Fair is Fair: The Legend of the FairTax By Dallas Brooks On a cold December night in 1773, American Colonists in Boston had decided they’d had enough. The Sons of Liberty, a group of such notable Americans as Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Paul Revere, had voiced their strong opposition to the Tea Act of…
The power to tax is the power to destroy. Show me what you tax, and I will tell you what you are going to destroy. Those who advocate taxation often speak of “tax evasion” and of how it is unpatriotic for citizens to do anything within their power to avoid as many taxes as they can. But…
Governor Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential nominee, has described his tax policy on his own website as follows: Governor Johnson advocates the elimination of tax subsidies, the double taxation embodied in business income taxes, and ultimately, the replacement of all income and payroll taxes with a single consumption tax that will allow every American and…
Kathryn Watson House Republicans announced Friday they will begin impeachment hearings for embattled Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen over his handling of the Lois Lerner scandal. The House Committee on the Judiciary will hold two hearings, starting May 24, to determine whether Koskinen misled Congress and violated a subpoena related to the IRS…
When it comes to free speech that is used to oppose his quest for political power, Donald Trump turns to authoritarian threats — in this case, threats of taxation and “trust busting.” by Joey Clark As so-called “dangerous faggots” (who are really just frivolous trolls) carry on their blather about Donald Trump being a champion for radical…
Even federal government employees go through the motions of paying taxes, but where does the money for paying our public servants’ salaries come from? by Joey Clark I have a confession I must share with you, dear reader. I was contemplating becoming an ordained minister. I’m serious, an ordained minister. And this in spite of my profound…
Donald Trump has insisted that he cannot release his taxes because he is currently being audited, an occurrence which he says happens to him year after year. But according to IRS Chief John Koskinen, that’s a bunch of bologna. Koskinen, while not legally able to comment on individual cases, did state that successive audits being done…
By Andrew Follett Obama’s proposed oil tax would do a tremendous amount of damage to the economy, according to a recent report. A report published Tuesday by the conservative Tax Foundation found Obama’s plan to slap a $10 tax on each barrel of oil would kill 137,000 American jobs and cost the U.S. economy hundreds…
Why “If you hate the government, please give up X” is a stupid argument [dropcap size=small]T[/dropcap]here probably isn’t a libertarian out there who hasn’t had a leftist ask them, “If you hate the government, why are you using roads, social security, police, etc…”? Granted, there are many more reasons than those listed here demonstrating why this…
Guy Bentley Utah vapers could be hit with an 86.5 percent tax on e-cigarettes if a bill proposed Friday passes the state legislature. State Rep. Paul Ray introduced the bill HB333, which would tax e-cigarettes at the same rate as other non-cigarette tobacco products, according to The Salt Lake Tribune. E-cigarettes “are not taxed now because they are…