Agribusiness, Food, Vegetarianism—-and Taxes
[cross-posted on ataxingmatter–see posting there for additional comments] As some of you may know, I am one of the many people who eat a vegetarian diet. I don’t eat cows, pigs, fish, whales, sharks,...
View ArticlePrice elasticity, taxes and wages: Or, why I don’t take wingnut economics...
by Bruce Webb It is I think a truism that in any economic enterprise all costs ultimately have to come out of price, that in the end ‘the customer pays’. But what is not true is that price is...
View ArticleCorporate Taxes from the AEI perspective–the AEI report gets an F
by Linda Beale Corporate Taxes from the AEI perspective–the AEI report gets an Fcrossposted with Ataxingmatter [edited to correct typos and add link to CTJ and Leonhardt articles 2/19pm] Kevin Hassett,...
View ArticleSenators Levin and Isakson: millionaire surtax vs corporate repatriation subsidy
by Linda Beale Senators Levin and Isakson: millionaire surtax vs corporate repatriation subsidy The PBS News Hour last night interviewed Senators Levin and Isakson on the jobs bill (video and...
View ArticleWelfare, I’m not hurting from it and neither are you.
A good friend and I got into an email debate. He sent me the latest message regarding how wonderful it is that Florida is going to be drug testing welfare recipients. I responded that I’ll consider the...
View ArticleThe Great Recession captured in 1 minute of comedy
Just watch this. It is 1 minute long. Could it be anymore surreal? HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO DO THIS? HOW MANY FREAKIN’ TIMES DO WE HAVE TO LEARN THE LESSON? Obviously, the lesson has not been...
View ArticleDon’t encourage them…
Via Holly, I learned of this cool site called: Sidewalk Bubblegum. The subtitle is: Cartoons about War, Racism, Sexism, Capitalism, Worker Rights, Human Rights, the Environment and Consumerism. I...
View ArticleWho is the true beneficiary of welfare? or Please define: Entitlement
I wrote in February of 2012 about welfare: Welfare, I’m not hurting from it and neither are you. I noted the following: but it looks to me like what we spend on welfare is not much more than what the...
View ArticleDid you hear the one about a corporation and a democracy?
Time for a bit of comic relief. (video below the fold) Julianna reporting on Net Neutrality. Remember when President Obama said the days of lobbyists setting the agenda was over? I’m posting this...
View ArticleA little bit about our supreme court and corporate power
In case you did not see this, it is my Senator’s opening comments at the Gorsuch hearings. He sums up just what a 5/4 split court has been doing. This is his discussion on Cspan about his book:...
View ArticleTech Companies: Be your own town and government
I saw this bit of news on Steven Colbert’s show last night. Seems Nevada’s Democratic Governor thinks tech companies need to be their own town. The thinking is that this is a way to attract business...
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