Friday, May 31, 2019

Soccer It To the Taxpayers, Again

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In the past, I have written about major league soccer franchise owners demanding public financing of their private enterprises. For example,...
Wednesday, May 29, 2019

When a Tax Break Goes Bad

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Readers of this blog know that I am not a fan of tax breaks directed at a particular industry, or, worse, a particular individual or company...
Monday, May 27, 2019

Tax Breaks for Wealthy People Who Pretend to Be Poor

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Readers of this blog know that I am not a fan of handing out tax breaks to wealthy individuals who claim that what they are doing is good fo...
Friday, May 24, 2019

So the Soda Tax Really Was About the Revenue and Not So Much About Health

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One of my several criticisms of the soda tax is that it singles out certain liquids that contain sugar, and ignores other sugary substances....
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Call It a Tariff and the Unwise Won’t Realize They’re Being Taxed

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Almost a year ago, in Tariffs: Taxes By Another Name , I shared my agreement with what Tom Giovanetti, with whom I don’t always agree, had t...
Monday, May 20, 2019

When It’s About Numerals, A Majority of Ignorance

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For a species that calls itself sapiens sapiens, humanity surely has its share of people who just don’t get it. Despite the warnings by thos...
Friday, May 17, 2019

Making Sense of the New Jersey Rental Fees and Taxes

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New Jersey imposes its sales tax and an occupancy fee on short-term rentals. Well, on some short-term rentals. If the rental is arranged th...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Theories About Gasoline Taxes Fail When Practical Application is Examined

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There continues to be unhappiness in Michigan as its governor and legislature confront the challenge of fixing the state’s abysmal transport...
Monday, May 13, 2019

Disinterest in Tax: Should Difficulty in Understanding Justify Ignorance?

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A few days ago, reader Morris directed my attention to letter written to the Lincoln Journal Star . The writer purports to claim he has no i...
Friday, May 10, 2019

When Legislatures Let Outsiders Write the Tax Laws

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Two of the many deficiencies in tax policy that I have criticized have met up, and the results aren’t pretty. It demonstrates that when the ...
Wednesday, May 08, 2019

More Bad Tax Law: The Price For Not Listening to The Citizenry

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It was just a week ago, in Bad Tax Law: The Price for Railroading, Special Interests, and Deficient Thinking , that I expressed my surprise ...
Monday, May 06, 2019

Using Taxes to Bail Out Wrongdoers

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The story is sad and infuriating, has happened too often, and continues to happen. Because of wrongdoing by an accuser, a police officer, a ...
Friday, May 03, 2019

Tax Breaks for Broken Promises: Not A Good Exchange

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Two years ago, in Is Tax and Spend Acceptable When It’s “Tax the Poor and Spend on the Wealthy”? , I criticized the use of public funds and ...
Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Bad Tax Law: The Price for Railroading, Special Interests, and Deficient Thinking

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Readers of MauledAgain know that I am not a fan of how Congress does business. Though my focus on Congressional behavior usually highlights ...
Monday, April 29, 2019

Funding Infrastructure Repairs and Maintenance Other Than Through Taxes

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The debate over the best way to fix the nation’s crumbling architecture is heating up. Though some engineers and some public policy and tax ...
Friday, April 26, 2019

Getting Out of Paying Taxes in Retirement: Not So Easy

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The headline of the article, 3 Ways to Legally Get Out of Paying Taxes in Retirement caught my eye, as I’m confident it caught the eye of o...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Is It Finally Time to Fix the Tax Law Flaws That Encourage Asset Stripping?

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Last October, in What to Do When Drowning in Money and Hauling in Tax Cuts , I explained why pumping tax breaks into the hands of people alr...