“And it’s paid for by you. No billionaires will fund work like this because there’s no money in it. This is government-funded research to determine how the universe was created and whether we are alone in it. If NASA and JPL were not doing it, it would not be done.” As readers can likely […]
Sorry Dave Eggers, the Billionaires Pay for Nearly Everything Read More »
It wasn’t long after Donald Trump’s recent proposal to reverse his $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax deduction (otherwise known as SALT) that critics on his right flank criticized the move. Supposedly past deductibility existed as a subsidy of blue states by red states, plus return of the deduction would allow high-spending
Red Staters Should Love Trump’s Pro-Growth Revival of SALT Deduction Read More »
Tipping has gotten a bad rap of late. Lots of op-eds and commentary more broadly from left and right about tips, and perhaps worse, the expectation of tips.
The Unsung Genius of the Rise of Tipping Culture Read More »
Trump’s assertion that “SENIORS SHOULD NOT PAY TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY!” is more pro-growth than the 2017 Keynesian cuts foisted on him by Paul Ryan.
There’s More Growth In Social Security Tax Cuts Than 2017 Cuts Read More »
Realistically, and in a comment on how much wallet share Congress already enjoys, the only reasonable corporate tax is zero.
Corporations Have Already Paid Massive Taxes. Bring the Rate to Zero Read More »
Cut taxes. Waiters and waitresses should be taxed less, but entrepreneurs and CEOs should be taxed much less.
Cut Taxes For Restaurant Waiters, But Don’t Expect Growth Read More »
Consumption is once again a consequence of reducing the tax burden on those (the rich) most penalized by taxes. No serious supply-sider would disagree with what’s just been said, which is why it’s more than odd that they near-unanimously are cheering for extension of the 2017 “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” that, by the admission of those same supply siders, largely reduced the tax burden on middle and poor earners while increasing it on the rich. Let the vastly overrated tax bill die. The economy grew despite it
The Trump Tax Cuts Were Keynesian, Not Supply Side. Let Them Lapse Read More »
In their efforts to fight off what they allege are “woke” business practices inside banks, Texas Republicans have taken to harassing financial institutions in a fashion long associated with “woke.”
Texas Republicans Fight ‘Woke’ With Higher Taxes on Texans Read More »
The federal government should never have funded Operation Warp Speed, the 2020 central plan quarterbacked by the Trump administration to rush a coronavirus-vaccine to the people.
The Operation Warp Speed Story Worsens By the Day Read More »
Freddie Mac quietly seeks approval from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to back second mortgages. If approval is granted, the U.S. economy will suffer.
The Swagger of Freddie Mac Is Not Its Own. Keep It Out of 2nd Mortgages Read More »
