Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Democrats Peddle More Educational Entitlement, Not Enterprise
During a speech at UNLV this week, Hillary Clinton discussed higher education and her opinion that "more needs to be done to assure young people can achieve their dreams and free students from debt." While making higher education more affordable is certainly a...
How Has Liberia’s President Responded to Ebola? By Taking Extra Powers
Last week on October 7, it was reported that Liberia's President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, asked for more emergency powers to help contain and prevent the current Ebola crisis. Liberia is already under a state of emergency and curfew, which began in August. But...
Feds Tax Haul Tops $3 Trillion
This Washington Times piece did a nice overview of FY2014: The Treasury Department unveiled its Fiscal Year 2014 numbers, which showed that the government's revenue, for the first time ever, hit the $3 trillion mark. However, the government still overspent its...
Even the French are Fleeing High Taxes
Last week, I wrote about the population shift from the northeastern states to other parts of the country due to the high taxation. It seems that the Yankees aren't the only ones concerned enough with crushing taxes that they are willing to relocated -- the French are...
Joe Biden Gets the Economy Wrong
While stumping for Democrat candidates in Oregon, the Vice President shared his thoughts on the current economy with voters. And he got it very wrong. "Economic growth has replaced the income that was lost during the recession, but the gains went primarily to...
Obama Tries to Claim the Economy
Suddenly, Obama is everywhere talking about economic policies again. He is the mastermind behind the growth in corporate profits. He is the reason for the current stock market highs. He has single-handedly reduced unemployment to its lowest rate since 2008. He is...