Lower taxes, greater growth

The Truth About Deficits

The truth about the so-called surpluses that Bush supposedly squandered is that they were complete fabrications by the Clinton gang, based on such ridiculous assumptions as the stock market continuing to rise by 50% every year until the end of time, with the government sharing in that through capital gains taxes.

Web Enthusiasts Take Up Scam Baiting

Getting back at those email scammers seems like a constructive hobby.

A boost for reform of Social Security

Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Still Fighting The Tax Cut Battle

Senate Showdown Likely on Bush Tax Cuts

Budget Debate Comes Down to Size of Tax Cuts

Republicans Say They’ll Push for Tax Cuts Regardless of War
     The good guys

Resist Tax Cuts in Wartime
     The bad guys

Filing Extensions Readily Available by Phone or Computer

As I have explained on several occasions, filing tax returns after April 15 is a smart move.

From my website

From last year’s blog

Unaccountable

One of the gripes we have long had about the way in which IRS employees administer the tax laws has been their immunity from personal responsibility for what are often blatantly illegal actions.  In 1998, a law was passed requiring discipline against IRS employees who break the laws.  According to this 62 page GAO report on the effects of the law, during the 50 months from July 1998 to September 2002, 71 IRS employees were fired.

The summary of the report in this Wall Street Journal article is quite interesting and quite a bit easier to digest than the GAO’s.  62 of the fired IRS employees were actually let go for not filing their own tax returns; not for any of the routine law-breaking that goes on constantly by over-zealous agents.  What really frosts me is the implication that the 1998 law has put a serious damper on IRS enforcement actions, thus allowing the tax cheats to run rampant.  What a load of crap. 

KMK

Move afoot in Congress to slash Bush’s tax cut

Why it’s never a good idea to count on tax breaks until they make it through the congressional legislation – digestion process.