There’s certainly a lot of tax news the last couple of weeks. The latest is the dust-up over Apple not paying as much in corporate taxes as some people would like. Apple has been accused of “tax avoidance.” I distinctly…
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Corporatism & Crony-Capitalism, Costco Style
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Saw this in the WSJ last night and couldn’t wait to post about it. But I see Our Dinner Table beat me to it, and did a fine job, definitely read his entire post. Costco’s Dividend Tax Epiphany – WSJ.com:…
Quick Look At Agricultural Subsidies
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Many on the right (I think rightly, for the most part) get upset when they see welfare at the individual level, particularly when it’s obviously abused beyond even its normal intentions. But they fail to get concerned about (or perhaps even see)…
Two On Corporatism and Crony-Capitalism
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Excellent brief reads. ‘Economic patriotism’: Corporatism dressed as populism – WashingtonExaminer: How does President Obama please his corporate backers while simultaneously lighting a populist fire? By advocating “a new economic patriotism,” where empty protectionist rhetoric is paired with meaty corporate-welfare…
Horwitz on Corporations and Taxes
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N.B. I am NOT a Romney supporter or fan, and most certainly not a voter. I’m fascinated by the apoplectic fits that leftists get themselves into over the mere mention of corporations. The always good Prof. Steven Horwitz makes a…
Corporatism Is YOUR Fault …
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This is a legendary commentary from Bleeding Heart Libertarians. Provocative? Absolutely. And d@mned brilliant, spot-0n. The only issue I take with it is that it appears to give right-wingers a pass, which is clearly not right. Not long, definitely click-through…
Why The Fetish With Corporations?
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There is one theme that has been growing from the left in the last couple years, the idea that there is something intrinsically evil about the idea of a corporation. And they seem particularly incensed that corporations have free speech…