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Leona Helmsley Omnibus Tax Reform Act of 2009

…if as a final step you eliminated the estate tax the entire capital accumulation would pass tax free to the next generation. If we choose we can have a spirited…

Slow collapse of the wage system is the underlying cause

…the current economic downturn will produce new generation of depression-era babies, people terrified into thrift and frugality by the hard times. The Wall Street Journal noted earlier this year that,…

Social Security has no Unfunded Liability

…of lifetime contributions for all past and current participants relative to the lifetime costs associated with their generations. For a fully‑advance‑funded program this value would be equal to zero. This…