Budgets are about priorities. In the Biden administration’s new budget, its apparent priorities are marred by problems. Here’s the cheat-sheet version: Rather than containing explosive growth in spending, it would use a bunch of new taxes to wage class warfare….
The numbers of President Joe Biden’s budget, increasing federal spending from $6.5 trillion to $6.9 trillion, offend. More so do the letters. The word “equitable” appears 34 times, some variant of “fair” 57 times, “equity” 63 times, and “justice” 74…
California — uh, make that Florida — here I come. Sorry, Billy Joel. The number of people in a “New York state of mind” has dwindled down, in the words of the song, to a precious few. The ranks of…
The American public has long held an unfavorable view of the Internal Revenue Service, as evidenced by several historical surveys. A Gallup poll taken more than 25 years ago in October 1997 found that 69 percent of the American public…
People are uneasy about the debt ceiling fight. Many think it’s unhealthy and a sign of poor fiscal management, and they are right. However, they should get used to it. These budget fights will keep getting more frequent and more…
The recent release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns has triggered two seemingly contradictory reactions. Some people are eager to point out that considering his many heavy losses, Trump might not be as good as legend has it at…
Joe Biden’s presidency and the narrow Democratic majorities in Congress have done great damage to the American economy. Republicans have been unable to stop the tax-and-spend tsunami because the Democrats can use the reconciliation process to govern alone with their…
Talk about a double standard. Talk about abuse of power. Again. On Friday, Dec. 30, the Democrats running the House Ways and Means Committee are releasing former President Donald Trump’s taxes. Which is to say, they are launching one of…
Each year, many American adults will attempt the extremely difficult feat of quitting smoking. Many of them will fail, but at least they try. This can’t be said for the states that are still collecting billions of dollars in state…