Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
State Budgets: Big (Empty) Promises
Many states continue to bamboozle their citizens by obfuscating the true depth of their debt that is occurring in the form of unfunded liabilities. Those liabilities are mainly state public pension plans, and they continue to routinely promise pie-in-the-sky returns,...
Fuzzy Math: The CBO Has Not Actually Scored Obamacare’s Deficit Impact Since 2012
With all the discussion swirling with regard to Jonathan Gruber, the stupidity of the American voter, and the funny scoring of Obamacare by the CBO, it's worth it to note that CBO trickery is still ongoing. Hats off to The Weekly Standard last month for delving into...
Romney Redux? No Thanks
Mitch Romney’s appearance on Fox News Sunday the weekend before Election Day confirmed that he should not be a candidate for President in 2016. Indeed, his inability to answer any of Chris Wallace’s questions made it painfully clear why he lost his election bid in...
The IRS Now Admits It Hasn’t Looked For Missing Lerner Emails
During the ongoing court case between Judicial Watch and the IRS, the IRS recently filed a "Defendant's Opposition to the Plaintiff's Motion Seeking Recovery", protesting the continued FOIA requests regarding Lerner's tapes. Some remarkable information emerged. In the...
Romney Has Got to Go
Romney’s appearance on Fox News Sunday this past weekend confirmed that Romney should not be a candidate for President in 2016. Indeed, his inability to answer any of Chris Wallace’s questions at all made it painfully clear why he lost his election bid in 2012. The...
It’s Election Day!
Will the Republicans take the Senate? Election Day Links (to be updated periodically) Republicans sense power shift; Dems rev up damage control WASH POST: 97% CHANCE GOP TAKES SENATE CNN 95% NYT: 70% PAPER: Where did O go wrong? NYT: Irate Electorate... Most ads on...