All leading economic forecasters said it would be impossible for President Trump’s MAGAnomic plans to generate 3% GDP growth in the first year. President Obama said it was impossible and Trump would need a “magic wand, or something“. Well, three months after taking office (April-June), it was Quarter 2, and the U.S. GDP began growing […]
Moore’s Attorney Bringing in Handwriting ‘Experts’…
New York Fed Sees U.S. Economy Growing 3.2% in Fourth Quarter…
The Tax Break for the Rich the Democrats Are Fighting to Keep…
For a progressive, few tax breaks should offer a juicer target than the write-off taxpayers can take on the state and local income, sales, and property taxes that they pay. The tax break costs the federal government a massive amount of money — a projected $1.3 trillion over the next 10 years, according to the […]
Senate GOP Sticks Together in Cutting State and Local Tax Deduction in Budget Votes…
Democrat’s Say the Darndest Things: Rep Ryan ‘We Can’t Just Be the Party of Redistribution of Wealth’…
Ryan said the ultimate goal is to create new wealth in this new economic environment. “We can’t just be the party of redistribution of wealth,” Ryan said. “We’ve got to be the party of creation of wealth”…
Are America’s Wars Just and Moral? by Patrick Buchanan…
“One knowledgeable official estimates that the CIA-backed fighters may have killed or wounded 100,000 Syrian soldiers and their allies,” writes columnist David Ignatius. Given that Syria’s prewar population was not 10 percent of ours, this is the equivalent of a million dead and wounded Americans. What justifies America’s participation in this slaughter?…
How Uber’s Tax Calculation May Have Cost Drivers Hundreds of Millions…
Amid the turmoil at Uber that resulted in Travis Kalanick’s stepping down as chief executive, the company announced a series of changes in late June aimed at improving its drivers’ work experience, including a new tipping option in its passenger app. But even as Uber makes a concerted effort to win over drivers, it has […]
Trump’s Tax Plan Will Be Biggest Tax Cut, Largest Tax Reform in History…
President Donald Trump’s tax reform plan will be the biggest tax cut and the largest tax reform in history, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. Mnuchin, speaking at an event Wednesday morning hosted by The Hill, said that Trump’s proposed plan would be released later in the day and would outline principles of tax reform that […]
44% Of Americans Won’t Pay Any Federal Income Tax…
Many Americans won’t owe the government a dime today. More than four in 10 American households (44.3%) — or upwards of 76 million — didn’t pay any income tax to the federal government last year, according to data for 2016 from the Tax Policy Center. This year that number is expected to be roughly the […]