All Posts Tagged With: "taxpayers"
Affording It All
People who don’t understand—or who don’t care about—economics say funny things. Well, they would be funny if they weren’t so damaging when translated into government policy. Take Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell. He must be a smart guy. He’s articulate. He’s been an adviser to a senator of some [...]
24Aug2011 | Sheldon Richman | 2 comments | ContinuedShakedown: The Continuing Conspiracy against the American Taxpayer
Politics has one feature that sets it apart from all sorts of voluntary action: It employs coercion. Politicians can raid the wallets of taxpayers, forcing them to part with money they would rather spend, donate, or invest according to their own desires. Much of the money thus confiscated is then spent to succor special-interest groups [...]
22Jun2011 | George C. Leef | 5 comments | ContinuedTaking On Unions
In my last column I noted that unions seem to be losing respect among the public. It now appears that that loss of respect is translating into an increased willingness by voters, and even some politicians, to challenge unions, especially those that represent government employees. Rahm Emanuel famously opined that “You never let a serious [...]
22Oct2010 | Charles W. Baird | 3 comments | ContinuedPlunder! How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives and Bankrupting the Nation
Karl Marx was right—sort of. He was right in saying that society is riven by class warfare, but he got the classes wrong. It’s not the case that capitalists exploit workers, but rather that tax consumers exploit taxpayers. That truth has long been kept hidden from the average American by deceptive propaganda about the workings [...]
29Jun2010 | George C. Leef | 1 comment | ContinuedOpaque by Design
“The House and Senate plan to put together the final health care reform bill behind closed doors, according to an agreement by top Democrats.” That less-than-startling piece of news was delivered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi back in January. She was at the White House when she said it, so it looks like it’s okay [...]
24Mar2010 | Sheldon Richman | 1 comment | ContinuedCongress has Caused Severe Damage to Economy, Now Gets a Pay Raise.
“A crumbling economy, more than 2 million constituents who have lost their jobs this year, and congressional demands of CEOs to work for free did not convince lawmakers to freeze their own pay.” Read the rest of the article here.
19Dec2008 | Mason Drake | 0 comments | ContinuedTaxpayer Protection
In arranging the various multi-billion-dollar bailouts, members of Congress and the Bush administration incessantly promise “taxpayer protections.” That’s most considerate, except for one problem. What the taxpayers need protection from most are Congress and the Bush administration!
16Dec2008 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | ContinuedBook Review: The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today, Steven Malanga
The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today by Steven Malanga Ivan R. Dee • 2005 • 147 pages • $22.50 Reviewed by George C. Leef Murray Rothbard liked to argue that our understanding of politics would be improved if we would categorize people as either tax payers or tax consumers. The latter always [...]
1May2006 | George C. Leef | 0 comments | ContinuedOn Guests and Customers
Stephen Barone is a consultant with Barodine Marketing Communications & Research, LLC, located in Madison, Wisconsin. Nowadays, whenever I go shopping I seem to be a “guest” at every store where I used to be a “customer.” But what occurs between a proprietor and his patron is the opposite of what occurs between a host [...]
1Mar2002 | Stephen G. Barone | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Power to Destroy
The Internal Revenue Service penalizes a taxpayer $46,806 for an alleged underpayment of ten cents. Armed IRS agents storm the homes of a restaurant owner and his manager because of unsubstantiated charges from a fired ex-employee that the men were drug dealers. A taxpayer is driven to suicide by the IRS’s hounding after it had [...]
1Oct2000 | John Attarian | 0 comments | ContinuedPotomac Principles
Doug Bandow, a nationally syndicated columnist, is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the author and editor of several books, including Tripwire: Korea and U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changed World. Potomac Principles: Institutional Immortality, Washington Style “Don’t count on your budget surplus before the check clears.” That should be this year’s motto [...]
1Jun1998 | Doug Bandow | 0 comments | ContinuedAncient Lessons
Mr. Maccaro practices law on Long Island, New York. The history of ancient Rome repeatedly demonstrates the connection between low taxes and prosperity. It also shows the connection between confiscatory taxes and political and social unrest. As the Roman empire expanded, so did the emperors’ appetites for revenue. Taxes reached the point that most people [...]
1Aug1996 | James A. Maccaro | 1 comment | Continued-
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