Societies that use tax law as a way to achieve political or social goals are societies based on envy and resentment. That is, how a nation treats taxes tells you something of the character of a nation. So when you hear anyone say that the level of taxation in a country ...read more

Not only was this populist tea fest diffuse, it was also as much a same-old “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” game. Everyone was attacking Obama either explicitly or implicitly, when the whole boondoggle -- and the thing you’re paying $42k for -- and seeing 25 cent ...read more

THEY AIN'T NO LIB'RULS IN FEED STORES.  I spend a lot of time (and money) in feed stores and I guarantee that those who feed America on anything other than corporate level do not and never have wanted any part of what Obama is selling.  Yup, we're a mean-spirited, selfish ...read more

The arguments made against the proposed “net-positive” gas tax deserve a response, because they dismiss the tax’s raison d'être and they suffer from flawed reasoning.  Here is my response: The chief criticism is that the government should not be entrusted with any additional power to tax, for all the usual reasons.  ...read more

Let's take a look at state tax revenues for a few states to see if we can spot potential problems down the road. This is not an all-inclusive list of states, but a representative sample of what potentially lurks ahead. State Samples California Georgia Florida Michigan Massachusetts Illinois While almost everyone else is hiding and praying their losses ...read more