Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Obama’s Campaign Spending Mimics his Administration Spending
The NY Times is reporting the following tidbits about Obama's campaign : 1) President Obama has spent more campaign cash more quickly than any incumbent in recent history 2) The price tag: about $400 million from the beginning of last year to June 30 this year,...
More “Fair Share” Blame Game
After being caught by surprise on Tuesday at a press conference, Jay Carney admitted he did not know that Ohio military base -- to which President Obama would be flying and landing -- on August 1, would be closed due to defense cuts. So how does the Obama crowd spin...
Class-ifying Millionaires and Billionaires
Entitlement Accounting, Not Demographics
Catching up on the WSJ, I came across an opinion piece by Ben Wattenberg, who surmised that the current entitlement crisis is one of demographics; that is, our fertility rates are not able to sustain payment obligations. Though generally the WSJ and the American...
Executive Activism
Shortly after the oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court this past spring– which didn't seem to go very well at the time -- Obama warned against a version of constitutional "activism": “And I’d just remind conservative commentators that, for years, what we have...
Our Taxes Built That
Our taxes built that. If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads...