thedailybeast.com - 10/17/2008
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Again I say that America needs to wake up and not be taken in by any politician chirping tax cuts, tax breaks, re-distribution of wealth or any of that grabage. Our tax code is a disaster and it needs to be simple and easy to understand. It needs to be so easy that you do not have to go through ...
punditreview.com - 10/18/2008
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punditreview.com —
During the debate last night, Barack Obama claimed
the following about small business in America, The last...
point I'll make about small businesses. Not only do 98 percent of small businesses make less than $250,000, but I also want to give them ...
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Barack Obama’s idea of a small business
iamtrex.com - 10/10/2008
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iamtrex.com —
Well, it’s a quarter after five p.m. and
I haven’t had a single cigarette today. I’m using...
the patch. I got up this morning and instead of lighting up and getting all jacked up on coffee, I actually ate breakfast, slapped on my first nicotine patch, and went to the gym. ...
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I Quit!
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
... Michael Kinsley: "Although I really should run this past Paul Krugman before going public, the evidence seems to suggest that as much as 100 percent of small business income taxes are paid by small business." ...
A Rare Economics Post from Me
Angry Bear —
Yes, I'm still distracted (and under deadlines), but this is too good to pass up. Greg Mankiw sends us to "Wisdom from Michael Kinsley." Which turns out to be this: There is no need to encourage risk-taking entrepreneurship with special tax breaks. Risk takers will take risks, and if the risks work out they shouldn't mind paying the same level of taxes as everyone else. If the risks don't work out, they won't have to. I agree completely with Kinsley, but am surprised that Mankiw does as well, especially as Kinsley correctly presents ...
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Re: quit it
corner.nationalreview.com 11/19/2008 — I wish punditry could take a week off and a deep breath.
Heather Mac Donald here at the NR Institute just said something similar.
Kathleen and I know some of the same people on the Right and I wonder if after some time away from her e-mail and ...
Re: Quit it, Kathleen
corner.nationalreview.com 11/19/2008 — Agreed, Jonah. In that Hyacinth Girl piece I linked to earlier, she puts it this way:
I know that there are too many absolute nutballs on the internet who apparently like to send death threats to Kathleen Parker, but being in the conservative ...
Living Small
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 10/19/2008 — This article , written back in 1991 when housing prices were still on the rise, makes the case for smaller homes: The chief obstacle to smaller houses on smaller lots is not the consumer, nor is it the home-building industry. It is those of us who already own our homes. Municipalities, ...
Redefining 'small business'
washingtonmonthly.com 10/31/2008 — REDEFINING 'SMALL BUSINESS'.... The McCain campaign has a nasty habit of redefining words when the existing definition doesn't suit its purposes. This week, "small business" no longer means what most of us think it means. This morning, John McCain ...
Obama’s Tax Plan and Small Businesses
patterico.com 10/13/2008 — [Guest post by DRJ]
At tonight’s Town Hall Presidential debate, I think Barack Obama said this about his tax policies:
“Only a few percent of small businesses make more than $250,000 so the majority of businesses will get a tax ...
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