…an “alternative minimum tax” like, say, the alternative minimum tax). One could replace the deductions by an AMT like provision that taxes are the greater of taxes calculated with the…

…for low-income filers would make state government taxation much harder, since state income taxes are keyed to the federal tax. Meanwhile the proposed VAT would force a major restructuring of…

by Linda Beale Increasing taxes on the rich crossposted with Ataxingmatter Sometimes a few letters to the editor can restore one’s faith in the sensibleness of fellow Americans. I particularly…

…consumers billions), that claim is questionable since it relies on treating affiliated “reinsurance” as though it were risk-diversifying reinsurance. So the competitiveness and risk arguments both sink on the same…

…saving, and investment. Provides individual income tax payers a choice of how to pay their taxes – through existing law, or through a highly simplified code that fits on a…

…anything along the lines that taxes have gone up since Obama took office and that’s what’s wrong with the economy right now. 3. The next graph looks at how gubmint…

…chart says we pay $0.18 per gallon but then the chart also says “other taxes include a 6% state sales tax and 1.25% county, plus additional local sales taxes and…

…tax with an inheritance tax; Levy new environmental taxes, such as gas taxes or carbon taxes. I actually like most of these ideas quite a bit. I particularly like the…

…I have nothing substantive to add – my incredulity has long since been shattered by the Republicans’ apparently endless ability to reduce taxes on the rich and increase them on…

…been higher and income taxes have been lower. Of course, payroll taxes are regressive while income taxes are progressive, so this has been a big transfer of wealth from the…