Bipartisan Tax Reform? It Happened in 1986
Whenever Washington leaders start talking about the economy, they like to refer to deals and legislation from years past. In the latest fiscal cliff talks,… Read More
Fiscal Cliff: Where Are Your Spending Cuts, Mr. President?
The fiscal cliff debate has centered on talk of raising taxes on high-income Americans. The silence on spending cuts has been deafening. On Monday, as… Read More
Morning Bell: 4 Reasons Warren Buffett Is Wrong on Tax Hikes
Let’s talk taxes. In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett once again argued that the wealthy should… Read More
Warren Buffett Wrong Again on Tax Increases
As we approach the “fiscal cliff,” there was little doubt that famed investor and self-appointed political sage Warren Buffett would pipe in at some point… Read More
The Right Time for a Carbon Tax Is Never
Once the electorate was made to realize that cap-and-trade bills (Lieberman-Warner, Waxman-Markey, etc.) were actually taxes on fossil energy, cap and trade became political poison…. Read More
Boehner’s Olive Branch: More Revenues, but Only Through Growth
Sometimes in post-election America, there is excitement about what the future will bring. This time around, the prospect is rather horrifying. America is racing, pedal… Read More
Health CareNews
Morning Bell: What Does the Election Mean for Obamacare?
What’s next for Obamacare now? The bad news is that many of the health care law’s serious effects were delayed until after the election. Ten… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s “New Economic Patriotism”
President Obama has a new booklet—a glossy, 20-page spread called “The New Economic Patriotism: A Plan for Jobs and Middle-Class Security.” The title is completely… Read More
VIDEO: Obama Says Sequestration “Will Not Happen”—Really?
During the Monday night foreign policy debate, President Obama surprised the audience with the statement that sequestration “will not happen.” Either this was a gaffe… Read More
Chart of the Week: Avoiding Taxmageddon Is Not a Tax Cut
On January 1, 2013 nearly $500 billion in tax hikes will go into effect. In other words, “Taxmageddon.” Separating truth from fiction in politics, however,… Read More
