Tag Archives: taxes
Independence Day Hootenanny
Uncompromising independence, rugged individualism, and unbounded personal freedom were once essential to the American character. According to popular American folklore, they still are. We have some reservations. In the year 2014, the ideas that roused America’s War of Independence are, … Continue reading
Albert Einstein’s Eighth Wonder of the World
“It’s a stupid way to run a country,” remarked Maya MacGuineas over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. MacGuineas, head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, was commenting on Congress’s failure to operate within a budget. “Change comes from two possible … Continue reading
Playing with Fire
The great default is rapidly approaching. Time is running out. Like a runaway freight train…there’s no stopping it. To start, the U.S. government is broke. The only thing keeping the lights on in Washington is $1 trillion per year of … Continue reading
Stunting the Lives of Millions
An extraordinary occurrence took place last Friday. Congress let a temporary $5 billion food stamp stimulus from the 2009 Recovery Act expire. We can’t recall ever hearing of a federal program becoming smaller. Can you? As a result, one in … Continue reading
