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We know that the Federal income tax is progressive, while the payroll tax is regressive, and that these are the main two sources of Federal ...

Does the US need an Alternative Maximum Tax?  Prof. Cochrane of Booth at UChicago makes an argument. They keep coming back, like the vil...

1. Free "Pussy Riot." Because PR is in jail for hooliganism. For doing this. More info from the Nation (Thanks to R. Balk...

John T. Plecnik writes an interesting piece on the "Inflation Tax" Abstract: Inflation erodes the purchasing power of mo...

The Surprising Power of Age-Dependent Taxes Matthew Weinzierl Review of Economic Studies , October 2011, Pages 1490-1518 Abstract: This...

If I need security, I get a dog. If a group of us need security, we might sign a contract and get a really big, strong dog. Let's call...

This article is a bit funny. I have never seen the show "Jersey Shore" (or is that the "show" Jersey Shore ?), but I a...

Tax meter for street walkers , or street standers, in Germany. As Anonyman said, "the Germans are so organized." Plus: cons...

Not sure why the goofy lefties are so gleeful about Romney's " corporations are people " statement (gaffe, they would say). ...

We need a Reformation....or perhaps a different church? My column in today's Durham Herald Sun

I have always liked Veronique. A tough lady. And quick with the whole numbers and evidence thing.

Why do lefites favor tax increases? Because they assume that the law doesn't actually APPLY to them. Eric Holder the latest Obamatron to...

Damn! Munger v. Google has such a nice ring to it. But it was rejected by the NC Supreme Court . Sure, it was actually "Munger, et al...

From Argentina (one of my very favorite countries) comes a great story on how tax collectors are innovating to find unreported income. Brie...

You have likely seen this. But I want to make sure you have ALL seen this...(Thanks to CG for the update) Bar Stool Economics Suppose every ...

Two NYT articles. First, a sensible one, with good examples, by G. Mankiw . Second, a remarkable one, truly remarkable , by fiction writer P...

Maybe it's just me, but these guys (and gals) are really bad at their jobs. "Middle-class tax relief" (which in bizarre Dem-sp...

I call bullish. Counties do NOT have needs, in spite of what is said here, and in which I try to rebut the claim in an interview . The fact ...

Here's a couple of long but interesting posts on tax incidence and tax "equity". One by Steve Landsberg and one by Scott Sumn...