Taxes

Raise Taxes Now WTF?

Raise taxes now — the elders of the economy say so

by eran 08.10.2010 My Rants

A friend of mine often emails me articles and his opinions on the craziness of government.  He humors me and allows me to post it here on my blog. (Past post)  So here is another anonymous guest post from a friend. Raise taxes now — the elders of the economy say so Greenspan, no fan of big [...]

Read the full article →
Value-Added Tax Isn't the Answer

Value-Added Tax is Not the Answer

by eran 04.24.2010 Taxes

Today’s post is a guest post from a friend. I find it relevant because very soon the President and The Congress are going to ask for a Value Added Tax. The VAT is essentially a national sales tax, levied in proportion to the goods and services produced and sold. But its delightful concealment comes from the fact [...]

Read the full article →
States look to find customer data and back taxes

States Look to Steal Customer Data and Chase Back Taxes

by eran 04.21.2010 Politics

We have all heard that there is no escape from Death or Taxes. As the sour economy continues and states are struggling to balance bloated budges, they look to find creative “no harm” taxes.  For some reason the boneheads in government think that taxes increase economic output.  This is a huge fallacy. Stealing business revenues [...]

Read the full article →
Thomas Jefferson's Idea of Taxes

Thomas Jefferson’s Understanding of Government

by eran 11.26.2009 Taxes

“If we run into such debts, as that we must be taxed in our meat and in our drink, in our necessaries and our comforts, in our labors and our amusements, for our callings and our creeds, as the people of England are, our people, like them, must come to labor sixteen hours in the [...]

Read the full article →
Senators Hillyard and Stephenson want to raise Utah's Food Tax

2 Senators Seek to Hike Sales Tax on Utah Food

by eran 11.10.2009 Taxes

Senate budget chairman Lyle Hillyard, R-Logan, and president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper would like to raise your taxes on food. In separate statements both men have said they want to restore the food tax. Hillyard told the Cache Valley Daily that if all of the state sales tax was put [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Read the full article →