Category Archives: Taxation

ObamaCare Tanning Tax: Why Do Democrats Hate Women?

Once again, we can see how Democratic business and tax policies, which, in their world, they think will be super! and help people, actually cause misery and problems The sun hasn’t exactly set on Solar Planet, but anxiety over the fate of the Arlington tanning salon has been running high ever since a “tan tax” […]

Beer Monday*: Chump Who Skyrocketted Deficit Says He’s Serious About Reducing It

Another Monday! Time to get busy, shift a few paradigms, brow-nose the bosses. How ’bout a beer? You just know those beers Obama shared with British PM Cameron after losing a soccer bet went right to his head President Barack Obama said on Sunday he would follow through on a pledge to rein in soaring […]

ObamaCare Byproduct: Usage Of 1099’s Will Skyrocket

Nancy Pelosi said we would have to pass the bill to find out what was in it, and, unshockingly, easter eggs are still showing up. Not the cool kind which gives you a secret level or a historical slugger, but the kind that takes away all your weapons or wipes out all your game stats […]

Hmm, I Can Understand Little Timmy Geithner’s Tax Problems

So, I did my federal taxes with Turbo Tax online. Started doing my NC state taxes, said I would owe $10. To hell if I am going to pay to finish that state return, so, just did it manually. Yeah, I know, get ‘er done. Interestingly, doing it manually, the state owes me $273. Checked […]

Do Democrats Understand How An Economy Works?

I was hoping to go with a bit of lighter fare, a funny story about a guy bringing a barstool to a gunfight (guess who wins), alas, two other stories caught my eye, and highlight how clueless and inept Democrats are regarding jobs and the economy. Let’s start with The Cluelessness Of Obama President Obama […]

First They Came For My Soda, Then They Came For My Pizza

We all remember that members of both State governments and the Federal government have suggested taxes on soda. Now, a group of busy bodies have recommended a tax on pizza U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults’ calorie intake enough to lower their average weight […]

Obama Budget Will Increase Your Taxes And Costs

So says those ultra-far right kooks at ABC News While President Barack Obama is proposing to cut some taxes for companies that hire workers, his budget would raise a host of other taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals. The budget proposal released Monday would extend Obama’s signature Making Work Pay tax credit — $400 for […]

Fish Wrap Wonders If VATs Are The Cure For Deficits

Sure, why not, another tax on everyone is a good thing in Liberal World: Many See the VAT Option as a Cure for Runaway Deficits Runaway federal deficits have thrust a politically unsavory savior into the spotlight: a nationwide tax on goods and services. Members of Congress, like their constituents, are squeamish about such ideas […]

Shocker! Voters Say Cut Taxes And Spending To Create Jobs

Eh, but what do they know? They’re probably all teabaggers and raaaaacists The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 62% believe tax cuts are a better way to create jobs and fight unemployment. Only 21% believe that additional stimulus spending is a more effective tool. Earlier this year, as the first stimulus package […]

Democrats Consider Plans To Lower Deficit They Created

After using 2009 as The Year We Exploded The Deficit, Democrats are getting a bit uneasy over their election prospects. First they had their Porkulus, then the Omnibus, the $3.5 trillion 2010 budget, and the coming massive health system overhaul and global warming tom-foolery. But, hey, they did manage to cut several defense initiatives (just […]

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