by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2011 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of the Internal Revenue Service, but I try not to demonize the bureaucrats because politicians actually deserve most of the blame for America’s complex, unfair, and corrupt tax system. The IRS generally is in the unenviable position of simply trying...
by CF&P | Sep 21, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Our tax system in America is an absurd nightmare, but at least we have some ability to monitor what is happening. We can’t get too aggressive (nobody wants the ogres at the IRS breathing down their necks), but at least we can adjust our withholding levels and control...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
This is just a rumor, but some of the “stimulus” money has been spent to buy new pencil sharpeners for the IRS. Apparently, the new equipment puts agents in the right frame of mind before auditing taxpayers.