Inverted Logic
by Las Vegas Review-Journal President Barack Obama says it’s “not fair” and “not right” for U.S. companies to set up overseas to avoid taxes. Except when it benefits him politically.…
‘Cost of Government Day’ Is Here!
The government is making you work longer and longer to cover its hefty costs. It took Americans 186 days of work to pay for their massive government. by Peter Roff Just…
Federal Tax Revenues Set Record Through April
by Terence P. Jeffrey Federal tax revenues continue to run at a record pace in fiscal 2014, as the federal government’s total receipts for the fiscal year closed April at $1,735,030,000,000,…
The Tale of Two Recoveries
by Michael Hausam How often have you heard a Democrat prattle on and on about how well Barack Obama has done with the economy, given the mess he inherited? Usually,…
A Sadder and Poorer Tax Day
Obama’s tax increases have diminished America’s spirit and prosperity. by Grover Norquist With the arrival and passing of yet another April 15th Tax Day, the federal government will consume 20.5…
Dwindling Economic Freedom
by Terry Miller World economic freedom has reached record levels, according to the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom, released Tuesday by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. But…
New ObamaCare fees and taxes coming in 2014
by S.A. Miller and Geoff Earle Here comes the ObamaCare tax bill. The cost of President Obama’s massive health-care law will hit Americans in 2014 as new taxes pile up…
Fixing California: Higher taxes don’t mean a better life
Move to low-tax state of Tennessee a real eye opener by Arthur Laffer In June of 2006, I deserted my long-time friend and love of my life, California, for the…
The 100 Year Anniversary of the Income Tax
Many unhappy returns began a hundred years ago, in October 1913. by John Fund Amid all the attention paid to the government shutdown — more of a “slimdown,” as 83…
Debt v. Spending
by Gordon S. Jones Since getting the boot from the United States Senate, Bob Bennett has been writing a weekly column in the Deseret News, one of Utah’s two daily…
Escaping the death spiral of Blue State taxes
Debt-ridden California needs every cent it can squeeze out of its taxpayers. The government unions that control the state through the Democratic Party are the highest paid state government employees…