Category — Taxation

The title of this essay would be a more accurate slogan for the Obama re-election campaign than “Forward,” the one selected. Of course, this proposal is not to be taken literally.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Obama regime has a perverse view of the relationship between government and Americans. This country was founded on the principle of consent of the governed. The people are the boss, not the government. Yet this administration acts and speaks as if we are here to service the government. They believe they have a divine right to harvest whatever they deem necessary to feed their rapaciousness machine.   Read the rest of this entry »

T. Coleman Andrews served as IRS commissioner during the Eisenhower administration. Following his resignation, he made the following statement which seems apropos for the weekend that all of our tax returns are due.   Read the rest of this entry »

Periodically, I get so busy working and trying to stay on top of what I need to do to fend for my family, that I forget that Obama and the American Left have declared war on me. I have to be reminded from time to time.   Read the rest of this entry »

This has not been a particularly joyful season inside the beltway. All we’ve seen is a lot of clamoring, to little effect. In the hinterlands, we hear the echoes of the politicians' raucous debate about government spending, government borrowing, and government intrusion into our homes and business. One side yells that the only solution is to tax the rich until they squeal, while the other side of the aisle insists we must reform entitlements or go the way of Greece. What would the Founders think about all this? Here is what they said in their own words.   Read the rest of this entry »

In the first of our Constitution Day (week) posts, Jim looks at the speed bumps specified by the nation's charter document to restrain government.   Read the rest of this entry »

Although the man in the White House is blaming everyone except the tooth fairy for the nation’s economic woes, he might consider looking in the mirror.   Read the rest of this entry »

British blogger Ana The Imp is nearly always erudite and she has proven to be so again in her most recent piece on the "Debt Crisis." We share her desperation and frustration.   Read the rest of this entry »

The Founding Fathers recognized the burden of large debt and the importance of paying it off. After the American Revolution, the debt equaled 35 to 40 percent of GDP at a time when government spending and taxes were just 2 percent of GDP. Today the debt is more than 80% of GDP, taxes are about 25% of GDP, while spending is higher still.   Read the rest of this entry »

One of the "Essential Documents" featured in The Patriot's History Reader, is President Jackson's veto message. Jackson's words are perhaps more applicable to today than for his own time.   Read the rest of this entry »