There has been much discussion in our recession-era of our economic deficit and rampant unemployment, but the elephant in the room is often brushed past. ...
Economics and Taxation: Articles
Warren Buffet helped to kick off the recent income inequality hullabaloo by asking loudly why he wasn't being taxed more. This provoked the glib (but ...
The Wall Street Journal features an interesting review of the recent book "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets" by author Michael J. ...
Bruce Bartlett at the New York Times proposes an alternative tax reform scheme to the Ryan Plan. Essentially, he argues that Ryan assumes that he ...
Liz Weston at MSN Money shares interesting thoughts on what the poor have to teach the rich. In particular, one important note is how much ...
Edward Lazear shares a depressing take on the recession in The Wall Street Journal (click here to read the whole thing). Essentially, looking ...
Mar
31
2012
George Washington was a “One-Percenter”
By Trevor Thomas | Posted in CJS Forum, Featured Post | Mar-31-2012
Mitt Romney continues to build on his delegate lead, and thus, on his air of inevitability, in the race for the GOP nomination for president. ...
Timothy B. Lee of The Cato Institute and Ars Technica pens a fascinating short piece in The Atlantic on the privatization of roads. Typically, libertarians ...
Mar
24
2012
Taxes: Not the Answer
By Robert C. Wilson | Posted in CJS Forum, Featured Post | Mar-24-2012
On May 6, 2011 I posted an article “Let’s Talk Taxes” in which I tried to make it clear that at current and projected ...
Rep. Paul Ryan wrote a short piece in The Wall Street Journal Monday introducing the House Republicans' new "Path to Prosperity" proposed budget. Among his ...