Americans, especially exurban and rural Americans, distrust the federal government to spend tax revenues wisely. The great divide in the United States is Urban-vs-Rural —…
Posts tagged as “taxes”
Though the contemporary Republican Party has never been libertarian enough for me or many others focused on economic issues, we at least imagined the GOP…
The marginal and effective U.S. income tax rates mentioned in my 2011 post The 90 Percent Tax Myth have been supported by research conducted by Thomas Piketty…
The United States’ federal budget spends a lot of money: between $3.5 and $4.0 trillion annually. How much do citizens of the United States earn…
One of the more popular (or infamous) posts here on Almost Classical is “The 90% Tax Rate Myth.” It explores the differences between marginal and…
The economy is already rocky. This election won’t bring a stable, growing economy, and it could bring disaster. In business, I’d rather know what taxes…
Though I don’t assume Sen. Bernie Sanders will be the Democratic Party nominee for president, I do assume the next president will respond to populist…
This campaign season in the United States is already producing some meme myths on social media. One I keep seeing is the “90% tax rate”…
One of the paradoxes progressives use to challenge libertarian ideals and conservative tax policies is that the wealthiest communities and cities have some of the…
The federal (centralized, primary national leadership) system in most countries has a lot of power — such as a national sales tax, national education system,…