by Brian Garst | Jun 27, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Shakespeare would likely describe the latest major legislation winding its way through Congress as a piece of legislation crafted by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Rather than address the systemic distortions created by prior government policies,...
by Brian Garst | Jun 26, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
Campaigning in Wisconsin, Vice President Biden met his match in a local small business owner. It doesn’t have quite the snappy ring of “Joe the Plumber,” but it will do. Earlier today Joe Biden was in Wisconsin, trying to help Russ Feingold salvage...
by Brian Garst | Jun 25, 2010 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Tax Havens
As if the residents of the Gulf Coast haven’t had it hard enough, the IRS is moving in to make sure they get their cut of any payouts from BP. These government bureaucrats even have the chutzpah to pretend that their actions are benevolent and beneficial on the...
by Brian Garst | Jun 24, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
DeMint’s amendment to prevent the current rate on capital gains and dividends from increasing to 20 percent at the end of the year fell well short on Wednesday. The only party defectors in the 40-57 defeat of the amendment were Democrat Ben Nelson, who supported the...
by Brian Garst | Jun 22, 2010 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Taxation
In today’s political climate of big government, big spending and big taxes, it’s important to recognize when someone in Congress stands up and gets it right. Senator Jim DeMint did just that recently when he proposed an amendment, to the current tax...
