Rep. John Linder (R-GA) has retired from Congress and radio talk show host Neal Boortz has been silent for years, but their tax plan just will not die. Writing in the New York Sun , billionaire businessman and Republican Party donor John W. Childs makes the case for replacing the current income tax system with a national sales tax. He writes:
The mantra of “school choice” is getting louder. The wholesale failure of the K-12 public school system to adequately educate children, no matter how much money is spent per pupil, is universally acknowledged by all but the most diehard teacher union bureaucrat. Educational reform is a leading topic of governors, state legislators, members of
In this article, Laurence M. Vance offers a review of John Merrifield’s School Choices: True and False . Volume 17, Number 2 (2003) Vance, Laurence M.. “Book Review: John Merrifield, School Choices: True and False .” Journal of Libertarian Studies 17, No. 2 (2003):
In this article, Laurence M. Vance reviews Clint Bolick’s Voucher Wars: Waging The Legal Battle Over School Choice . Volume 18, Number 2 (2004) Vance, Laurence M. “Book Review: Voucher Wars: Waging the Legal Battle over School Choice by Clint Bolick.” Journal of Libertarian Studies 18, No. 2 (2004):
It wasn’t that long ago (1987) that the entire budget of the federal government was “only” a trillion dollars. It reached the $2 trillion mark in 2002, and didn’t exceed $3 trillion until 2009. Even after a long series of budget deficits, the national debt didn’t exceed $1 trillion dollars until 1982 and $5 trillion until 1996. The first budget
Donald Trump’s possible decision to end NASA’s funding of the International Space Station by 2025 brings up that age-old question of the proper role of government, although it is certainly not he who is bringing it up. The International Space Station (ISS) program is a joint operation between NASA and the space agencies of Russia, Japan, Canada,
Why do some conservatives and libertarians want some Americans to pay more in taxes? Oh, they don’t actually come out and say that. Then they would sound like Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton. What they do say is that certain tax deductions are “loopholes” that need to be “closed” because they “distort” the tax code, “subsidize” high-income
The Free Market 26, no. 7 (July 2005) Did you have to write out a check to the IRS for $5,581 this past April 15? If you had to do such a thing next year, would you think of it as your civic duty or would you consider it a crime that only the government could get away with? A Typical Taxpayer This figure of $5,581 is not an arbitrary one.
I did something yesterday that I have not done in a very long time—I voted. No, I didn’t vote for a Republican or a Democrat. I voted against a tax. The state in which I live (Florida) has a sales tax rate of 6 percent. Each of the 67 counties in Florida has an option to add on a discretionary sales surtax. Only 9 counties have not done so. My
I attended a “Tax Day rally” today (Tuesday the 17th) here in Pensacola, Florida, sponsored by the local FairTax people. What was I, one who has written against the FairTax here , here , here , here , and here , doing at a FairTax rally? I received an e-mail from the “Community Coordinator for Americans for Fair Taxation” here in Pensacola. The
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