance, Governor Cuomo lashed out against the recent federal...

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IRS Scandal Timeline (Pieced Together From Media Reports)

With all the reports coming in fast and furiously from different news agencies, here’s a pieced-together timeline of events.  The information below is a timeline of events taken from numerous media outlets with their links provided. Early 2010: WSJ: The report...

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