…spirituality shows through. Either you think your taxes are too high, or you understand the benefits of paying taxes but think that spending more than the rest of the world…

by Linda Beale Time to get God out of taxes Chris Bergin over at Tax Analysts has a good point about the exclusion from income for the rental value of…

by Linda Beale Religious freedom, taxes, and corporatism–Part II In Part I, I outlined some of the many ways in which the U.S. provides favorable treatment to religious institutions and/or…

…payroll taxes must make a choice between offering huge benefit increases to the rich and means-testing benefits for that group; this may be an unattractive choice for progressive supporters of…

I wonder what happens when a Democratic canidate for President campaigns on a proposal to increase taxes on high incomes and cut taxes on middle and lower class incomes (that…

So Sanders and Clinton are arguing about soda taxes — Clinton for, as a way to raise money for good stuff while discouraging self-destructive behavior, Sanders against, because regressive. I…

…Even I don’t really “like” paying taxes, though I do recognize the importance of paying taxes and supporting the societal infrastructure that pays for the Centers for Disease Control, basic…

…The 1 percent can breathe a small collective sigh of relief. Hillary Clinton’s platform contains many new taxes for the wealthy, and in recent days it seemed that Donald Trump…

…the Bear Patrol. After that, the angry mob returns to the mayor’s office, yelling “Down with taxes! Down with taxes!” The mayor has to do something… Quimby: Are those morons…

Ernie Tedeschi as linked by Paul Krugman points to an interesting author. The math is in follow up post.: Many parents face higher taxes under TCJA, even if Congress makes…