Taxes
Cigarette Taxes Go Up in France
A pack of smokes now costs, between 6 and 7 euros, up 6 to 10 percent
UN Looking to New Global Taxes to Tap the Rich
According to some in the UN, the time's come for wealth redistribution, an old favorite in some quarters
France Unveils "Budget of Conquest"
Top earners to see income tax rate of seventy-five percent
California Tax Hikes May Drive (More) Wealthy To Flee
The state would have the highest marginal tax rate of any in the union
Obama Touts "Economic Patriotism" in Campaign Speech
"I pledge allegiance to the I.R.S. ..."
Taxes Threaten Gullah Community
Will a sudden spike in taxes doom a Saltwater Geechee village?
Auditor: Missouri Too Indiscriminate With Tax Incentives
The state handed money to iffy companies with little or no due diligence
Romney Doesn't Want Fiscal Conservatives to Get Their Hopes Up
Says we shouldn't expect huge tax breaks if he wins the presidency
Heritage Foundation Speaks Up For Romney's Tax Plan
Says the much cited analysis from the Tax Policy Center is "biased"
Ron Paul Gets Top Billing as a Taxpayer Advocate
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste says the retiring libertarian is all right
Californians Unhappy, Determined To Stay the Course
It's a nice place to visit but, really, don't move there
Tax-Haven Crackdown Proves a Bust, But Governments Plan To Try Again
People are better at hiding taxes than officials are at ferreting them out
Mitt Romney Is Out of Sync With the Small Government Movement
He's also out of touch with everyday Americans.
Unhappy Californians Still Embrace the Failed Status Quo
High taxes and a union-dominated discourse won't fix the Golden State
Support for Jerry Brown's Tax Initiative Slipping
Barely a majority now in California as undecideds grow
Romney Was Wrong, but So Are His Critics
There are plenty of voters who believe they can get something for nothing.
Mitt Romney's Dependency Delusions
Easing the tax burden on those who have the least was not always anathema to conservatives.
A Defense of Romney's "47 Percent" Comment
Sooner or later, says Judge Napolitano, the government will run out of other people's money. Romney understands that.
Analysts: Six Million Will Have to Pay ObamaCare Insurance Penalty/Tax
Most of them middle class
Sarcastic House Bill Would Allow Taxpayers to Donate Extra to Treasury
Your move, Mr. Buffett
Linda McMahon Also Rips Romney's "47 Percent" Comments
But she has also used the statistic in her campaign
Congressional Democrats Split from Obama on Taxes
Lawmakers are more willing to make a deal than the president
Billions of Euros Flow from France to Belgium
The French are pissed that rich citizens are leaving. Wait until they find out they're bringing their companies along.
Swiss Banks Could Lose Hundreds of Billions of Dollars
Moves to prevent European tax evasion expected to prompt offshore account withdraws
Let's Be Honest: No One Is Closing Tax Loopholes
The problem isn't that wealthy oil barons or special interest lobbyists love loopholes (they do); it's because we do.
California's Competing Tax-Hike Measures Face Trouble
Voters have reason to doubt that officials are trustworthy custodians of ... anything
Czech Firms Find Hungary a Haven from Taxes
Hungarian officials apparently steal less than the Czech government
Texas Town Charged Residents for Retired Bonds
Did we forget to mention those were already paid off?
France's Richest Man to Sue Newspaper
Liberation Daily ran with the headline, "Get lost, you rich idiot!" after Bernard Arnault announced his intention to seek Belgian citizenship
The Insatiable Taxman
New laws push expatriate Americans to keep their money in their mattresses.