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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...
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Cantor on Cutting

One of my favorite elected officials, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, wrote an Op-Ed for his local newspaper in Virginia. Cantor addresses the fundamental and necessary economic premise that cutting spending will grow the economy.

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Thoughts On the Financial Crisis

USA Today Friday, January 28, 2011 The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission was impaneled to describe to Congress, the president and the American people what caused the financial crisis. What it produced was a story about the financial crisis, but not what caused the...

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