What We Can Learn From the 100th Anniversary of the Federal Income Tax
Just a few days ago marked the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 16th Amendment, which enabled the establishment of the U.S. federal income tax.The [...]
California Out of Funds to Disarm 19,700 Felons and Mentally Ill People
I was surprised to find out that California already has laws in place that enable it to confiscate weapons from the mentally ill in addition [...]
Will Fresno’s High Speed Rail Look Like Vermont’s “Higher” Speed Rail?
CNN's Drew Griffin did an excellent report examining Federal high speed rail funds that were paid to Vermont in order to fund a "high speed [...]
Grover’s Anti-Tax Pledge Spreads to Italy
So Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge has spread to Italy, and beyond: Today, as questions loom in the U.S. over whether the recent fiscal cliff negotiations [...]
The Unintended Consequences of Plastic Bag Bans: An Armful of Designer Clothes and Ecoli
Recently, I was visiting with my sister and her family who told me of San Louis Obispo County's "plastic bag ban". I had heard of [...]
France’s Richest Man Leaves County to Avoid France’s High Taxes
First, it was famous French actor Gerard Depardieu who announced he would be leaving his home country for the lower taxes offered by neighboring Belgium. Now, [...]