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Even our taxes?

…about tax policies, is dominated by economists and, in fact, doesn’t include a single tax professor. See this March 25, 2009 Bloomberg.com story on Volcker’s appointment and the long list…

WTO signals backing for border taxes

…use border taxes to protect domestic industries, after the World Trade Organisation gave a cautious nod to such measures. In a report to be published on Friday, written jointly with…

Leona Helmsley Omnibus Tax Reform Act of 2009

…agrees with the famous dictum of heiress Leona Helmsley: “We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes …” Why does the Queen of England have multiple palaces and…

SOCIAL SECURITY: RETURN ON INVESTMENT

…earning the average wage of 44,000 per year, adjusted, would have to get 10.4% married, 8.5% single; self employed married 6.7%, self employed single 4.5%. An employee earning 70,000 per…

Median family income tax about zero

…much as $50,000 would owe no federal income taxes, as long as they have at least two children, according to an analysis by Deloitte Tax LLP. A typical family of…

Taxes or tariffs?

hat tip cactus Reader Josh asks: I always find it interesting that those who scream for lower corporate taxes always claim that they are necessary for America to compete in…