The Supreme Court has made it very clear that free speech includes goods like advertisements. So why are Republican congressmen attempting to push through an advertising tax provision that is both costly and unconstitutional?
Taxes are a price, or a penalty levied on production. In that case it's no coincidence that so many movies are nowadays shot in Georgia. Hollywood’s best and brightest seek the lowest tax price (or better yet, the best tax incentive) to maximize profits in an industry defined by shrinking margins. The Peach State is very competitive on the tax front.
Greece’s main free-market think tank, the Center for Liberal Studies, published its annual Tax Freedom Day study last week. Besides extending Tax Freedom Day by 15 days relative to last year, the study also projects that Greece will end up with the third-highest Tax Freedom Day in the EU, after France and Belgium. The public is not happy with this continuance of their recent tax situation, and they're proving it at the polls.
Scandinavia occupies a special place in the minds of socialists around the world. But is it really the socialist Valhalla it’s feted to be?
There is no compassion in keeping the downtrodden impoverished, nor is it good for the economy. If politicians are serious about helping the poor and strengthening the U.S. economy, tax cuts are essential.
Changing the tax treatment of carried interest reduces the incentive for investors to put resources into a business. It also assumes the risks that come with long-term investing, which affects millions of private equity firms, investment vehicles and investors. A change in treatment of carried interest will negatively impact the economy.
If progressives believe that taxes don’t affect economic behavior, then why are they so terrified of tax havens and opposed to tax competition? Also, if they really believe their own rhetoric, why are left-leaning states cutting taxes?
Every time a president proposes to cut anything in the $4 trillion federal budget — up from $1.8 trillion in Bill Clinton’s last budget — reporters race to find “victims.” And of course no one wants to lose his or her job or subsidy, so there are plenty of people ready to defend the value of each and every government check. If the budget could be cut by, say, $1 trillion — taking it back to the 2008 level — how much good could that money do in the hands of families and businesses?
With definitions of left and right in flux, even among those who understood the historic definitions, it has become necessary to offer one possible solution to the crisis. This exercise is not meant to produce a document that everyone will agree upon, but rather it is designed to encourage others to peacefully contribute to the wider debate.
These solutions could be easily applied to the domestic affairs and international relations of almost any secular republic which respects mainstream religious traditions and cultures.
I. A Commitment To Sovereignty
Taxes and spending already are too high, and huge unfunded liabilities point to an even darker future. If there is to be any hope for the future of this state, the Governor needs to hold firm.
