I guess it’s housing morning, so I’m going to talk about one thing that’s not often discussed: the relationship between home values and school and city taxes. If things turn out the way this guys forecasts, that relationship is about to turn toxic: “There is no iron law that real estate must appreciate,” said Stan …
Tax Policy
Riddle Me This, Kent
Just shoot me: A fiscally conservative Democrat who chairs the U.S. Senate’s budget committee on Wednesday said he supports extending all of the tax cuts that expire this year, including for the wealthy. “The general rule of thumb would be you’d not want to do tax changes, tax increases … until the recovery is on …
Shameless Spin of the Day
When the Bush tax cuts expire, it is actually Democrats raising taxes. And does anyone doubt they will get away with this latest campaign? Can you see David Gregory correcting anyone when they say this?
How Do They Say This Stuff With a Straight Face?
And why are they not being called on it by the “journalists” they spew this nonsense to: Republican Senate Minority Whip John Kyl was hammered by Democrats earlier this week for backing extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy – and insisting they need not be paid for. Now Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell …
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Where Are The Lemonade Springs?
Some Democratic operative emailed me this USA Today piece, Tax Bills in 2009 at lowest level since 1950: Federal, state and local taxes — including income, property, sales and other taxes — consumed 9.2% of all personal income in 2009, the lowest rate since 1950, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports. That rate is far …
Hard to See With the Blinders On
Charles Johnson at LGF: Amazingly, Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit) manages to write a puff piece about the National Tea Party Convention in Nashville without even mentioning Tom Tancredo’s racist call to bring back literacy tests or Joseph Farah’s Birther/theocrat speech and resulting standing ovation. It really isn’t that amazing, and I am sure none of you …
Random Friday Thoughts
Had a nice drive, listened to the new Randy Newman and then Ice Cube’s greatest hits, and the weather is perfect. Sunny, blue skies, and cool. Great day for a trip on the highway. Some random thoughts: 1.) I listened to Limbaugh for about ten minutes, where I learned that Obama is a segregationist and, …