Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
I received the following email from a friend. I really can’t add anything to it: *** I just read the most ungodly economically ignorant article I have ever read. . . . It even beats out the $15 an hour minimum wage arguments, which at least are based on rational
Continue readingIt’s time for another installment in my “Leftists always get it wrong” series. (See Part 1 and Part 2.) Here is the typically wrongheaded poster I want to challenge today: Without diving into the details, there are two central flaws with this poster that negate everything it advocates: It assumes
Continue readingMy college-age child introduced me to a website called I Like Bernie, But… which is particularly appealing to young voters. The website offers short answers to concerns pro-Bernie voters might still be harboring about his policies and his ability to win. With few exceptions, these answers are just plain wrong. You
Continue readingMy daughter introduced me to a pro-Bernie site called I Like Bernie, But…. There, in response to various concerns voters might have about Bernie (e.g., he’s a socialist or a taxer), the website provides short, pithy, and entirely inaccurate responses aimed at setting those fears to rest. Because I know that the website
Continue readingNone of these links have current dates because they’ve been sitting on my spindle for a while, but each addresses a current issue, and it would be criminal if I didn’t share them with you: Nevada puts education power back in parents’ hands People who oppose the power of the
Continue readingI haven’t quite reconciled myself to the fact that today is Wednesday. I feel as if I’m caught in a perpetual Monday loop. Between work emergencies and Mom’s doctor appointments time, as Steve Miller said, “keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future.” I’ve got a backlog of articles that
Continue readingI received the following from a friend, and it’s definitely worth sharing: This is a VERY simple way to understand the tax laws. Read on — it does make you think!! Let’s put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for dinner.
Continue readingAnother excellent Prager University video, this time about America’s tax code, which is fair if you believe (a) in income redistribution and (b) that one can still have good government if almost half of America’s people, because they pay no taxes, have no skin in the game when it comes
Continue readingAt a lawyer level, this has been a somewhat frustrating day, with me struggling to fit my facts (always true and honest ones) to the law (which sometimes refuses to cooperate), capped by a power outage that lost me an hour of time. Add to that the usual cries for
Continue readingThis is a verified message from a well-respected CPA and Tax Attorney who undoubtedly has heard too many stories from clients scammed by fraudsters purporting to be IRS agents. Please take this message to heart and pass it on: Remember this. Tell your family. Tell your friends. Too many good, honest, trusting
Continue readingThis is an excellent video, which explains perfectly how inequitable the progressive income tax is. Of course, the logical counter is that this video presumes that lifestyle choices create different financial outcomes. The Left will argue vigorously that the rich aren’t just rich because of greed, but the poor are
Continue readingI went to the doctor yesterday for an ear infection and discovered that I have high blood pressure. The doctor’s not treating the problem yet, in case my blood pressure was spiked from my ear pain. I certainly hope that’s transitory pain is the reason. In two months, we’ll check again and see
Continue readingReading the news lately is not conducive to good mental health. Obama has become a one man Murphy’s Law: on his watch, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. We are watching a train wreck in real-time. It’s as if someone back in the 1950s came out with a
Continue readingAside from domestic responsibilities and computer problems, the main reason for my slowed blogging has to do with cars. Electric cars, to be specific. Years ago, when I was living my life as a round of carpools, we bought a lovely Honda minivan. I really do mean lovely. It’s the
Continue readingLast year was a triumphant year for gay marriage in California. That means that this year, for many newly wed gay couples, April 15 was the first time they filed their taxes as married couples. I have it on very good authority that many of these newly nuptialed couples are extremely unhappy now
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