One of the many beauties of freedom is there is always surprise. Voters might consider what is happening in California as the nation’s blue-state poster child turns purple. Why? When the left seizes power, they […]
“Tax The Rich” will be the mantra of progressive Democrats in Washington once again. It has been the rallying cry of progressives since passage of the 16th Amendment in 1913, which made the income tax […]
Gov. Roy Cooper’s shutdown orders have produced difficult economic times for North Carolina families and businesses. Still, thanks to a decade of Republican tax reforms, many have a little more breathing room and are better […]
I have been teaching economics since 1967 — 40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. During that interval, economic reality has not changed. Just as Galileo’s law about the independent influence […]
Last week, U.S. Attorney General William Barr told a University of Notre Dame Law School audience that attacks on religious liberty have contributed to a moral decline that’s in part manifested by increases in suicides, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats are attempting to repeal an IRS regulation that is designed to keep people from exceeding the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) […]
The Treasury Department announced last week that the budget deficit for FY 2019 grew to $866.8 billion in the first 10 months of the fiscal year, up 27% from FY 2018. Headlines across the news […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled a plan to allow same-sex couples to amend past tax returns to receive refunds from the IRS. The Refund Equality Act, an […]
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to pass a “wealth tax” of 2% on assets held by rich people over $50 million and 3% on assets over $1 billion as the next President of the United States of America. Some say wealthy people support such a […]
Many people hear the term “income inequality” and think: “We gotta do something to fix that!” Which almost always means pass more legislation and give more power to government officials. Ed Conard, former managing partner […]
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