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The Great White Mancave
The Lineup: Week of April 9-15, 2012
In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, we’ve got four Tax Day op-eds.
Taxation without Representation
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free. I’ll give them some taxation without representation.
Rich Freeloaders
Like too many Americans, I’m unemployed. But in my case, the reason isn’t that I can’t find work — it’s that I don’t need it. I’m among the lucky few who can live comfortably off their wealth. And this isn’t wealth I earned through hard work. I did it the easy way: I inherited it.
Invoking Fake Job Creators to Cut Taxes on the Rich
Conservatives like House Speaker John Boehner say the government can’t raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires because they are “job creators.” Instead, House Republicans are once more calling for trillions in more tax cuts for the richest Americans.
How the Rich Welsh on Retirement Taxes
The time for mandatory tax payback is exactly when the affluent — with help from both sides of the aisle — begin to welsh on their end of the retirement bargain. New schemes are dreamt up, legislation enacted, and rules adopted to avoid, delay, and minimize taxes on withdrawals.
Chairman of the Con Man Committee
Call me a cynic, but it’s been my experience that when politicians say they’re going to lower your taxes, it’s not your taxes they’re talking about.
Keystone XL’s Dirty Little Secret
“It’s certainly true,” declared Energy Secretary Stephen Chu, “that having Canada as a supplier for our oil is much more comforting than to have other countries supply our oil.”
Taxing Job Creators
Where We Dwell Is Changing Fast
Owning your own home makes a lot of sense. Or at least it did, back when workers enjoyed steady jobs and when mortgages were owned by the bank downtown. There is security in knowing what your monthly payment will be for the next 30 years and that no rapacious landlord can jack up your rent.
