Just when I thought we could get a break from bad news this week, the Internet sales tax collection bill reared its ugly head. It has a way to go before becoming law, but according to the New York Times, a majority in the Senate has voted to take it up for debate and amendment. While [...]
Last month the National Bureau of Economic Research released a working paper that explored some of the more puzzling disconnects between the harsh realities of U.S. tax progressivity and how the public views fair taxation. Matthew Weinzierl of the Harvard Business School argues that modern tax research is the result of utilitarian assumptions. This means [...]
According to the New York Times, the Tax Policy Center claims that under the 2012 Taxpayer Relief Act, the increase of the top two marginal income tax rates, for those earning $400,000 or more, makes the tax code the most progressive since 1979 (progressive means that as income increases, the buy sildenafil tax rate per [...]
Note: Guest blogger Lewis Warne, an NCPA research associate, gives his thoughts on the fiscal cliff…or is it a mountain? The fiscal cliff looms ahead, but the fall is so far only because we blindly walked up a mountain of spending. viagra prices Over the past 30 years there has been a severe lack of [...]
Note: Guest blogger Kyle Buckley, a NCPA research associate, gives his thoughts on the Vice Presidential debate. The Vice Presidential debates last night were painful to watch, and the aftermath isn’t any more reassuring. Talking heads have focused relentlessly on cialis basso prezzo body language and what should have been said, while fact checkers cherry [...]
I have written about this topic before…the expiration of the Bush tax cuts…but it is worth repeating. Despite Congress’ apparent lack of concern over the federal budget, most households are concerned about their own budgets. Start planning now viagra sale for 2013, because in 7 months, it may get worse. There are many tax advantages [...]
It’s less than four days away from the fiscal cliff. But unlike the recent Mayan prophecy, the cliff will really happen. Tax cuts will expire and discretionary spending will be cut automatically. And of course, we will reach the debt c cheap generic priligy eiling sooner rather than later. There are many obvious things wrong [...]
If we are to be more like Europe, as some have argued, then perhaps we should learn from their mistakes when a highly progressive and unfair tax system is imposed on the “rich.” Evidently, a new 50 percent tax rate on the rich is not bringing in the viagra online without prescription anticipated revenue that [...]