Liberal States Look To Tax Guns And Ammunition
Would you be surprised that Illinois, which contains the murder capital of the US (Chicago) despite draconian and oppressive gun laws aimed at law abiding citizens, is leading the way? (USA Today) Cook...
View ArticleObama Unveils His “Take it Or Leave It” $3.77 Trillion Budget
Said budget has managed to annoy both Democrats and Republicans (Washington Post) President Obama plans Wednesday to unveil a $3.77 trillion spending plan that proposes modest new investments in...
View ArticleDems Heart Taxes
They do, they really, really do! (Washington Post) A clear majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of the federal income tax system, according to new Washington Post-ABC News polling. But, in a...
View ArticleMaryland Finds Awesome New Way To Tax Citizens: Rain
That’s right, citizens in 10 Maryland counties will soon be charged a tax when it rains. Why, yes, this did all originate with Obama EPA (via The Blaze) (The Gazette) …Get ready for their newest...
View ArticleChris Murphy (D): US Government Can’t Function On 17% Of GDP
Well, certainly with liberals in government. He says this as he slams Obama (Politico) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Monday he thought the 18 percent tax rate paid by President Barack Obama and...
View ArticleSad: Slight Majority Of Americans Say Redistribute Wealth
“When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.” Benjamin Franklin Many wise men have said something similar. Alas, no one is listening (Politico)...
View ArticleNoted 1%er Complains About Policy Benefiting 1%
Nope, not Obama this time. It’s Paul Krugman, who never met a Big Government spending scheme he didn’t like. He starts out by whining about “austerity” and saying it has failed, because we’ve had just...
View ArticleWashington Post: Government Powers Should Never Be Used For Partisan Purposes
Let’s jump way back in time to the beginning of the week. Some guy said this at a commencement ceremony PRESIDENT (NMP) OBAMA: Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of...
View ArticlePolitico: What’s Next For The IRS
Politico’s Kelsey Snell should read a different article on Politico about Sharyl Attkinson, who has been one of the few reporters willing to engage in Journalism, rather than hero worship like most of...
View ArticleNC School Superintendent Wants Teachers Excluded From Paying Income Tax
In other words, she wants teachers to not pay their “fair share” (Raleigh N&O) Legislators rejected a suggestion from the elected state schools chief that the state exempt teachers from personal...
View ArticleSenators Look To Revamp Tax Code Blank Slate Style
Not to get too far ahead, they tried this in 1986 with the Tax Reform Act, and that turned into the behemoth we have today (read Showdown at Gucci Gulch for the details) (Washington Post) The Senate’s...
View ArticleNC Democrats Admit They Really Hate Citizens Keeping More Of Their Own Money
They can exclaim whatever talking point they want, but in any tax reform debate it’s easy to see that Democrats hate The Government getting less money and citizens keeping more of what they earn (WRAL)...
View ArticleSurprise: Obama Wants Increased Revenue For Debt Deal
The question is, is Mr. “I won’t negotiate” Obama using the notion of increased revenue as a way of blunting the demands from Republicans (and the American People who hate Obamacare), or is he simply...
View ArticleHow Soon Till De Blasio Voting Liberals Head To Greener Pastures?
This is what NYC citizens voted for (this is the prepared text as released) (NY Times) But let me be clear. Our work — all of our work — is really just beginning. And we have no illusions about the...
View ArticleWarmists Robert J. Samuelson: We’re Not Sure What’s Going To Happen, But...
The delusion of the Warmists is on complete display in this opinion piece called Global warming pragmatism Economist Robert Pindyck of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently examined the...
View ArticleDemocrat Introduces Vehicle Miles Tax Bill
Earl Blumenenauer is fed up with legislative gridlock or something (Politico) Rep. Earl Blumenauer has had enough. With some of the top players in next year’s transportation bill stuck in a staring...
View ArticleObama Once Again Proposes Caps On Charitable Giving
Which has caused the United Way and other groups to hit Washington (Daily Caller) Leaders of the charitable coalition the United Way swarmed Capitol Hill Tuesday to lobby against the Obama...
View ArticleWhat Say To An “Individual Shared Responsibility Payment” To The IRS?
Of course this must be about Obamacare (Townhall) Here’s your Orwellian Phrase for the Week: Individual shared responsibility payment. Yeah… Go ahead and try to wrap your brain around that amalgamation...
View ArticleSome States Psyched To Tax E-Cigarettes
As Ronald Reagan once said “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”...
View ArticleHappy Tax Day! 72% Of Individual Filer Taxes Paid By Those Earning $100k Plus
That’s right, campers, today is the last day to file your taxes. Have you done it? (CNS News) Taxpayers earning $100,000 or more a year pay 71.6% of the nation’s share in individual federal income...
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