On a Rogue Billionaire, the Banging Begins
Investor Warren Buffett last week made an insightful case for higher taxes on America's rich. The reaction to that case, from our wealthy's most ardent defenders, offers insights, too —...
Taxation
The ‘Optimal’ Tax Rate on Ultra-High Income?
Rich people-friendly lawmakers subscribe to a theory that considers any tax increase on the rich a reckless step down a slippery slope to economic disaster. Two top economists have just...
Tim Pawlenty’s Dippy Dive into ‘Deep Doo-Doo’
A top 2012 GOP candidate says the tax cuts for the rich he's proposing will expand America's 'entrepreneurial' class. What does history say? Last week, in a “major policy address,”...
Ten Years After Bush Tax Cuts, Pawlenty Offers Reckless Plan
10 years on, the Bush tax cuts are a disaster—and we're contemplating more tax breaks for the wealthy. How can we stop the madness? GOP candidate Tim Pawlenty observed the...
