Tag: taxes
On Wisconsin
As UI wrote the other day, many of the recall elections in Wisconsin are scheduled for next Tuesday. And there have been some interesting developments of late. It seems that Marie Antoinette has been reincarnated in the form of GOP Senator Alberta Darling.
Death and Taxes (without the Death)
h/t to Joanne Cabry for this. If you’re a conservative who hates taxes, please do the following. 1. Do not use Medicare. 2. Do not use Social Security 3. Do not become a member of the US military, who are paid with tax dollars. 4. Do not ask the National Guard to help you after […]
Just Like Jesus
Just like Jesus did, Mega-Pastor Rick Warren believes that poor people should pay more taxes.
Why Should Increased Tax Revenues Be On the Table? Because Americans Support More Tax Revenues.
Really, if you have been paying any attention at all to the deficit discussions over the past 6 months or so, you will know that the only people who are against increasing tax revenues — whether that is from increased taxes on the wealthy or closing of unneeded loopholes) — are Congressional Republicans. There has been a decent amount of polling about this over the past 6 months, polling that Bruce Bartlett has rounded up at his blog.
Entitlement Reform
We must have entitlement reform! That’s been the mantra of the Republican lemmings that have been following Paul Ryan toward the horizon. They use the word entitlement like it is some sort of slur. “Why do those people feel entitled to anything?” And just so that we are clear, the entitlements on the table are for the old and the sick.
But I have seen the rise of entitlements in a different way. The way that the wealthy have decided that they are entitled to tax cuts. Why should I have to pay for rising medical costs on Medicare? I’m a job creator! The sense of entitlement is palpable. Tax increases are off the table.
Pity The Rich
A new survey found that almost half of millionaires don’t think they’re wealthy and need at least $7.5M for true comfort.
Why This Tax Cut Deal Sucks
This was the hill to die on. If you have any desire to cut the deficit, you don’t extend these cuts. For months, Obama has fought off attacks from the right, saying that he has exploded the deficit. Of course, part of this is due to the current economic conditions and much of it has […]
Whiny Rich People
Economist Greg Mankiw whines about taxes and threatens to go Galt. Just go, already.
Nice House You Have There, Shame If Anything Happened To It
Via WPSD Local 6: A local neighborhood is furious after firefighters watched as an Obion County, Tennessee, home burned to the ground. The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefighters to put out the flames, but was told it was too late. They wouldn’t do anything to stop […]
Oilpocalypse: Who Should Pay?
I started a small Twitter war last night when I suggested that perhaps we should tax gasoline to pay for the cleanup of the oil volcano in the Gulf. BP is statutorily limited to $75M in damages for a spill. I suspect that they will end up paying more than that voluntarily, but they will, […]
Teababies Protest Lowest Taxes In 60 Years
Taxes are at their lowest rate in 60 years, according an analysis by USA Today.
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