Tag Archives : tax reform
Why the VAT May Seem Good in Theory, but Is Bad in Reality
It’s not the economics that are the problem, it’s the politicians.
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The Biggest Tax Scam Is the Internal Revenue Code and the IRS
The IRS wants us on the look at for tax scams. Found one! It’s the IRS.
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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...Prosperity Update February 20, 2015
A coalition letter calls for tax reform, Panama defends against unjust tax haven charges, and the ongoing FATCA devastation.
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Impact of the U.S. Election on Offshore
This article appeared in Cayman Financial Review.
read more...Prosperity Update December 19, 2014
Improving health care through drug competition, a UN encroachment on sovereignty, and the latest nonsense to come out of the OECD.
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The Case Against the IRS and the “Progressive” Income Tax
There are many different tax reform proposals that exhibit the principles of a good tax system.
read more...Did the Wave Election Put Tax Reform on the Agenda?
Is reform more likely now that Republicans have the Senate?
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Lower Tax Rates > Targeted Tax Credits
Some folks on the right in Washington, generally known as reformicons (short for reform conservatives), want the Republican Party to de-emphasize marginal tax rate reductions and instead focus on providing tax relief to parents. There are many leaders in this movement and, if you want to learn more about the tax proposals being discussed, I […]
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Some Praise for a Minor Part of Obamacare
I like to think that very few people despise Obamacare more than me. I don’t like Obamacare because it’s a fiscal boondoggle. I don’t like Obamacare because it’s bad healthcare policy. I don’t like Obamacare because it generated an embarrassingly bad decision by the Supreme Court. I don’t like Obamacare because it is driving people out of the labor forceand into government […]
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