Tag Archives: Income tax

Happy Tax Day!

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Mr. Universe

Everyone got an extra three days to deal with their taxes this year. Hopefully everyone got to enjoy a little bit of weekend not fretting over their returns. When I was growing up my mother always said there were three … Continue reading →

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The Ryan Game

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Michael Weiss

This week, Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) published a budget proposal called “The GOP Path to Prosperity.” As I mentioned on Monday in “Shutdown Showdown,” the proposal neither addresses the issues in the 2011 or 2012 budgets, nor makes realistic assumptions … Continue reading →

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“Fair” Unbalanced?

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Michael Weiss

Last week I described four incidental burdens that arise from income taxes: They conflict with key elements of the Bill of Rights Calculating the correct amount of tax costs many taxpayers significant amounts of money and/or time The rates, coupled with … Continue reading →

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Progressive at What Cost?

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Michael Weiss

Last week I explained the rationale behind a progressive tax model, and outlined how it can be determined in a reasonably fair fashion. But determination and application are two different things. For roughly a century, since the passage of the … Continue reading →

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Fair and Balanced

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Michael Weiss

Much is said and written about the high burden of income taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The top 20% of earners contribute over three-quarters of federal income tax revenues, despite collecting about half of the overall nation’s income. At first … Continue reading →

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Take 2: Could Employing Tax Cuts Tax Employment?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Michael Weiss

Waaaaaay back in September I posted my first article at 538 Refugees. In it, I concluded that there was an inverse relationship between the top income tax rate and employment growth. Now that the President and Congress are discussing the … Continue reading →

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Keynes Was Right

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Michael Weiss

Much discussion has happened on this site regarding income tax rates, government spending, and the health of the economy. Certainly I’ve had some preconceived notions of what’s best, as has pretty much everyone else here. I decided to be more … Continue reading →

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