The Internet Should Remain Free of Taxation
On September 30th, Congress approved a measure that would fund the government for the next 10 weeks, until December 11th, while a budget is negotiated for the new fiscal…
The Coming Budget Nightmare
Fiscal conservatives have been rightly celebrating the resignation of John Boehner as Speaker of the House, paving the way for new, more principled leadership. But there is a dark side…
Keep the Internet Tax Free!
Since the early days of the internet, all levels of government have operated under a self-imposed ban on the taxation of internet access. The Internet Tax Freedom Act was first…
The Internet Sales Tax Bill is Back in the Senate
If you love to pay taxes then you’ll be happy to hear that a bipartisan group of Senators has introduced the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015, a resurrected bill…
Keep Your Internet Purchases Sales Tax Free
Today marks the biggest online shopping day of the year! Dubbed Cyber Monday, millions of people are expected to take advantage of huge sales and mostly sales tax-free online shopping.
Here’s how Harry Reid and his crony pals in the Senate could cause a $15 billion tax hike
Inaction in the Senate on the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act (H.R. 3086) could cost Americans nearly $15 billion each year, according to a new study from the American…
Amazon Is Not “Cheating” on the Internet Sales Tax
The National Bureau of Economic Research recently published the shocking finding that raising taxes on a service causes people to use less of that service. Despite this having been common…
Democrats’ Role Reversal on Corporatism
Old stereotypes die hard, regardless of their increasing inability to reflect reality. Consider the caricature of the corporate fat cat, clad cartoonishly in top hat and spats, building monopolies, crushing…
Capitol Hill Update, 18 November, 2013
Capitol Hill Update, 18 November, 2013House & Senate/Schedule: The House and Senate are both in session the week, and both will recess next week for Thanksgiving. …
NDAA in the Senate: Why We Should Be Prepared to Defend Ourselves from the Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate is expected to spend the bulk of the upcoming week on their edition of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the bill that outlines what Congress is allowed…