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February 10, 2009
Doing Marx Proud
In 2001 the federal estate tax, more accurately dubbed the “death tax,” assessed a levy of 55 percent on savings left at death over $1 million.
February 3, 2009
The ‘Divider Effect’
Defenders of the economic stimulus package have shifted from being disingenuous to just plain crazy talk.
January 27, 2009
A COBRA That Could Bite Back
Out of the $825 billion House version of the proposed economic stimulus package, $157 billion is tagged for health care.
January 20, 2009
The Emperor’s ‘Stimulus Bill’ Has No Clothes
The new Congress has a housewarming present ready for President Obama—a whopping $825 billion spending package that reflects the majority’s spending priorities and also helps the new president fulfill some of his campaign promises.
January 13, 2009
Making Keynes Proud
The media reports that President-elect Barack Obama plans to propose a whopping $310 billion in tax cuts as part of his overall $775 billion stimulus package.
January 6, 2009
The Dumb Luck of a Do-Nothing Congress
How many times this past year did you hear some expert make some variation of the following statement: “We’ll never see gas prices below $X again.
December 16, 2008
The Only Effective Auto Bailout
No sooner had Senate Republicans killed a bailout for the Big Three automakers than the Bush administration indicated that it might be willing to tap perhaps $15 billion of the original $700 billion bailout to hand over to the car companies.
December 9, 2008
Barack Obama’s Hidden Tax Increase
During the presidential campaign Barack Obama claimed that under his tax plan 95 percent of working Americans would get a tax cut.
November 25, 2008
The Silver Lining in the State Fiscal Crisis
Many people are bemoaning the current financial crisis facing most states.
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