Monday, June 30, 2008

Killing the Revenue Idea That Won't Die

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Last week, in The Pennsylvania Legislature Gets It Right , I shared the news that the legislators in Harrisburg had convincingly rejected th...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Was Someone on Capitol Hill Paying Attention?

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Earlier this month, in What is the Farm Bill's Date of Enactment , I suggested that Congress re-enact the bill in its entirety and that:...

When Less is More: Law School in Two Years

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The sound bites, once again, give a different impression than do the deep readings and analyses. Northwestern has announced that it is givi...
Monday, June 23, 2008

The Pennsylvania Legislature Gets It Right

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One reader thinks my posts criticizing the proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the most recent being last Wednesday's How Do To...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Helping Tax Clients Understand Taxes

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Julian Block has written yet another book. This time, it's "Ultimate Tax-Saving Resource '08." Like his three books in 200...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

How Do Toll Road Lessees Make a Profit?

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One of the advantages of blogging is that I learn things I might not otherwise discover. In response to Turnpike Lease: Bad Policy and Now a...
Monday, June 16, 2008

When a Tax Statute Needs Fixing, Who Makes the Repair?

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Four years ago, Congress added section 409A in order to curtail a variety of abuses that were taking place with respect to deferred compensa...
Friday, June 13, 2008

Gasoline, Oil, and Windfall Profits Taxes

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On Tuesday, the Senate rejected an attempt to impose a windfall profits tax on oil companies. Why the proponents of such a tax think that i...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Turnpike Lease: Bad Policy and Now a Bad Deal

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The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board, in Take the Next Exit , has taken the same position on the unwise proposal to lease the Pennsylva...
Monday, June 09, 2008

How to Cheat at Taxes

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The information that I found most interesting in Friday's Philadelphia Inquirer article about one of state senator Vincent Fumo's c...
Friday, June 06, 2008

What is the Farm Bill's Date of Enactment?

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Last week, in Honoring Those Who Serve , I explained the mess Congress made with the farm bill. What Congress sent to the President was miss...
Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Fertilizer and the Tax Code

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Joe Kristan, of Tax Update Blog fame, provides me with more fodder for MauledAgain. In IRS - THE UBER-BUREAUCRACY Joe quotes from my Not to...
Monday, June 02, 2008

Unfree Market + Special Interest Tax Laws = Economic Mess

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The "friendly debate" between Joe Kristan and myself continues. It has taken on sharper focus, which generally is a good thing in...
Friday, May 30, 2008

Is Tax Ignorance Contagious?

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Last week, in Tax Ignorance , I criticized Senator Salazar of Colorado for not understanding the very basic tax concept of adjusted gross in...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Not to Its Credit

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Surely the Congress cannot truly think that the American nation will give it credit for its recently enacted Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, an...
Monday, May 26, 2008

Honoring Those Who Serve

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On this Memorial Day, perhaps we should honor those who serve by taking steps to serve well. Not everyone observes Memorial Day for what it ...
Friday, May 23, 2008

Keeping Free Markets Free

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In reaction to my If Only It Were Prices Getting Depressed post, Joe Kristan, in Good on Taxes, Not So Good on Economics , takes issue with...