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Democrats Are Trashing the American Work Ethic With Their Spending Bill Sep. 15, 2021
The humongous bill that Democrats in Washington, D.C. are assembling this week is a slap in the face... Read More
If We Soak the Rich, Will Everyone Get Wet? Aug. 31, 2021
President Joe Biden describes his $3.5 trillion spending scheme as a way to improve the economy and ... Read More
Taxpayers Are Getting Ripped Off and Congress Does Nothing Aug. 17, 2021
Milton Friedman used to quip that, in Washington, if a government program is working, Congress says ... Read More
How to Unshrink a Sweater, Paying Taxes and More Aug. 16, 2021
I love it when I open my email to find a question that makes me go "Oh, boy. Do I know about that fe... Read More
The United Federal Administrative Units of America? Aug. 12, 2021
Warnings that state and local governments faced a fiscal calamity were predictably plentiful when it... Read More
Why Spending Matters in Times of Inflation and High Debt Jul. 22, 2021
A lot of people don't care about the nation's growing debt. Some believe that low interest rates for... Read More
The Federal Government Spent $19,762 Per Capita in FY2020 Jul. 16, 2021
Two years after World War I ended — in fiscal 1920 — the federal government spent approx... Read More
Calling All Conservative Billionaires: I Have the Plan to Save America and the GOP Jun. 27, 2021
Lots of Republicans have ideas and plans to find better candidates and to raise more money for 2022 ... Read More
Taxes Are for Raising Revenues, Not Punishing Rich People Jun. 24, 2021
Taxes are how we raise the money needed to run government. The rich have the wherewithal to bear mos... Read More
June 17, 2021 Jun. 17, 2021
Dear Annie: What is the best way to deal with someone who is a bully and verbally abusive? My brothe... Read More
The Rich Get Richer While Their Tax Bills Go Lower and Lower Jun. 17, 2021
Here's something that both sides of the aisle can agree on: All Americans should be paying their fai... Read More
Will Collecting a Public Pension Reduce Your Social Security? Jun. 16, 2021
Dear Carrie, I'm retiring soon with a pension that's outside of the Social Security system. I've al... Read More
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and You: Which One Pays Taxes Jun. 16, 2021
While Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed, "I have a dream," it was full of lofty ethical stuff l... Read More
Demystifying the Magical Multiplier Myth Jun. 10, 2021
The scale and scope of government spending expansion in the last year are unprecedented. Because Unc... Read More
Self-employed People 'Cook the Books' Jun. 09, 2021
Most of us work for wages, and there isn't much we can do to avoid paying Social Security taxes on t... Read More
Will Biden Nullify This Founding Principle? Jun. 09, 2021
Who should control taxation in America? The American citizens who live and work here or politicians ... Read More
Tax Basics: What's Your Tax IQ? May. 26, 2021
Dear Readers: It's tax time again, and I'm getting lots of questions, especially from young people f... Read More
Welcome Back, Carter. Except Add Dementia. May. 16, 2021
Remember the old 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter"? It aired on ABC from 1975 to 1979. The preside... Read More
Are the Halcyon Days Over for Joe Biden? May. 14, 2021
On taking the oath of office, Jan. 20, Joe Biden may not have realized it, but history had dealt him... Read More
Biden's Era of Big Government May. 05, 2021
When I began my work 25 years ago, my vision for fixing our poor, broken communities was driven by m... Read More
