Mises Daily by Laurence M. Vance | Posted on 4/3/2009 12:00:00 AM
[This talk was given at the 2009 Austrian Scholars Conference at the Mises Institute.]
Our current income tax system, inaugurated in 1913 with the adoption of the 16th Amendment, began with a 1 percent tax on taxable income above $3,000 ($4,000 for married couples). [...]
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Posted by Chris Edwards on Cato@Liberty
The House has passed a measure imposing a special punitive tax of 90% on certain employee compensation in response to the AIG scandal. As others have noted, this raises serious constitutional issues. Article I, Section 9, Clause 3 says simply and directly: “No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto [...]
By DCT | February 17, 2009
Once again Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute has produced an excellent video which describes the factors that lead to economic growth. This is an easy to understand, “Economics 101,” video which will equip you with some of the fundamental principles on how the economy works. And it will show you why bigger [...]
