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Is Tax Reform Now Possible?

November 8, 2010 by Barbara Weltman
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One of the key issues in the recent election was federal taxes, a subject that affects individuals and businesses. Most people would agree that there are serious problems with the current state of taxation — [read more]

AIG: An Insane Government

March 23, 2009 by Joe Kristan
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After last weeks AIG bonus frenzy, more sensible voices are emerging to point out some of the unintended consequences of the foolish TARP Bonus confiscation measure passed in the House last week. The Tax Prof has a post (Urist: The AIG Tax Is Sexist) pointing out how the tax will clobber second earners in households when one taxpayer... [read more]

#3: Here's a thought...

March 21, 2009 by BrianRoger
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An occasional series in which a review of recent posts on MyVenturePad reveals the following nuggets:Do it rightThere is too much information about Internet marketing for most to digest. Decisions based on real world situations and expectations are needed more than ever. If Internet marketing is right for you, then execute it in a way... [read more]

'Taxing AIG Bonuses: Worse Than Paying Them'

March 20, 2009 by Joe Kristan
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Congress is oblivious to the disastrous potential of their vendetta against the AIG executives, but the center-left TaxVox sees what's happening all too clearly: If Congress wants to limit bonuses for employees of bailed-out companies, it should just do it. But using the Internal Revenue Code is a truly terrible idea. And dipping into... [read more]

Taxing Bonuses

March 20, 2009 by James Maule
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Those AIG bonuses have been the talk of the town. People are outraged that a company surviving on taxpayer dollars has paid bonuses to more than six dozen executives. How, people ask, does one justify a reward for piloting a company onto the reef?The outrage has sparked a variety of proposals. Members of Congress have proposed a 100%... [read more]

Tax Change Ought Not Be Tax Redux

March 2, 2009 by James Maule
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Just as a foolish idea is about to fade away from the tax law, the new Administration seeks to bring it back in an even more perverse form. I'm talking about tax increases masquerading as phaseouts. Many years ago, some clever but manipulative members of Congress decided that they could fool the American public into thinking that they... [read more]

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