Tax Week!
Posted by Jim Harper
Taxes are due on Tuesday, April 17th, according to the Internal Revenue Service’s tax calendar. (Careful following that link. Somehow, the IRS managed to make a calendar fourteen pages long…) And the House and Senate are celebrating by running some tax-related bills down to their respective floors. It’s pretty much for show. The Democrat-controlled Senate [...]
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In a Sea of Deficits, the Candidates Are on Spending Autopilot
Posted by Jim Harper
This Week with George Stephanopolous did a great little set-up piece this morning on the budget situation the two presidential candidates would face if elected. In each of the debates, Senators McCain and Obama were asked what they would prioritize or cut given the large existing deficit and the weakening economy. Both largely refused to [...]
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