Posts Tagged ‘taxes’
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Tax Reform and Ireland
Posted on February 5, 2015
I had lunch yesterday with several friends who work closely with the government of Ireland, and the subject turned to the coming elections over there. Like in the UK, you...
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Obama Backtracks From Plan to Tax ’529′ College Savings Accounts
Posted on January 28, 2015
(This originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal’s Think Tank) The quick demise of the White House plan to tax college savings accounts, also known as 529 plans, underscores what a flawed...
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The Limits of Direct Democracy
Posted on November 6, 2014
I couldn’t do it. Despite talking a big game about being for pot legalization, when I had the chance to vote for the policy, I voted no. It didn’t matter. ...
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Another Congressional To Do List
Posted on October 27, 2014
Here is my recommended agenda when Republicans take back the Senate: 1) Tax reform: Lower the corporate tax rate, make it easier for companies to repatriate money from overseas, slap...
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The Common Thread Between the Soda Tax and the Yoga Tax
Posted on October 9, 2014
On one side of the country, in the People’s Republic of Berkley, the city council there is trying to raise taxes on soda pop. On the other side of the...
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