State Tax Revenue Was Up, Not Down, But They Still Clamor For Bailouts
State tax revenue was up in 2020, but that’s not stopping Democrats from clamoring for billions of federal dollars in the $1.9 trillion COVID spending bill.
The Middle Class Will End Up Paying For The Left’s War On The Rich
As the war on the rich continues to escalate on both coasts, it’s the middle-class residents of blue states that will be stuck with the tab.
Woman Behind Bernie Sanders’ Iconic Mittens Quit Making Them Because High Taxes Killed Her Business
The Vermont teacher who made Bernie Sanders’ mittens, featured in the viral meme, said she had to stop making them after the federal government taxed her too much.
Democrats Slam Trump’s Payroll Tax Cut For ‘Raiding’ Entitlements While Raiding Entitlements
On payroll taxes and protecting entitlement benefits for seniors, a look at their record shows that Democrats have little ground to stand on.
In Coronavirus Spending Bill, Democrats Push Massive Tax Cut For The Rich
The Democrat proposal would give an average tax cut of $33,000 to the top 1 percent of income earners, says a Brookings Institution estimate.
Viral Video Of Teen Discovering Taxes Is A Moment More Americans Need To Experience
While it’s amusing to watch 18-year-old Jojo learn the cold truth about taxes, his experience reminds us how much the government takes from our hard work.
Permanent Pro-Growth Tax Policy Is The Key To Economic Recovery
American businesses need a tax code that provides the certainty and stability required by entrepreneurs and job creators to keep the economy strong.
COVID-19 Stock Dive Illuminates Another Way Democrats’ Tax Plan Would Boost The Rich
The struggling stock market reveals a major flaw in Democrats’ tax plan that could become law if Joe Biden wins the presidency: Mark to Market taxation of capital gains.
No, Boosting Small Businesses Isn’t Rich People ‘Looting’ Taxpayers
Far from a naked handout to rich guys, the minor change under the stimulus package reduces taxes on business owners with the aim of making it easier to retain workers on payroll during this crisis.
Millennials Are Fleeing Cities For Refuge From Democrats’ Disasters
New Census Bureau data shows millennials are increasingly trading in urban life for the suburbs and even switching states entirely.
Why Democrats Are Wrong About Income Inequality In The United States
Plenty of evidence has shown there are more effective ways to help the poor climb up the economic ladder, including cutting taxes, widening school choice, and eliminating ruinous regulations.
Somebody Please Tell Elizabeth Warren: Taxes Aren’t Philanthropy
While this may come as a shock to Warren and the media, philanthropy filtered through her plans isn’t philanthropy at all — it’s a political power grab.
Want A European-Style Welfare State? Get Ready For European-Style Tax Rates
‘The reality is that progressive promises can only be funded by radical tax increases on the middle class, a dramatic increase in annual federal deficits and the national debt, or a combination of the two.’
14 Big Fat Gimmicks Trying To Hide The Gargantuan Price Of Elizabeth Warren’s Health Plan
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan itself says if taxing ‘the rich’ and corporations shrinks the economy then she will have a multi-trillion-dollar hole in her estimates.
No, Rich Americans Don’t Pay Lower Tax Rates Than Poor Americans Do
The most recent CBO data shows that the wealthiest 1 percent pay an average effective rate of 33.3 percent in federal taxes, while the bottom 20 percent pay just 1.7 percent.
Ending The Tampon Tax Is More About Punishing Men Than Helping Women
Why would the state have been so enthusiastic to exempt menstrual products while keeping the same rate for all other hygiene products, except as a political stunt?
Canada’s ‘Free’ Parental Leave Is One Reason I Don’t Live There
Democrats and Republicans may shame the United States for not featuring yet another welfare state program, but they ignore that Canada’s taxes to fund subsidies to parents of newborns cost working families dearly.
Here’s Why Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Will Not Work At All
Warren’s wealth tax includes the flaw of many of the left’s grand plans in that it presumes no negative consequences will follow — but of course they will.
Here’s Why Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Is Completely Unconstitutional
Warren, a Harvard law professor, understands the difference between direct taxes and indirect taxes, but she’s counting on the people not to pay attention.
As Fiscal Outlook Darkens, No 2020 Hopeful Has A Plan To Save Social Security
Meaningful discussion of entitlement reform is absent among Democrats running for president. Their plan for Social Security seems to be pretending it’s not going bankrupt.