Tag Archives : income tax
With a Bold and Pure Flat Tax, Ben Carson Sets the Standard for Pro-Growth Reform
With new details, his overall tax plan grade gets a boost.
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More Dishonest Data Manipulation from Tax-Happy Bureaucrats at the OECD
The OECD is disingenuously cherry-picking data to support its far left ideology.
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Regarding Eisenhower’s Tax Rates, We Should Listen to JFK Rather than Bernie Sanders
Democrats didn’t used to be so infatuated with punitive tax rates.
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In One Image, the Case for Ripping Up the Internal Revenue Code
Rather than trashing the Constitution, we should be trashing the internal revenue code.
read more...The State of Washington Should Learn a Very Important Lesson from Connecticut about the Dangers of an Income Tax
Why I’m so vocal against tax hikes.
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Grading the Rubio-Lee Tax Reform Plan
How does their plan stack up against these criteria for good tax reform?
read more...The Laffer Curve, Tax Progressivity, and Government Revenue: What’s the Higher Priority for Leftists, Raising Revenue or Punishing Success?
A conundrum for the left: the best way of maximizing revenue is to minimize the economic damage of the tax system.
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Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, which Nation and State Punish Success Most of All?
I’ve shared some interested rankings on tax policy, including a map from the Tax Foundation showing which states have the earliest and latest Tax Freedom Days. There’s also a depressing table showing that the United States “earns” a lowly 94th place in a ranking of business-friendly tax system. Heck, there’s even a map showing the states with the highest wine taxes, […]
read more...If You Want Jobs and Growth, Keep in Mind that Obamanomics also Doesn’t Work on the State Level
The Tax Foundation in Washington does some great work on fiscal issues, but I also admire their use of maps when they want to show how various states perform on key indicators. They’re best known for “Tax Freedom Day,” which measures how long people have to work each year before they’ve earned enough to satisfy […]
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Is Today – the Anniversary of the Income Tax – the Worst Day in American History?
There have been some unfortunate and dark days in American history, but what was the worst day? Some obvious choices include December 7, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and September 11, when the terrorists launched their despicable attack. Another option (somewhat tongue in cheek) might be January 20 since Republican partisans would say that’s […]
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