Are taxes the price we pay for civilization?
Autumn is usually the time when countries’ parliaments try to reach an agreement on the amount of taxes to be...
Taxation
Students Open to Evidence on Taxes
Interviewers at campusreform.org often go on campuses to interview college students about their knowledge of various current issues. There has...
The Biden Full Court Press Against Economic Freedom
I’ve been following economic policy closely since Richard Nixon’s assault on economic freedom with his August 15, 1971, economywide price...
A Modest Proposal on Beef
Taxes: There’s their Beef Co-blogger Bryan Caplan and his favorite philosopher Michael Huemer have debated whether one should eat beef....
Boudreaux on Government’s Nature
Don Boudreaux writes: One general lesson that I draw from facts such as this one is about the unfortunate but...
The dreary 21st century
During the final two decades of the 20th century, readers of the financial press were treated to one positive news...
Batchelor Interviews Henderson on Capital Gains Tax Increase
I posted last week on my Defining Ideas article on why California Democrats should oppose President Biden’s proposed increase in...
California State Government Will Lose Big from Capital Gains Tax Increase
President Biden has proposed raising the top federal tax rate on long-term capital gains from its current level of 20...
Double taxation of coconuts
I am often surprised by how many commenters say something to the effect, “I don’t get how taxing capital income...
The Case Against High Marginal Tax Rates
President Biden will soon present his proposal for increasing income tax rates and tax rates on capital gains on high-income...
