I need a favor. I’m working on an upcoming post and I need some data to play with in order to make it work. That’s where you come in handy. I am looking for a list of the top companies that consumers and taxpayers rely on most often. Since companies sometimes have layers and layers…
Thanks to all who submitted guest posts this week… it’s been a fun read! In case my readers missed any of the posts, here are the links: The “easy” answer is to raise Taxes! Start from Scratch End Deficit Reduction Plan National Sales Tax, Balanced Budget Choosing Where Taxes Go Tax Suggestions Limit Spending, Taxes…
Guest post by Lurena Lewis: Please hold your outrage until the end of this post, but yes, I said it! It is time to raise Taxes. Before you start to worry that any member of Congress will be reading this post and getting ideas, fear not, because even Warren Buffet’s plea to raise taxes on…
Guest post by Michael Bechler: In the short term, enact a deficit reduction plan that obliterates Grover Norquist’s line in the sand. New taxes on high income individuals must share the field in equal measure with entitlement reduction. Americans will not support a plan that does not share the pain. In the medium term, end…
Guest post by Edward Eubanks: To solve the financial and political crisis we find ouselves in currently, I would propose the following strategies. First, pass into law a national sales tax. This tax would be fair to all. The wealthy and those having high incomes spend a lot of money and would pay more tax….
Guest post by Brandy Mae: I would like to start off by saying that I don’t think we should have to pay any taxes. I believe it is stealing to take from me and give to someone else. However, if we are going to have to pay taxes, I should get to choose where my…
Guest post from Jim Hayden: To deal with the current economic situation, raise the top income tax rate to 50% and repeal the special (low) rates for long-term capital gains and qualified dividends. If more revenue is needed, initiate a small (4-6%) VAT to supplement the income tax. Re-introduce the concept of Federal revenue sharing…
Guest post by Kostas Callis: Abolish all existing taxes and start from scratch, then implement the following taxes. Flat personal income tax rate of 10% Flat corporate tax rate of 15% Federal Sales tax in all goods and services of 4% Financial transaction tax of 0.2% (this includes banking transactions, equities, bonds, currencies, commodities, derivatives…
Guest post by Christopher Ganiere: Our current economic situation is terribly complex. However, it can be distilled down to a single concept. Our government over spends, over taxes and over regulates. Remember back in 2010, Congress (mostly the “D” party) passed a three thousand page bill with new spending, new taxes, new regulations, and an…
Guest Post by Mark Overholt: Congress should create a “Fair Trade Act” in order to balance imports to exports. Stop paying entitlements to wealthy industry. Regulate the profit margin for the pharmaceutical industry Create a Presidential Executive Order for all government agencies, especially the department of defense to buy American. While I personally am against…