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Click It or Ticket Insanity; 10% of Texans Have Arrest Warrants
Submitted by ktexas  (globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com)

Cash strapped cities, states, and municipalities are increasingly looking to raise revenue by issuing tickets instead of cutting expenses. Mish gives examples of this increase of tickets in CA,...

Article | May 30, 2009 | Views: 84 | Comments: 0 
Tags: economy, recession, tax policy, government spending, government fees, traffic tickets

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Once Considered Unthinkable, U.S. Sales Tax Gets Fresh Look
Submitted by ktexas  (www.washingtonpost.com)

With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage, some Washington policymakers are taking a fresh look at a money-making idea long...

Article | May 28, 2009 | Views: 87 | Comments: 0 
Tags: economy, taxes, debt, recession, tax policy, budget deficits, health care

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Proposed Tax Increases on Six-Figure Earners Highlight Mounting Costs of Living - and the Relativity of Prosperity
Submitted by ktexas  (online.wsj.com)

Should those earning $250,000 a year be taxed more? Under the President's budget proposal, two of the highest tax brackets would see rates rise, and deductions would be reduced for households...

Article | Apr 17, 2009 | Views: 132 | Comments: 0 
Tags: inflation, taxes, wealth, money, standard of living, tax policy, income tax, middle class

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Higher State Income Taxes for Million-Dollar Incomes - Beware
Submitted by ktexas  (online.wsj.com)

Article shows the risks when states raise income tax rates for million dollar incomes. Before long, the higher tax gets applied to lower and lower incomes. Also, the money raised by the new taxes...

Article | Apr 7, 2009 | Views: 86 | Comments: 0 
Tags: taxes, tax policy, income tax, state taxes

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Richest Americans’ Income Doubled as Tax Rate Slashed
Submitted by ktexas  (www.bloomberg.com)

The average tax rate paid by the richest 400 Americans fell by a third to 17.2 percent through the first six years of the Bush administration and their average income doubled to $263.3 million, new...

Article | Jan 30, 2009 | Views: 107 | Comments: 0 
Tags: taxes, tax policy, irs, capital gains, capital gains tax, tax rate

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A Look Back at Bush's Economic Missteps
Submitted by ktexas  (www.time.com)

As the decider in the White House for the past eight years, George Bush made some economic calls that don't look smart today. Here are eight of them.

Article | Jan 19, 2009 | Views: 134 | Comments: 0 
Tags: economy, recession, tax policy, deficits, energy policy

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NY judge tosses Amazon.com lawsuit over sales tax
Submitted by ktexas  (tech.yahoo.com)

A New York judge has tossed out a lawsuit brought by Amazon.com Inc that challenged New York's right to collect sales tax from out-of-state Internet retailers. ... Amazon argued in its complaint...

Article | Jan 13, 2009 | Views: 172 | Comments: 0 
Tags: amazon, web, internet, taxes, tax policy, sales tax, internet taxes, affiliate programs

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The Cause of Bubbles =Investment vs Financial Engineering
Submitted by ktexas  (blogmaverick.com)

Mark Cuban makes some good points in his blog about our current financial mess: The beautiful thing about this country is that we like to work hard, and we like to take chances. Unfortunately,...

Article | Oct 14, 2008 | Views: 205 | Comments: 0 
Tags: economy, stock market, recession, tax policy, financial engineering

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A Tax Revolt Is Quietly Brewing in Some States
Submitted by ktexas  (finance.yahoo.com)

While Americans are focusing on the presidential and congressional races, voters in Massachusetts and other states will decide the fate of dozens of state and local tax and spending issues. Some...

Article | Aug 21, 2008 | Views: 191 | Comments: 0 
Tags: economy, taxes, tax policy

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A Law of Tax Policy - You Can't Soak the Rich
Submitted by ktexas  (online.wsj.com)

No matter what the tax rates have been, in postwar America tax revenues have remained at about 19.5% of GDP. There's an interesting chart showing the top tax rate brackets and the revenue as a...

Article | May 21, 2008 | Views: 316 | Comments: 0 
Tags: economics, tax policy

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U.S. gas: So cheap it hurts
Submitted by ktexas  (money.cnn.com)

Relatively low taxes have kept pump prices far below most other developed nations, which some say is precisely why the current runup is so painful. There is some evidence Europe's high gas taxes...

Article | May 2, 2008 | Views: 284 | Comments: 0 
Tags: taxes, oil, tax policy, gas prices, gas tax, the economy

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The 2008 Race to Fix Healthcare
Submitted by ktexas  (www.kiplinger.com)

Intent on providing universal coverage, the Democrats' proposals tend to rely on subsidies and other government involvement. The Republican plans, which treat health insurance more as a consumer...

Article | Jan 8, 2008 | Views: 298 | Comments: 0 
Tags: health insurance, tax policy, insurance industry, 8 presidential race

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Behind Huckabee's radical 'Fair Tax'
Submitted by ktexas  (money.cnn.com)

The Republican candidate is fairly conservative - except when it comes to an ambitious plan for scrapping the IRS. The Fair Tax is basically a sales tax combined with rebates that that will...

Article | Jan 7, 2008 | Views: 410 | Comments: 4 
Tags: taxes, tax policy, fair tax, sales tax, income tax



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