Some Advice for Military Contractors (and other Government Employees)
Over at Red State, Eric Erickson has concluded that the law means nothing. This revelation is nothing new for Tenthers, who’ve long understood the futility of relying on the federal government to solve problems created and compounded by the federal government. Specifically, Erickson was writing on the cuts to military spending that sequestration is supposed [...]
Obama Admin: We Lied, Health Care Mandate IS a Tax
Remember when the socialists were telling us all the lies about their unconstitutional government health care bill? Remember the lies about how we supposedly weren’t going to be required to buy health insurance…even though their law clearly says we will? Even though their bill has a new payroll deduction systemto rob you before you even get a chance [...]
Feds Are Rich, Taxpayers Are Poor
The average federal “worker” makes twice as much as the average taxpayer, not counting plush federal benefits which are even more unbalanced. It is almost as bad at the state, county, and local levels. Wherever you look, the host is being sucked dry by the parasite, who sings a victimological song about being underpaid, while [...]
Death and Taxes
Robert Higgs, Independent Institute Senior Fellow, economist, and author of the book Depression, War, and Cold War, discusses war, taxes and economic crises.
Taxes in American History
Thomas DiLorenzo discusses Taxes in American History at the The Trouble with Taxation Seminar in January 2005.
Never Forget
One thing that was edited out of my latest cover article from The New American due to space constraints is something we should never forget when it comes to the issue of “federal funding.” Whenever you hear a centralist, whether from the left or the right, telling you that the federal government should cut off [...]
More Foreign Policy Arrogance
Via Jason Ditz In comments published today in a Pakistani business paper, US Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin pressed for Pakistan to dramatically raise taxes, insisting that “Pakistanis pay less for their government than nearly any other country in the region.” To that end, Secretary Wolin urged Pakistan’s parliament to enact value-added tax (VAT) legislation. [...]
