Apple CEO Tim Cook Pounds Another Nail Into the Keynesian Coffin

As most readers are now aware, technology giant Apple Inc. has in the past few days been the recipient of juvenile attacks from U.S. Senators on both sides of the political aisle. Its alleged misdeed:. […] » Full Post

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Tax Individuals, Not Couples

Both advocates and opponents of same-sex marriage eagerly await the Supreme Court's decisions on two cases challenging the constitutionality of laws - one federal and one state - that deny recognition. […] » Full Post

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The Real Washington Scandal? The War On Youth

The media are consumed with multiple Washington scandals: the IRS, Benghazi, the Justice Department wiretapping. But what about the tragedy of the dim prospects for this month's college graduates? In. […] » Full Post

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If The IRS Bothers You, So Should The FSOC and CFPB

The recent revelations about the goings-on at the Internal Revenue Service have gotten a lot of attention. When the patina of government impartiality shows itself so disturbingly thin, people of all p. […] » Full Post

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Is This Really An Obamacare 'Train Wreck'?

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, an architect and supporter of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), recently caught the Administration's attention when he voiced his concerns about the implemen. […] » Full Post

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IRS Tried To Keep the Tea Party From Winning

When you get right down to it, the political targeting and stalling of tax-exempt applications by the IRS was an effort to defund the Tea Party. Rick Santelli, a Tea Party founder and my colleague, ma. […] » Full Post

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Why Are Stock Markets Up? They Love Washington Gridlock

Many commentators have wondered why the stock market has done so well during a period when the economy has been relatively weak. A common explanation has been that the Federal Reserve has pushed inter. […] » Full Post

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The IRS Non-Scandal Calls For a National Sales Tax

As seemingly every sentient being now knows, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has apparently been selective when it comes to the entities its agents scrutinize. Tea Party groups in particular (organ. […] » Full Post

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'Billion' Now Seems So Quaint As a Mere Rounding Error

There had been two speculative attacks only a few years previous against the Thai baht, successfully defended by monetary officials in Bangkok. Related to the Mexican peso crisis, in January 1995 the. […] » Full Post

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CO2 Emission Permit Prices Plunge In Europe: What's Up?

Recent headlines proclaim "deep trouble" in the European cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases, evidenced by the decline in allowance spot prices from over $25 per metric ton of carbon dioxide in. […] » Full Post

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How Much Do Americans Care About Income Inequality? - Part II

Recently in this space, I criticized an op-ed that claimed to resolve a paradox related to inequality and public policy. Ilyana Kuziemko and Stefanie Stantcheva argued that while Americans are "deeply. […] » Full Post

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Pro-Business Governors Send Love Letters To the Overtaxed

Last month Texas Governor Rick Perry showed up at a business conference in Chicago making a pitch to the attendees to consider his state for their jobs. Illinois' newspapers didn't like Perry's chutzp. […] » Full Post

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America's Growing Social Security Disability Problem

The latest Social Security Administration data document that Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) rolls reached a record high of 8.85 million in March 2013, an increase of 1.6 million or 21 per. […] » Full Post

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Securing the Border Is No Easy Feat

Securing America's borders is no easy matter. Undocumented workers do not just walk across the borders but come in legally, by car, air, and ship, and then overstay their visas. Some estimate that 40. […] » Full Post

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The Next Crisis May Be Harder To Fix

It's been five years since the onset of the financial crisis - the rescue of Bear Stearns in March 2008 - and we still don't know whether the financial system is safe. In a recent speech, Daniel Tarul. […] » Full Post

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