We haven’t commented too much on the effective ending of sequestration, but as always, the public seems to misunderstand what really was happening. Too many conservatives are coming out and gnashing their teeth about this. Yes, the sequestration was powerful … Continue reading →
Private universities sued their tax exempt status? WTF? When Dr. J. saw this article last week, it made his eyes pop out of his head, much like those of Aria Stark actress Maisie Williams’s after she watched the Red Wedding … Continue reading →
Operative BG writes regarding Dr. J.’s recent screed: Dr. J – The “payroll tax” cut has been phony baloney from the get-go. For starts, why did everyone persist in calling it the “payroll tax?” Because if you called it a … Continue reading →
Sources tell the Czar that there is a whisper campaign going on among the Democrats, in which a group is quietly advising the President to go along with the Republicans on the fiscal cliff issue; that fundamentally the GOP math … Continue reading →
Let’s review a bit of history. Does anyone in the media recall what gave rise to the fiscal cliff? Anyone? Anyone at all? Apparently not. To be fair, ‘Puter shouldn’t judge the Washington press corps for its faulty recollection of … Continue reading →
Your Mandarin was fortunate enough to receive this message from the owner of a business that details the impact Obamacare will have on his employees: Rarely if ever have I expressed my political views to Company X Employees, but I … Continue reading →
A nice Polish lady got to conversing with us the other day, and asked if we had heard anything about Obamacare taxing people selling their homes, starting in 2013. Would this not, she suspected, severely damage home sales just when … Continue reading →
Sometimes it is not good to be the Czar. For example, he is helping his sainted mother translate some paperwork from her father, and needless to say, penmanship was pretty bad in that century. One can hardly tell a ѣ … Continue reading →
During the debate, President Obama crowed that he did not raise taxes on 97% of small business owners. Mitt Romney explained to him, to the Presidents obvious discomfort, that the 3% who suffered the tax hike actually are responsible for … Continue reading →
I‘m not Herzog is the kind of guy you can expect to take apart a car, put it back together, and say “Here is how you improve this.” Like just about everybody else, he has an opinion or two on … Continue reading →
The Czar, as you know, is not the kind of guy who relies on hysteria for very long. This evening, he read the Supreme Court’s decision, written by Justice Roberts. What we find there is not a total capitulation, but … Continue reading →
Note: this is actually a combined post between the Inscrutable Mandarin and the Czar of Muscovy. Heads up, Americans: today’s SCOTUS decision is actually good news for conservatives, and Justice Roberts knows the Constitution better than your average Congressperson. Surprised? … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, Mayor Karl Dean is trying to push a budget that includes a 13% property tax hike through Metro Council, here in New Atlantis. Dr. J. suspects he has the votes in spades, but New Atlantian politics are volatile … Continue reading →
Of course, the Buffett Rule has nothing to do with increasing revenues. It is all, as GorT says, about what sounds good. No, no one expects that the Buffett Rule will produce more than a few thousand dollars in increased … Continue reading →
Ah, the payroll tax cut debate. A lot of mud is slinging on both sides, so the Czar thought he would clear things up for you, dear readers, on what is really going on. Warning: sausage making is featured. Presently, … Continue reading →
Gentle Readers, A couple more missives have come in. The first is from Operative FJR, who writes in from a secret mission to the North Pole to get ‘Puter switched from the Naughty to the Nice list: Dr. J., Thank … Continue reading →
We are each familiar with Martin Niemoller’s famous quote (even though he likely never said those actual words), so there’s no need to reprint it here. Niemoller’s quote came to ‘Puter’s feeble mind as he mulled over the Democrats’ latest … Continue reading →
Ken, who insists on the ridiculous pseudonym of “Ken,” is kind enough to add to our recent thoughts on taxation. Ken, unedited and without further ado: Good morning, Dread Czar, I suppose we’ll have to agree to disagree on what … Continue reading →
Ken, who asked to go by the code name of “Ken,” writes in: Good afternoon, Your Czarship, Actually, I agree that a janitor and a billionaire should pay the same tax rate. Income tax, at any rate. Both should pay … Continue reading →
And thus was hay made this weekend, when the President said to the CBC “If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew—uh…as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that … Continue reading →
For those who are focused on the near-term debt limit talks and the swirl that accompanies it, let me throw out a word of caution: the Democrats are salivating over the potential for 70%+ marginal tax rates. Let me explain … Continue reading →
President Obama at his press conference today on taxes and the debt ceiling again has called for an increase in taxes for the “wealthy”. The example that he used to justify why those evil rich people need to pay more … Continue reading →
So Mitt Romney—who probably does not quite meet any Tea Partier’s expectations of a fiscal conservative—says he would vote No on the Obama-McConnell tax deal. That’s fine, because he is unable to vote on it either way. Romney, in a … Continue reading →
D & A C, Happy Halloween from Dr. J. Mrs. Dr. J. Is whipping up some witch’s brew and the little interns are practicing amputations. I came across this article on the web. In it a Wyoming congresswoman is telling … Continue reading →
Look for the union label on your state and local tax increase, writes Stephen Malanga: The sight of rich people pleading to be taxed more has attracted attention to the November ballot initiative. But otherwise, support for the ballot measure, … Continue reading →
That’s the sound as we march towards one of the biggest tax hikes in history under a President who said: “I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses that create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow. I will … Continue reading →
Presidential candidates have historically been lambasted for breaking major campaign promises, even if nuances are present. President Obama, as part of his campaign platform ruled out raising taxes on “the middle class”. His definition was that no new taxes would … Continue reading →
…after complaining about a $1 Trillion deficit and passing spending and “stimulus” packages that exceed that amount, how do you plan on paying for it? And, oh by the way, you still want to pay for additional health care, “renewable … Continue reading →
Maryland comprises a small portion of the Greater D.C. Metroplex, and yet is responsible for a surprising amount of the area’s political stupidity, which is really saying something, as the fine political sages running the District of Columbia are among … Continue reading →
