Working Life

    I know this won’t shock those of you who already know something is up. But, the details are important–from the folks at the Economic Policy Institute: Over the last 60 years, the U.S. tax code has dramatically shifted away from corporate taxes and toward taxes on individuals, especially through the payroll tax, the financing […]

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    Back in October, I wrote about the Beast of Bentonville’s propensity to figure out all sorts of dodges around paying taxes. Don’t you love it–Wal-Mart talks about being part of the community but only believes that its obligations to a community involve how that community can fatten its bottom line, which also means trying […]

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    Back in October, I wrote about the Beast of Bentonville’s propensity to figure out all sorts of dodges around paying taxes. Don’t you love it–Wal-Mart talks about being part of the community but only believes that its obligations to a community involve how that community can fatten its bottom line, which also means trying […]

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    In another world, this might be called a crime–and maybe it is illegal. But, at least, it’s pretty sleazy and makes you wonder: why would any state really want Wal-Mart? After all, it generates low-paying jobs that keep workers in poverty–not a great way to build your tax base–and, it turns out, the Beast […]

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   While they are quivering and wavering on the Iraq War, let me suggest that there is another issue Democrats cannot capitulate on: economic fairness. It’s been said, repeatedly, that the Democrats took control of Congress in 2006 because of the anger over the Iraq War. I don’t disagree that the war was, and should […]

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    Recently, including yesterday, I’ve been on the case of Sen. Chuck Schumer who seemed to be coddling the private equity and hedge fund industry by opposing legislation that would require that these guys–who are raking in obscene profits–pay taxes like the rest…of the rich people in America (yeah, hard to cry for them, either). […]

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Can we get some New York senators who aren’t totally beholden to the Wall Street bankers? I mean, geez…A piece today in The New York Times explores why Chuck Schumer is running interference for the private equity fund and hedge fund managers who are trying to block a bill that would hike their taxes. June […]

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    Wouldn’t it be nice if you could decide how much of your income you pay to the government–and, then, decide how much you’d like to get back? If you could start a little business advising people on how to pull off that little stunt, you’d be a rich man.     Welcome to the world […]

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Alright, I guess I’ll do the obvious—a short rumination on taxes. I’ve always believed in taxes, though I certainly would rather my contribution to the federal treasury go to building schools or funding alternative energy than paying Halliburton to fleece us or some new, nutty version of Star Wars (isn’t it amazing how scientifically-discredited weapons […]

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