Low rates are great, but it’s equally important to have a system that taxes economic activity only one time.
read more...It’s not the economics that are the problem, it’s the politicians.
read more...The IRS wants us on the look at for tax scams. Found one! It’s the IRS.
read more...How does their plan stack up against these criteria for good tax reform?
read more...A conundrum for the left: the best way of maximizing revenue is to minimize the economic damage of the tax system.
read more...There are many different tax reform proposals that exhibit the principles of a good tax system.
read more...I’m a long-time proponent of the flat tax for three simple reasons. 1. It replaces the discriminatory “progressive” tax with a single tax rate at the lowest possible level, thus reducing the tax penalty on productive behavior. 2. It gets rid of all forms of double taxation, such as the death tax and capital gains tax, meaning economic activity is never taxed more […]
read more...Some statements are so lame that they now serve only as punch lines. Nobody, after all, would ever claim to a teacher that “the dog ate my homework.” Moreover, surely few if any people ever actually assert to bill collectors that “the check is in the mail.” And I have to imagine that no guy […]
read more...I’m ecumenical on tax reform. I’ll support any plan that rips up the internal revenue code and instead lowers tax rates, reduces double taxation, and cuts out distorting loopholes. And as I explain in this interview, both the flat tax and national sales tax have a low tax rate. They also get rid of double taxation and they […]
read more...I realize this may be a thought crime by DC standards, but it sure would be nice to eliminate the high tax rates that undermine economic growth and reduce American competitiveness. At the risk of sharing too much information, I fantasize about a world without the internal revenue code. In addition to getting rid of high tax rates, […]
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