http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/flat-tax Blog Articles Tagged with 'flat-tax' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1106046?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? Yet another edition in the New York Times death spiral watch. The ethics-free New York Times reporter who should be fired is Zev Chafets. The ethics-free editor of the New York Times Magazine who should ... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:30:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1106046?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1080122?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Here's another great video from my friend and top tax reform expert Dan Mitchell over at the Cato Institute.According to Dan:There s good news and bad news in the world of tax policy. The good news is that a growing number of nations now have flat ... Thu, 29 May 2008 11:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1080122?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1069189?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Bush and McCain need a new approach.President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain went to bat on energy policy this week. And guess what? They both struck out.Bush went hat in hand to the Saudis to ask for more oil production in order to bring down w... Fri, 16 May 2008 20:38:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1069189?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1050860?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax A few quick notes from theMilken Institute Global Conference: The president would not understand dynamic evolutionary stochastic processes, From A Discussion with Nobel Laureates in Economics, Gary Becker, Edmund Phelps, Myron Scholes, and Michael... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:56:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1050860?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1038209?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Dean Baker on the latest sighting of a flat tax proposal: The Meltdown Lowdown, by Dean Baker: ...Senator Lamar Alexander tried to upstage Senator McCain with his own April Fools' tax prank. He wants to give every taxpayer the option to either pa... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:51:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1038209?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1037869?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Do you find paying taxes to be difficult, time-consuming, and infuriating ? Maybe that's no accident: Why The White House Doesn't Want To Modernize The IRS, by Stan Collender: There have been lots of stories this week about the Bush administratio... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:39:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1037869?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1036508?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Top tax reform expert Dan Mitchell from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity just forwarded me the following video. He explains why either a flat tax or sales tax would be a better approach than our current system.... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1036508?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1026914?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax George Bush to Romanian Prime Minister Popescu-Tariceanu right before his departure for Zagreb I also congratulate the Prime Minister on having a 16 percent flat tax. I m a little envious. I would like to have been able to achieve the same obje... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:11:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1026914?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1026790?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax George Bush to Romanian Prime Minister Popescu-Tariceanu right before his departure for Zagreb I also congratulate the Prime Minister on having a 16 percent flat tax. I m a little envious. I would like to have been able to achieve the same obje... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:19:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1026790?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1031531?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax George Bush to Romanian Prime Minister Popescu-Tariceanu right before his departure for Zagreb I also congratulate the Prime Minister on having a 16 percent flat tax. I m a little envious. I would like to have been able to achieve the same objec... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:19:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1031531?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-rutledge/987631?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Dan Mitchell at the CATO Institute has a new piece about the latest examples of the trend towards lower tax rates on productive activity around the world. In this case it is Iceland and Taiwan slashing tax rates. You can read the piece by clicking on... Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:21:58 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-rutledge/987631?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/984349?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Very nice. This is from law professor Linda Beale who specializes in areas related to federal taxation. Awhile back, I asked Linda if she would mind if I posted things from her site, so I hope she won't mind if I take advantage of her generous respon... Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:01:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/984349?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/digital-rules/969893?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Sleep last night was all too short. And the market's poor start today rattles the soul.Despite it all, I feel perky. How can I not feel good? I got to call Paul Krugman incontinent and puny and, if memory serves, twerpish on the rad... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:20:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/digital-rules/969893?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/964174?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Peace and prosperity are age-old winning campaign issues. Reduced marginal tax rates have stood the test of time. They are an effective economic stimulant, creating permanent incentives to work and invest and sufficient fire power to expand the econo... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:17:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/964174?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/963090?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Kenneth Rogoff says that if unions gain more power in rich countries like the U.S., as they appear to be doing, they are likely to be a major destabilising force in trade and growth :Resurgent unions and the global economy, by Kenneth Rogoff, Projec... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:33:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/963090?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/952788?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax The CBO has this graph featured prominently on theirwebsite:Federal Spending (Percentage of gross domestic product)The graph identifies the main source of the projected growth in our fiscal imbalance, health care costs (and it's mainly the growth in ... Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:10:38 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/952788?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/935554?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax My old pal Steve Moore wrote a truly terrific op-ed today in defense of the supply-side. It's a must-read. Why the supply-side needs any defending after over a quarter-century of remarkable success is a question for another day. Here's an excerpt: .... Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:53:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/935554?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/934442?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Ken Rogoff says we shouldn't try to increase taxes on the ultra-rich because they will just find a way to avoid it:The golden haves in the age of globalization, by Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate: ...The latest Forbes list of America's wealthiest i... Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:16:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/934442?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/925208?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Spirits were high with a lot of good sound bites at the GOP debate last night. Attacking Hillary is great fun. And I guess attacking each other is the new sport. But there wasn t much economic policy content. I didn t hear anything about what the... Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:23:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/925208?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/921121?rsstype=tag&tag=flat-tax Politico is writing about The trillion dollar tax fight.By now, everyone knows Rep. Charles B. Rangel is poised to introduce the mother of all tax reforms, the biggest and most expensive tax code overhaul since 1986. But what they don t know ... 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