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Sen. Schumer and I Agree

By ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

They say that one of the most dangerous places to be in Washington, DC, is between Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and a microphone.  And what he’s said recently has found me actually agreeing this him—to a point: Menendez, Lautenberg and Kirsten Gillibrand support eliminating some or all of the Bush tax cuts. Schumer said the [...]

Buying First Home

By ⋅ April 15, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Back last summer, while I was on my “summer vacation”, I was calling any contact I had in an attempt to find work.  I found work at a local company, for which I was very thankful, but one of the calls I had made was to the company for which I had worked over 10 [...]

Would a Fat Tax Do Anything?

By ⋅ April 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The great state of New York has a problem.  Like most other liberal states with a high number of metropolitan areas, when times were good they decided to create all sorts of programs and have all sorts of benefits, not planning for the bad times1. So the governor and the legislature are trying to come [...]

Are You Ready for $7 a Gallon?

By ⋅ March 4, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I don’t think that anyone disagrees that we need to cut our dependence on foreign oil.  President Obama (and Al Gore) mixes this goal with the goal to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to “save the planet”1.  To that end, he’s set emission targets, and some Harvard researchers say that it’ll take $7 a gallon gasoline [...]

As If We Weren’t Taxed Enough

By ⋅ June 15, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

One of the signature reforms that was on the lips of the politicians last fall was the health care system.  Whether it was Sen. McCain’s gimmick of allowing insurance companies to go across state lines or then Sen. Obama’s plan to nationalize a bit of the health care system, both of them believed that the [...]

Really? Under $250,000?

By ⋅ October 29, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

One of the things to remember when listening to a liberal is that definitions and perceptions matter.  That’s why, when you hear Sen. Obama say “tax cut” you need to think “redistribution”.  The funny thing is, who knew that when he said “$250,000” or “quarter-million” he really meant “$50,000”. Yet Another Fun Numbers Game

Joe the Plumber—or is he?

By ⋅ October 17, 2008 ⋅ One comment

“Joe the Plumber” sounds like one of those names from the medieval time, like “Charles the Great” or “Edward the Fat”.  In any case, what if “Joe the Plumber” really isn’t a plumber after all—or at least a licensed plumber? Does that change his argument?

Modern Day Robin Hood?

By ⋅ October 15, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Ever since I’ve been an adult I’ve had a moral dilemma about Robin Hood.  He’s much more of a complex character than Disney or the other portrayals would have us to believe. Yes, the king was bad, and was taxing his people.  Yes, it was nice of Robin to help the poor. My problem is [...]

You Want to Do What With My Money?

By ⋅ September 9, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

A lot of the debate in this year’s Presidential election will revolve around your money.  Specifically, how much you get to keep, and what happens with that which they take from you. The truth of the matter is, if you knew exactly how much money the government takes from you, you’d probably revolt—but our government [...]

How Do You Like Your Taxes?

By ⋅ October 15, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-W.S.) and two other Conservative House Members have a plan for your taxes: Give up your current deductions and your annual earnings up to $100,000 would be taxed at 10 percent, with a 25 percent rate on everything above that. But that is not all. The bill would repeal the hated Alternative [...]

Taxes and Voting

By ⋅ September 16, 2004 ⋅ 4 comments

Walter E. Williams has an interesting article out today. There seems to be a lot of seen and unseen gerrymandering going on. In the first place, instead of logical voting districts, representatives are able to carve out for themselves “safe seats” that will always lean one way. This clearly benefits incumbents and doesn’t allow multiple [...]

Tax Time

By ⋅ February 26, 2004 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s tax time. Doing my taxes is a conflicting experience. Most of the time I am due for a refund. Yet, this means that the government has had my money, not giving me interest, for a whole year. This is quite the gimmick / setup, because it’s made to look like you should be happy [...]

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