…but only for those selfish, greedy billionaires, who of course don’t deserve their money – or, in this case, their potential money. Right? Right? Just like the original income tax proposal, this is only for the very very very rich. … Continue reading →
Marie Antoinette was excoriated for having said a dismissive “Let them eat cake” when told about bread shortages for peasants. She almost certainly never actually said it, but the legend lives on, and it fosters the idea of an uncaring … Continue reading →
They’re now talking about the triggering amount being $10K: Democrats are vowing to crack down on tax cheats by giving banks new requirements to disclose to the IRS accounts that have total annual inflows or withdrawals of at least $10,000. … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I was just about to publish this post this afternoon when the power went out.] Jonathan Turley is taking seriously the information that Hunter Biden and his dad Joe had some combined bank accounts: However, the tranche of emails … Continue reading →
The US hasn’t been big on general strikes, although they’re a bit more popular in Europe. And in the past they’ve tended to be launched by the left. The forced vaccine mandates the Biden administration has tried to foist on … Continue reading →
And a few other things. The segment I’ve cued up is only six minutes long, but if you want to hear just the tax part it’s from 7:02 to 9:14. This interview took place in 1978, when Barry was 31 … Continue reading →
…if I could figure out whether the information we’re getting on that is reliable or too speculative so far. But here’s a thread for you to discuss the subject in the meantime. And here are a couple of articles: this … Continue reading →
Are you angry about McConnell’s decision not to block the debt ceiling raise vote? A lot of people are. Here’s the latest on it: Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has informed President Joe Biden that he, along with other Republican senators, … Continue reading →
For once, Democrat infighting can’t be contained and Pelosi seems to have lost her iron grip on the group. I don’t trust it to be long-lasting, though, because the “moderate Democrat” has become mostly a myth, and the “progressives” (that … Continue reading →
Richard Fernandez has been writing a great many posts about China lately. In fact, his last five were on the subject: here, here, here, here (that one’s indirectly about China, anyway), and here. One of the essays highlights a quote … Continue reading →
It seems to me that the Biden administration’s proposal to expand the spy powers of the feds and the IRS wouldn’t be popular even with most Democrats, if they knew about it: The Biden proposal would drop the dollar threshold … Continue reading →
SCOTUS has ruled on Biden’s eviction moratorium: A District Court had ruled the moratorium illegal, but stayed its decision pending appeal. In a prior visit to SCOTUS, the stay was left in place because the moratorium was about to expire … Continue reading →