In December 2015 The State editor Cindi Ross Scoppe published an editorial boosting the idea of a significant increase in the South Carolina tax on…
Federal, State, and Cigarette Taxes
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Category: Taxes
It seems to me that if estates are to be taxed, there should be some consideration for the number of heirs involved. A parent should…
Excise Taxes, Lobbying, and Our Future
Posted in Deficits, Government, National Debt, and Taxes
Worrying about how we fund federal spending, I noticed that in 1960, federal excise tax revenue funded 11.6% of federal spending, but, in 2015, it…
Zero Marginal Tax Rate in China?
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(First Published 8/17/2011) I have enjoyed a number of history, theology, Bible, literature, music, and economics courses offered by The Teaching Company over the past…
Flat Annual Fee for the Super Rich?
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(Originally published 12/2/2012) We are in serious need of another hurricane threat or sex scandal or other news-dominating event to get the media folks to…