Category — Taxation

Sometimes you just stumble upon things that jump out at you. This blogger was looking for a reference to the president's recent interview with Bill O'Reilly in which he said there was "not even a smidgen of corruption" in the IRS. The results of this search were surprising.   Read the rest of this entry »

The appellation “Obama Administration” is outdated. Obama Regime is more accurate. Regimes unlike constitutional governments, rule by imposition and by fiat: If the emperor/king doesn’t like a law, he refuses to enforce it. If there is no law to do his bidding, he conjures up a regulation to do what he wants done. The wishes and prerogatives of the regime take precedence over the wants and needs of those it perceives as its subjects.   Read the rest of this entry »

Boston – National Guard units seeking to confiscate a cache of recently banned assault weapons were ambushed by elements of a Para-military extremist faction. Military and law enforcement sources estimate that 72 were killed and more than 200 injured before government forces were compelled to withdraw. Speaking after the clash, Massachusetts Governor Thomas Gage declared that the extremist faction, which was made up of local citizens, has links to the radical right-wing tax protest movement.   Read the rest of this entry »

In Federalist No 35, the sixth of seven essays of the topic of taxation, Hamilton argues that the federal government should not be limited to taxes on imports. He also goes off an a bit of a tangent about who should be elected to the House of Representatives (the Constitution as proposed and first implemented, specified that the State legislatures were to appoint senators.)   Read the rest of this entry »

The biggest hoax in history may be the Patient Affordability Care Act. Here are just a few of the lies that were used to justify the legislation.   Read the rest of this entry »

A recent AP story reports that the tax that is a penalty, unless arguing before the supreme court, but after it's ruled constitutional on the basis of its being a tax, isn't a tax ... is going to be enforced by the nation's tax agency.   Read the rest of this entry »

The 2010 elections were a rout for progressives. Republicans captured an additional 63 seats in the House of Representatives to win the majority, the largest midterm seat change since 1938. Republicans gained 6 seats in the Senate, but not enough for gain outright control. Republicans also won a record 680 additional seats in state legislatures. Five states saw both chambers switch from Democrat to Republican majorities. In four additional states, Republicans flipped one of the chambers to give them control of both chambers. In three states they increased their control of both houses, and in four states they picked up one chamber to split control of the state legislature. Republicans saw a net increase of six governorships to gain a national majority. It seems everyone got the memo except California.   Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a look at one aspect of the debate between the Federalists and anti-Federalists - the power of taxation.   Read the rest of this entry »

Monty Pelerin's World has posted a clear explanation of the current state of affairs in regard to government finances.   Read the rest of this entry »

President Obama has made taxes a campaign issue. Ronald Reagan once famously said, “If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” A truer statement has never been made. Governments tax everything. Most people have no idea how much they are taxed.   Read the rest of this entry »