Archive for the ‘taxes’ Category
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Selling TPP
Posted on October 5, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The Obama administration announced Monday that it concluded a trade agreement with 11 other Pacific Rim countries. The pact, known...
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Cursing My Government For Not Using My Taxes to Fill Holes With More Cement
Posted on August 4, 2015
“You fell asleep in my car I drove the whole time But that’s okay I’ll just avoid the holes so you sleep fine I’m driving here I sit Cursing my...
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The Gordian Knot of Tax Reform
Posted on May 1, 2015
Our federal tax code is one big Gordian knot. It has so many rules and loopholes and deductions that its complexity strangles the growth of the American economy and causes...
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SGR Down. Corporate Tax Reform Next?
Posted on March 26, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) If Congress can solve a problem like Medicare’s “doc fix,” lawmakers should be able to address a corporate tax rate that...
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Corporate Taxes Are Too Damn High
Posted on March 20, 2015
Our corporate tax rate reminds me of New York political figure Jimmy McMillan. He famously founded the “Rent is Too Damn High” party and ran for Mayor on the platform...
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