- Thu, April, 15, 2010
- Reason.tv
- Dateline:Washington DC
"Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society," said legendary Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As students of Buck v. Bell could tell you, Holmes had a habit of being monstrously wrong, but if he's right about taxes and civilization, it's certainly worth asking whether we're getting what we pay for.
Tags: Tea Party, Jobs, taxes, Wealth Redistribution, Socialism
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- Thu, April, 15, 2010
- Reason.tv
- Dateline: Washington DC
"Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society," said legendary Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As students of Buck v. Bell could tell you, Holmes had a habit of being monstrously wrong, but if he's right about taxes and civilization, it's certainly worth asking whether we're getting what we pay for.
Tags: Tea Party, Jobs, taxes, Wealth Redistribution, Socialism
- Tue, March 30, 2010
- CSPAN
- Dateline: Washington, DC
During a press conference on Capitol Hill, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., lets slip what Obamacare is really all about: redistributing wealth.
Tags: Congress, Obamacare, Health Care, Jobs and Economy, Democrats, Wealth Redistribution
- Thu, April, 15, 2010
- House GOP Conference
- Dateline: Washington DC
In just over a year, Democrats in Washington have proposed trillions of dollars in new taxes on American Families -- and passed hundreds of billions in new taxes to pay for their government takeover of our health care. These new taxes affect you and your family -- every day.
Tags: Tea Party, GOVERNMENT Spending, taxes, Wealth Redistribution, Socialism, Fiscal Responsibility
- Wed, April, 14, 2010
- Reason.tv
- Dateline: Washington DC
Is it patriotic to pay taxes? And if so, who the most patriotest Americans? Who are the least? How many words are in the tax code? How much do patriotic Americans pay to prepare their taxes? How long do you have to work in a year to earn enough to pay your taxes? The answers to these and other questions add up to one big W-2 WTF.
Tags: Budget and Government, Property Rights, taxes, Wealth Redistribution, Crazy
- Thu, April, 15, 2010
- Reason.tv
- Dateline: Sacramento CA
More Taxes or More Jobs? California shows you can't have both. It's hard to find a politician who isn't eager to "do something" about high unemployment. Turns out California has found one way to save and create certain kinds of jobs—spend like mad and raise taxes.
Tags: Jobs, Jobs and Economy, taxes, Wealth Redistribution
- Thu, April, 15, 2010
- Cato Institute
- Dateline: Washington DC
The U.S. tax code gets more complex every year. It violates civil liberties and, left unchanged, will leave the United States at a powerful competitive disadvantage in years to come. Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies, Senior Fellow Daniel J. Mitchell and Director of Information Policy Studies Jim Harper dissect the troubling aspects of our tax system.
Tags: Tea Party, taxes, Wealth Redistribution, Crazy