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Opus : Finale’ A Discussion On Taxation

…taxation in maintaining such a community over time. He list 3 common “excuses” shall we say, for answering the “why”. A: That is where the money is. A presentation is…

What the Oil money is doing

This is an article by the Washington Post: Oil Price Rise causes Global Shift in Wealth. It looks at how different countries are responding based on whether the oil money

Money Illusion at the National Review

…better off even though prices have increased by 6.25%. In the traditional classical macroeconomic model envisioned by most supply-siders, a 10% increase in the money supply would raise nominal wages…

Social Security: Soak the Yuppies

…the rate of return – between what the government gets on your money and what a conservative mix of bonds and stocks can get on your money – that will…

How Much Money?

money is California donating to the poorer states? The State’s Gross State Product is about $1.4 Trillion, and in 2003 California residents and corporations paid $227 billion in gross taxes…

…or firms borrow money. When individuals borrow to buy a car or a house it’s often a good thing. When firms borrow money to expand a profitable business it’s often…

Dividend Taxes

…tax rates could be imposed to offset the revenue loss from not taxing dividend income. The wealthy lose money (more income taxes) and gain money (no dividend taxes), netting out…