…of Bowie’s oeuvre had provided a level of patronage that’s inconceivable for a musician of Bowie’s bent today…he spent the Nineties as a free agent, jumping from label to label,…

…more detail. Past the leap, the origin of Single Payer The origin of “single payer” The “single payer” label entered the lexicon in 1989 to describe a universal coverage proposal…

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

…more easily implemented wealth taxes would have a negative impact on savings, investment, entrepreneurship wealth taxes won’t raise as much revenue as claimed OECD countries with wealth taxes haven’t been…

Everybody’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Taxes–especially Wealth Taxes and Mark-to-Market of Capital Gains Not surprisingly for those of you who are members of the ABA Tax Section, there is a meeting of…

…taxes that act as penalties are excise taxes. There is considerable discussion about “sin taxes”–taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, and other commodities or behaviors that are disliked. If the person engages…

by cactus Taxes and the Private Sector, Part 2: Would You Like Some Lags with That? This post follows up last week’s look at how taxes on the private sector…

…estates. It is also true of income taxes in general, the way flat taxes would work, the rationales for the corporate tax and many other key tax policies. Lobbyists frame…

…care) yet pay next to nothing in taxes in return. For some examples of these MNEs with low taxes and much use of benefits, see David Leonhardt, The Paradox of…

…is very regressive. It would compensate quite effectively for all our country’s regressive taxes, like payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, and cut-rate taxes on financial investments. I don’t have…