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The gamble of increasing tax rates

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Jorge Costales

The gamble is that increasing tax rates on the wealthy will not cause them to alter their behavior to avoid the increased tax expense and as a result, will result in much greater tax receipts. I think most Americans assume … Continue reading →

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Deregulation vs. a lack of regulation

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Jorge Costales

I dislike the ‘both parties are at fault’ argument. Strikes me as lazy, a way to avoid really thinking about an issue. Unfortunately, I found a good example of the ‘both sides’ argument in the debate over what went wrong … Continue reading →

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