“Taxation Is Theft”? It’s Not the Only Thing
2017-12-25 – At this time of year we are awash in images of peace and goodwill, generosity and selflessness. Maybe it’s inevitable that we also are treated to their opposites: […]
Tag Archives: taxes
Why Doesn’t the GOP Just Lie to its Constituency about the Tax Bill?
2017-11-20 – Why doesn’t the GOP just lie to its constituency about the tax bill? You might say, “Steve! Haven’t you been listening? They lie about it every day!” If […]
Here’s the Real Way to Structure a Middle-Class Tax Cut (The GOP Isn’t Doing This)
2017-09-28 – Now that the GOP efforts to “repeal and replace” Obamacare has been stopped for the fourth time, the party of Trump is now turning its attention to tax […]
Why All the Complaint About Taxes—And Nothing Else?
2016-19-2016 – Now that tax day is past, I have to ask you: wasn’t that the worst? What could be worse than paying taxes? Other than your mortgage. Or your […]
Rahm Proposes Dog-Poop Fine as Thinly Disguised Tax
2016-03-22 – Rahm is at it again! (And we thought he was different from the Daleys.) These politicians don’t want to take the heat for taxes. And they don’t want […]
Taxes Are Just an Excuse
2015-12-27 – I had a couple of interesting experiences last week while I was shopping for a gift for my wife Kit. The main portion of the gift I found […]
If Politicians Are For We the People . . .
2015-05-17 – We’re not as dumb as we look! By “we,” I mean “We, the People.” Politicians, left and right, love to talk about We the People, from libertarians to […]
