…majority of people in favor of higher taxes and higher taxes on the rich and corporations in particular; ignore the facts that show that higher taxes on the rich and…

…on the most vulnerable, since consumption taxes are a kind of flat, across-the-board tax that is regressive since the poor spend all of their income (and pay taxes on all…

…other types of taxes, such as corporate taxes? Should we focus on the tax rates paid by middle income earners rather than (or in addition to) tax rates paid by…

…greater taxes in the future. Years later, this idea became known as “generational accounting”, which put forth the simple proposition that the present value of taxes over time must cover…

…It is that fundamental. What if we go to the next step: Taxes. I keep hearing how the rich are carrying the tax load. I’m sure this is also on…

…that NO policy maker would suggest is more taxes. Especially not more regressive payroll taxes. I continue to tell you that increasing taxes to stabilize SS is simply not in…

…he pays no tax, so it would not be reasonable to assume “forty five years of taxes” to get a benefit based on thirty five years of taxes. What is…

…in Alternative Minimum Taxes (AMT) in a year when he would otherwise have paid very little in taxes. That is, in fact, the purpose of the AMT–to force wealthy taxpayers…

…relevance to the real world. The silly argument is that lower taxes on profits imply a lower cost of capital for firms. Investors will demand the same return net of…

Taxes Up 30%! A couple of months ago yours truly complained a bit about some fiscal dishonesty coming from Team Trump: He was basically lying to us hoping the public…