…that incentive decreases when tax rates go down. Additionally, most people’s behavior, frankly, is not affected by “normal” changes to tax rates; raise or lower the tax rates of someone…

by Linda Beale A quote from Amartya Sen, and my New Year’s Tax Resolutions (for Congress and the Obama Administration) The time between December 30 and January 4 seems to…

…you use a postage label purchased at a USPS customer service window or vending machine, the date on the label is the postmark. This is the USPS recommended way to…

…profits in offshore tax havens with sophisticated tax planning like the “Dutch sandwich” techniques), and Big Oil and Big Agribusiness (outright subsidies built into well-lobbied tax and spending provisions). http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2012/11/media-role-in-driving-the-fiscal-cliff.html…

…taxes? You should, for the humor value, if nothing else. In question 9, we learn how PwC calculated the average effective tax rate: they added the tax rate for each…

…lot, and continued slowing as tax rates fell further. 2. Option B: Administrations which lowered tax burdens early on suffered through poor growth later. Administrations which raised tax burdens early…

…best explained in the last post: Now, consider the correlation between the top corporate marginal tax rate and the unemployment rate. If it is true that lower taxes = lower…

…back specifically to the tax reductions, this web site offers a lot: The Tax History Museum From reading the site, it appears a progressive tax system was put in place…

…graphs is the comparison of the 2 groups. The 1 vs the 99. These are post tax results. Income % change 1936 Tax 9% 1967 Tax 9% 2010 Tax 9%…

…Economic Committee” that has been a notorious producer of anti-tax propaganda-driven studies over the years of Republican hegemony in the House. See “Tax Reform Needs Accurate Tax Tables”, Wall Street…