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Taxes and Business Creation

…best period employment and payroll-wise comes after Clinton’s tax hikes. Clearly the data has to get with the program if its going to pass theoretical muster with the Chicago school

Life insurance problem

…but they can provide me with some other plans, plans that pay much less and cost quite a bit more. Which sounds to me like a rip-off. So the Chicago

What’s Your Top Ten List for Tax Reforms?

…whose speculation was a key factor in the Great Recession). The theory behind capital gains preferences–according to all those pundits, Chicago School economists, and conservative supporters–was that it would free…

Adam Smith’s Lost Legacy

…Smith from Chicago or Kirkcaldy? We lose something of our character if we do not get his name off bumpersticker style proclamations of his intellect demonstrated by the two soundbites…

But I’m Sure He’s Eaten Sushi Before

…maybe even offended, that only one senator managed to show up for a hearing this month to examine the nomination of Chicago native and Democratic Party fundraiser David Jacobson to…

Dear Journalists — You can Smarten Up Now

…hours. But that includes dinner, play time and a sleepover in Chicago. No security hassles, no in-flight movies, just the luxury of one’s doggie dreams in one’s private cabin. Yes,…