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usnews.com - 1/13/2009
The Case for Overhauling a U.S. Tax System Even Congress Doesn't Understand - Sam Dealey (usnews.com)
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Sam Dealey , Thomas Jefferson Street blog"The monopoly on good ideas does not belong to a single party," President-elect Obama reportedly told congressional leaders Monday during a private meeting about an economic stimulus package. "If it's a good idea, we will consider it." When it comes to ...
usnews.com - 1/18/2009
The Obama Inauguration's Carbon Footprint - Sam Dealey (usnews.com)
— usnews.com — Sam Dealey , Thomas Jefferson Street blog Team Obama says reducing the carbon-dioxide emissions that result from... burning fossil fuels will be a priority, and some careless talk suggests his EPA will eschew carrots for the punitive stick of regulation ... (more) The Obama Inauguration's Carbon Footprint - Sam Dealey ...

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Instapundit:  ARGUING FOR TAX REFORM: “The largest source of compliance burdens for taxpayers, and the IRS, is …

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ARGUING FOR TAX REFORM: “The largest source of compliance burdens for taxpayers, and the IRS, is …
Instapundit — ARGUING FOR TAX REFORM: “The largest source of compliance burdens for taxpayers, and the IRS, is the overwhelming complexity of the tax code,” Olson writes. “The only meaningful way to reduce these burdens is to simplify the tax code enormously.” It’s common sense and worth a read, but a few figures stand out: * Americans spend 7.6 billion hours annually trying to figure out their federal taxes. Working eight-hour days, five days a week, 50 weeks a year, that’s the equivalent of 3.8 million full-time ...

Geithner's tax difficulties
Betsy's Page — ... pointed out, I wonder if he paid taxes on that "loan." Perhaps this is an indication that our tax code is just too complicated if our highest officials in the land can't figure out what they need to pay. They could pay attention to a recommendation from Sam Dealey at US News that the tax code is not only too complicated but is interfering with our national productivity. Citing statistics from the Nina Olson, the national taxpayer advocate at the IRS, he points out that * Americans spend 7.6 billion hours annually trying to figure out their federal taxes. Working eight-hour ...

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