Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Open Thread — State of the Union
If you plan to tune in tonight to the State of the Union, I'll be running an Open Thread over at Bearing Drift, Virginia's premier conservative media group. Join me over there at 8:45 to discuss Obama's proposals. The main theme of the evening is "middle class...
Social Security Disability: A Case for Reform
Last week, the Washington Examiner did a nice job covering the growing Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) crisis, and Congress's recent response to it. The issue at stake is the 2016 benefit adjustment, which would cut 20% of benefits for more than 10 million...
Social Security is not Pay-As-You-Go and Its Unfunded Liabilities are Massive
There’s a First For Everything: Cautiously Optimistic About An Eric Holder Decision
Yes, yes -- I never thought I'd write something positive about Eric Holder, but from the looks of today's news in the Washington Post, Eric Holder has done something about which I (cautiously) agree. Today, Holder announced that he has "barred local and state police...
IRS Budget Cuts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Budget cuts to the IRS will be impacting citizens more drastically this year. The Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olsen, painted a bleak picture for filing season and beyond in her annual report to Congress. The Good: -- The number of audits will decline. The Bad: --...
Obama’s Keystone Absurdity
Obama increasingly keeps blathering about the Keystone pipeline in an increasingly negative way, such as how it isn’t economically sound or how it won’t do much for the US soil industry, and so forth. But does he have any idea how ridiculous his protests are,...