I see Dr. Sowell’s recent column is about the Apple corporate tax business. So Apple is already paying $16 million a day in taxes?!! It’s never enough. “We have truly entered the world of ’Alice in Wonderland’ when the CEO of…
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Apple’s Corporate Taxes, And An Amazing Number
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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…
Social Welfare and The IRS
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The NYT applauds the political bullying by the IRS. No surprise there, it fits their world view. The I.R.S. Does Its Job – NYTimes.com: Taxpayers should be encouraged by complaints from Tea Party chapters applying for nonprofit tax status at…
Two Quotes For The IRS Scandal
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I think they’re appropriate. “All animals are created equal but some animals are more equal than others.” – George Orwell Source: in “Animal Farm” Oh, yeah. “The difference between a politician and a pickpocket is that the pickpocket doesn’t get…
Free Speech & Airline Fees
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This. George F. Will: The government puts a limit on free speech about taxes – The Washington Post: The government’s total price rule forbids the airlines from calling attention to the tax component of the price of a ticket by…
“You won a Democratic primary and you don’t drive a hybrid?”
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There is so much in this story I’m not sure where to begin. So just enjoy. (and the title of the post is a quote from the story) ‘Prius tax’ foes urge McDonnell to kill it – The Washington Post:…
Are Income Taxes Doubly-Progressive?
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I asked a couple years ago, Who Pays Taxes? Are They Doubly-Progressive? Further … On Paying Our “Fair Share” : The Freeman: Any set of progressive tax rates is arbitrary. If the set 10%, 20%, and 30% is unfair, would the…
Who Pays Taxes? Is It Fair?
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Not only do the so-called “rich” (I am sadly not among them, not even close) appear to pay their fair share, they pay quite a bit more. In fact there are so many people who pay so little in taxes…
Walter Williams on Taxes, Redistribution, & Morality
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Been a while since a saw this quote. Thanks to Lawrence Reed for the reminder. Bogus Rights - Walter Williams: Three-fifths to two-thirds of the federal budget consists of taking property from one American and giving it to another. Were a…
If Californians Fall For This, They Deserve It …
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A “temporary” tax increase? If Californians fall for this, they deserve it. Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard. – H. L. Mencken Yeah, Mencken got it,…