William Baldwi Forbes Contributors Jan. 15, 2018 What damage will the loss of a deduction do to blue states with stiff taxes? Do you live in a sinkhole state? There are eight of them, led by California and New York. These are places where the population dependent on the state — for employment, welfare or […]
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Do Taxes Really Have Much Effect on Human Behavior?
By Stephen Moore Wall Street Journal January 14, 2018 One premise of modern-day “progressives,” is that taxes don’t have much influence on how much and when people invest, how much they work and save, or where they live. Just Google “Taxes don’t matter” and you will find scores of academic studies and news stories assuring […]
CITY JOURNAL: Why is Liberal California the Nation’s Poverty Capital?
by Kerry Jackson City Journal Jan. 14. 2018 Guess which state has the highest poverty rate in the country? Not Mississippi, New Mexico, or West Virginia, but California, where nearly one out of five residents is poor. That’s according to the Census Bureau’s Supplemental Poverty Measure, which factors in the cost of housing, food, utilities […]
CLAREMONT REVIEW OF BOOKS: Trumpism Explained
by Jacob Heilbrunn December 21, 2017 Issue of The New York Review of Books The Political Theory of the American Founding: Natural Rights, Public Policy, and the Moral Conditions of Freedom by Thomas G. West Cambridge University Press, 420 pp., $99.99 American Greatness: How Conservatism Inc. Missed the 2016 Election and What the D.C. Establishment […]
REAL CLEAR POLITICS: The Top 10 Statistics of 2017
by Robert Samuelson December 27, 2017 WASHINGTON — Let us now praise Ben Beach, a Washington writer and longtime friend. Like me, Ben is a confirmed statistics buff. Unlike me, he’s disciplined. All through the year, he collects interesting stats with the intent of naming the 10 best at year’s end. So I happily outsource […]
Marquette Mayor Tom Baldini Unexpectedly Dies Over Christmas Week-end
by MIRSNEWS Dec. 27, 2017 He was an icon in the Upper Peninsula. Thomas BALDINI, an aide to former Gov. James BLANCHARD, appointee of former President Bill CLINTON and district director for former U.S. Rep. Bart STUPAK, died this week at age 74. Baldini, who was most recently serving as mayor of Marquette after being elected in November, died Tuesday […]
The GOP’s Big Tax Bet
By Jamelle Bouie Slate Dec. 27, 2017 Republican lawmakers in Congress think a little extra spending money can reverse the outrage over their tax overhaul. Most of the time when a bill is unpopular, Congress doesn’t pass it. But in an echo of Democratic rhetoric after passing the Affordable Care Act, Republicans hope voters will change […]
CARL CANNON: Democrats Take the “Duck Soup” Approach to the Republicans’ Tax Plan
By CARL M. CANNON Orange County Register December 24, 2017 Despising taxes is a quintessential American attitude, and one we come by honestly. The American Revolution was fueled in part by a rowdy tax protest known as the Boston Tea Party. Two centuries later, antipathy to high taxes spurred the Reagan Revolution. The Republican Party, recast […]
NEW NATIONAL POLL: Plurality Support for Republican Tax Cut
New Morning Consult/POLITICO Poll: 44% Of Voters Support GOP Tax Bill Support for GOP Tax Bill Could Impact Re-Election Bids WASHINGTON (December 19, 2017) – With Congress set to vote on the GOP tax bill this afternoon, a new poll from Morning Consult and POLITICO finds a plurality of voters support the final bill. FULL […]
A STROLL THROUGH MICHIGAN POLITICAL HISTORY: Dennis O. Cawthorne Interviewed by Bill Ballenger for MPHS
SEE DENNIS O. CAWTHORNE, FORMER STATE HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER AND LONGEST-SERVING CHAIRMAN OF MACKINAC STATE PARK COMMISSION, INTERVIEWED BY LONGTIME MICHIGAN POLITICAL PUNDIT BILL BALLENGER We are pleased to announce that the oral history of Dennis Cawthorne is now available to view online. Here is the link: http://www.jjblivinglibrary.com/Profile.php?Profile_ID=34 Alternatively, go to www.jjblanchardlivinglibrary.com or www.MichiganPoliticalHistorySociety.org Happy Holidays! […]