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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...
It’s Not Kosher: The IRS and Z Street

The recent Z Street Case against the IRS before the D.C. Court of Appeals is a notable example of egregious behavior by IRS employees. Z Street is a group that was created in order to educate “the public about Zionism; about the facts relating to the Middle East and...

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Obama’s Taxes and Regulation Are Keeping Us Stagnant

I've written several times over the years about Obama's economic policies and anti-business climate as factors that have hampered this country's growth and recovery. Phil Gramm has a good piece in the WSJ recently that gave a succinct overview of all that is still...

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The Government Raisin Ring

Possibly one of the biggest property-rights case since Kelo has recently been argued before the Supreme Court. The property in question this time is not land, but raisins. A couple, the Hornes, who were raisin farmers in California were fined for declining to...

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Quickly Noted: The IRS Scandal, 2 Years Later

From the Hill: Exactly two years after the IRS first admitted improperly scrutinizing Tea Party groups, congressional investigations into the tax agency show no sign of drawing to a close anytime soon. Congressional Republicans say they are deeply irritated that they...

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Chris Christie’s Hail Mary

Chris Christie recently unveiled a plan to overhaul Social Security. This is his Hail Mary to get back in the game of running for President. Though I applaud his decision to make entitlement reform a major portion of his platform, his proposal is merely another veiled...

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