• Defenders of Economic Freedom
    Jul 24, 2008  - Today, I was honored by the Club for Growth with the Defender of Economic Freedom Award. 49 Members of the House and 6 Senators received the award as well. This award is granted to those members who demonstrate a strong commitment to economic freedom and free-market principals.  In order to re... More
  • Top 10% pays 71%
    Jul 23, 2008  - A few days ago, the IRS has released data showing the percentage of income taxes paid by Americans.  Courtesy of the National Taxpayers Union, the table below shows, the top 10% of filers paid nearly 71% of all income taxes paid. The share paid by the bottom 50% drops from 3.07% in 2005 to 2.99... More
  • The Bill Lerach Tax Cut - Wall Street Journal
    May 30, 2008  - What do you call 50,000 trial lawyers filing contingency-fee suits? House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel calls them people who deserve a tax cut. Or he might call them that if he wasn't trying to pass this $1.6 billion bouquet without any hearings or debate. The Energy and Tax Extenders Act... More
  • National Taxpayer's Union Scorecard
    Apr 24, 2008  - The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) recently unveiled their Congressional ratings for the first session of the 110th Congress.  They derive “ratings” by measuring the strength of support for reducing spending and regulation and opposing higher taxes. The higher the score, the better.  Interestingly e... More
  • Happy Tax Freedom Day
    Apr 23, 2008  - According to the Tax Foundation, in 2008, Americans will work 74 days to afford their federal taxes and 39 more days to pay state and local taxes. Meanwhile, buying food requires 35 days of work, clothing 13 days, and housing 60 days.  Unfortunately, the numbers don’t lie; government in the Unit... More
  • What not let the taxers support their cause? - The Times Tribune
    Apr 18, 2008  - Whether you made, or missed, this year’s tax-filing deadline, most Kentucky taxpayers can relate to Mark Twain’s observation: “The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.” A lot of skin leaves Kentucky family budgets these days. According to t... More
  • The Tax-Run Around
    Apr 16, 2008  - I came across this cartoon yesterday. The day after tax day, you can breathe a sigh of relief, or some of you may still be lost in the maze, either way this cartoon is very appropriate. More
  • IRS Manpower
    Apr 16, 2008  - Yesterday was the day hard-working Americans sent the IRS their taxes. It is ironic that on a day millions of responsible people send the government precious dollars, the Democrats in Congress passed legislation to repeal a provision to help enforce our nation’s tax laws. A provision of the Americ... More
  • Please give more, taxpayers - Des Moines Register
    Apr 15, 2008  - For all the procrastinators still scrambling to pay their federal taxes today, as well as those who received and spent their refunds weeks ago: Does anybody feel guilty about not paying enough? If you're out there, some Washington lawmakers are apparently worried about you. To accommodate these... More
  • Tax me more - Rapid City Journal
    Apr 15, 2008  - Quite often you hear Democratic politicians in particular and liberals generally decry the fact that they believe the rich aren’t paying their “fair share” of taxes. Set aside the fact that the richest 5 percent of Americans pay half the income taxes in the country or that the wealthiest 50 percent... More