Similar to a Magritte surrealistic painting, corporate taxes are not as simple as they appear because publicized numbers hide the real facts and incentives.
Asked about tax policy, most of us know little about who pays the most, how rates have changed, and which tax legislation was the best.
Judging the Trump blueprint for the federal budget, we need to figure out how to compare trillion dollar totals to billion dollar proposals.
We cannot avoid unintended consequences from healthcare legislation because healthcare spending has no "one-size-fits-all" solution.
Because unauthorized immigrants pay billions of dollars in payroll taxes, they are one solution to the Social Security solvency problem.
A LUST Trust Fund and higher state gasoline taxes may come in handy if massive federal infrastructure spending becomes more doubtful.
Even in North Dakota where there is a ban on parking meters along town and city streets, there is no such thing as free parking.
The Greek response to new bailout talks and more fiscal austerity ranged from a Scrooge Christmas card to a larger underground economy.
Not really surprising, our politicians' suggestions for cutting the federal deficit are different from a Congressional Budget Office list.









