Category: Economics & Tax Policy
TABOR Battle: If Republicans won't stand up for low taxes, who will?
Mar 27th
Re: GOP Governors Fight Tax Limits (Washington Post, 3/27/05)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3903-2005Mar26.html?
To the Editors:
Bill Owens had been a minor political hero to many Coloradoans for his role in passing the Taxpayer B… more »
The 35-hour work week: Another French economic idiocy
Mar 26th
Re: Liberte, egalite, 35 heures (Chicago Tribune article, 3/26/05)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0503260174mar26,1,6229186.story
To the editors:
Money, like water, squeezes through any system with holes and finds its own level.… more »
Unenforceable tax law in Massachusetts?
Mar 26th
re: Romney scales back tax bill on businesses (Boston Globe article, 3/26/05)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/26/romney_scales_back_tax_bill_on_businesses/
Although I applaud the Governor’s scaling back plans for ill-c… more »
Response to a reader: Financial Transaction Taxes are not the solution
Mar 23rd
A reader posted an interesting comment arguing against certain types of tax reform and for a financial transctions tax, such as when someone buys stock or bonds.
As always I appreciate a thought-provoking comment, whether I agree or not. In this case… more »
The base closing process is a good model for tough budget decisions
Mar 20th
Re: States and Communities Battling Another Round of Base Closings (NY Times, 3/20/05)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/politics/20bases.html?
To the Editors:
The base closing process, using an independent commission to search for efficiency and… more »
NY Times puts Senate budget in worst possible light (for Republicans)
Mar 18th
Re: In Blow to Bush, Senators Reject Cuts to Medicaid (MY Times, 3/18/05)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/18/politics/18budget.html?
To the Editors:
Re: Your headline "In Blow to Bush, Senators Reject Cuts to Medicaid" puts the Senate budget propsa… more »
The budget process is going better than the media wants you to think...and a little rhetoric lesson
Mar 18th
Congress Duels Over $2.6 Trillion Budget (AP via Yahoo, March 18, 2005)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050318/ap_on_go_co/budget
While most of the headlines yesterday were about the Senate removing Medicare cuts from their budget (… more »
Backbone in budgeting
Mar 17th
Re: A Budget, Not a Mirage (Wall Street Journal, 3/17/05)
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB111102291814281882,00.html?
To the Editors:
The spark of fiscal discipline from the "Revolutionary 25" is not a surprise. What will be a surprise is if t… more »
Greenspan tells it like it is....better late than never
Mar 15th
Re: Querying Greenspan (Washington Times, 3/15/05)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20050314-090220-1011r.htm
Marketwatch.com article about Greenspan's presentation today:
http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?siteid=mktw&dist=nwhpm&… more »
The trade deficit: the sky is not falling
Mar 14th
This is one of the best articles I've read about the trade deficit, the dollar, and foreign investment.
Basically it says that most of the worrying aloud that you're hearing about the trade deficit is baseless.
It requires a paid subscription to… more »
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