The NYT Business Section also just proposed an increase in the taxes on wine and beer to cover the social cost of alcohol as it relates to health care and drunken driving accidents. The scramble on the left is to tie tax increases to social health as a justification knowing full well that economic laws are not on their side.
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While I do not gainsay that Republicans tend to support reduced taxes while Democrats tend to favor increasing them, and... [MORE]
Mitchell Langbet
Dec 29, 2007 04:08
Unfortunately, because the very large income earners are so few, sizeable increases in tax revenues only come by lowering the... [MORE]
jpipk
Dec 27, 2007 16:35
The NYT Business Section also just proposed an increase in the taxes on wine and beer to cover the social...
Joe Pryor
Dec 27, 2007 11:45
distrusted, misinforming newspapers, like the n.y. times should be taxed more.. say $2 a copy on all copies printed (including... [MORE]
dale long
Dec 27, 2007 09:33
Tax the investment capital-curtail the growth. Grow the public sector, stress the middle class.They should've learned from the failed soviets... [MORE]
chuck higgins
Dec 27, 2007 08:53
I long for the day when the editors of the Sun recognize that their favorite son is also lumbered with... [MORE]