Taxes

How The Fed Can Save The House Tax Bill

How The Fed Can Save The House Tax Bill

As I’ve written, the House Republican tax bill has a lot to recommend it, including to Democrats. It needs some tweaks and proper transition rules to ensure it’s at least revenue neutral and as progressive as the current system (which, as you can read here, is far more progressive than commonly believed).

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Will America Abandon ‘Hope’?

Will America Abandon ‘Hope’?

As the election approaches, most voters think the country is on the wrong track. Commentary by Pete du Pont July 29, 2012 Source: The Wall Street Journal The presidential campaign remains very close, but some of the polling information must continue to cause alarm in...

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Will America Abandon ‘Hope’?

Will the VAT Lady Sing?

If so, it's over for America. Commentary by Pete du  Pont April 21, 2010 Source: The Wall Street Journal A cultural battle is under way in America, a battle between, in columnist Michael Barone's, words, "the culture of dependence and the culture of independence." The...

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