Thursday, December 09, 2004

The Social Security Choices Narrow

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"We will not raise payroll taxes to solve this problem." That's what the President said this morning in response to a ques...

Straightening Out the Routes

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In yesterday's post about turnpike tolls , I described the turnpike as I-76. Former student, Graduate Tax Program adjunct, and friend R...

Symptom Solved, Problem Remains

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I've devoted several postings to the "mistake" involving the insertion into the appropriations bill of language permitting sta...

Raw Deal for Social Security Beneficiaries?

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In his Philadelphia Inquirer column this morning [free subscription site], Jeff Brown gives some advice on the timing of retirement, and th...
Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Turnpike Tolls? At the End of Their Road?

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Yesterday, John Grogan's Philadelphia Inquirer column [subscription site, free] addressed the fallout from the Pennsylvania Turnpike to...

Free? Yes.

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A subscriber to the tax law professors list passed on a question from an anonymous blogger: Lawprof John Jones writes a daily blog. Lately,...
Monday, December 06, 2004

How Not to Argue for Repeal of a Deduction

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Thanks to Paul Caron and his TaxProf blog for pointing out the Washington Post [free registration site] story about the emergence of econo...
Friday, December 03, 2004

The Problem That Will Not Die Gets a Biopsy

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And someday, when all is done, an autopsy will follow. According to a report released this morning , the person who inserted into the app...

Tax=Science? In this Respect, Maybe Yes

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A story in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Weakened Role of Science Advisers Creates 'Crisis' From White House to Capitol Hill, R...
Wednesday, December 01, 2004

No IRS? Really? Uh, Guess Again.

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Here we go. According to this report , White House officials attending a Richmond, Va., meeting of Congressional Republican leaders setting ...

Blogging as Scholarship? Yes, Indeed

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Tyler Cowen's musings on the scholarly content of blogging are definitely deserving of the two minutes it takes to read through them. I...

Partnership Taxation: The Quantum Physics of Law?

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Someone on a tax listserv asked for help finding a quotation from a court opinion about the challenges of partnership taxation. It was one o...

More on Per-Mile Road User Fees

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This from a reader on the per-mile road user fees being proposed as replacements for state gasoline taxes: Great post on user fees: [refe...
Monday, November 29, 2004

Tax Meets Technology on the Road

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So what does it mean when a person who favors GPS-based highway per-mile taxes (user fees?) is appointed as Director of the Department of Mo...
Friday, November 26, 2004

College and Graduate Students Beware

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The recent changes made by the Congress to establish a uniform definition of "child" for federal income tax purposes included a re...
Wednesday, November 24, 2004

The "Mistake" That Will Not Die

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Well, yes, indeed, as I noted in my Thanksgiving oration , Congress does provide so much grist for the MauledAgain blog mill. Several day...

Giving Thanks

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I doubt I will be posting tomorrow, so here's an advance oration. I am thankful that I was born with a brain that understands tax and...
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Rejoice, Chocolate Fans!

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Just in time for Thanksgiving, a news story from Reuters that doesn't seem to have yet swept the print and web media, tells us in a mar...
Monday, November 22, 2004

A Mistake? Really. Hah hah. But It's No Laughing Matter

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Well, the Congress has itself in a fine mess of hot water this time around. Readers of this blog know that I'm no fan of how Congress do...
Friday, November 19, 2004

Getting It Right: Questions and a Proposal

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My posting the other day on Getting It Right brought this insightful response from none other than my sister. The one who is a teacher, not...
Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Getting It Right

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In his Philadelphia Inquirer column on Sunday, Andy Cassel speculates about the future of federal tax law, and concludes that I am probably...