Tax Hike Passes in California
Taxing themselves to death
Logically enough, if you tax something, you get less of it
It's going to take a little more than that
Class warfare will not balance the budget
The strapped government wants to squeeze the successful company for more than a billion dollars
Why hold one when Uncle Sam will steal the proceeds?
To defray the cost of people being able to defend themselves, or some such
Then the cops could shoot your dog for all-new reasons
Hollande and company reportedly want one billion euros. Well, who doesn't?
The European Commission doesn't want any tax competition
Washington insiders think the stars are aligned to dramatically simplify the tax code and broaden the tax base.
Voter blackmail is not a reliable way of garnering support
It keeps the government small and relatively inoffensive
Pension funds REALLY want their money
When the feds sneeze, the states get knocked over
Government's attempt to squeeze out charitable contributions and increase Americans' tax burden
A judge called the measure description "incomplete," which is a nice way of saying "misleading"
Tax relief will quietly expire and pick pockets without a fight
The stripper's pole is a slippery slope, or something like that
Watch for a growing definition of "abandoned" accounts in the future
About those underfunded pensions ...
Propositions 30 and 32 too close to call; Prop. 38 trails; Obama leads Romney 53-38 and Feinstein leads Emken 60-34
His plan would cap itemized deductions at $25,000.
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