Guest post by John Olmstead: Clearly we need some statutory controls on spending. A GOP congress is always composed of fiscal hawks when a Democrat is in the White House, however, when a Republican is in the White Hose, they are a body of FISCAL RUBBER STAMPS! The last GOP Congress funded the creation of…
Guest post by Bryan W. Lillard: The way to cure this mess is simple. First get rid of all Free Trade agreements. Put a import tax on everything that comes into the country. I heard a Constitution lawyer say this. The Founding Fathers wanted this. To keep the burden of Government off the Citizens. If…
Guest post by Kalen Smith: At the start of his first term in 2001 George Bush initiated a series of tax breaks that would go on to play a key role in expanding the national deficit. Since they were first enacted, the tax cuts have cost the government approximately $2 trillion in revenues. Republicans and…
Guest post by Ted Koch: I have a simple solution to our current economic problem which in addition to providing stimulus money which we all know has worked in the past to create spending and thus jobs, also reduces taxes. The beauty of the idea is that it does not require any government money in…
Guest post by Ed Leet: My family owns property in Wise County Texas that has two active natural gas wells on our property. I have been following the shale gas boom for some time now and have come to the conclusion that our government is turning a blind eye to this resource. Natural gas is…
It’s the week you’ve all been waiting for! As I have done for the past few years, I’m turning over taxgirl to my readers for a week. I was really overwhelmed by the response to my request for pieces this year. Apparently, you guys have a lot to say about. I asked you to offer…
Guest post by R. David L. Campbell: Amazon has been widely criticized for pursuing a ballot referendum against California’s online sales tax legislation, which would require many more online retailers to collect sales tax. This might appear to be corporate self-interest, but Amazon is actually doing the right thing. Here’s why. As the situation currently…
Guest post by Thom Jones: The problem with the debt debate is not that there are two sides (increased revenue vs. decreased spending), but rather that within each side, there are philosophical and practical differences which make for unstable partnerships. On the side of decreased spending, there are the “knee jerk” anti-tax crowd that is…
Guest post by Bobby Carroll: I propose we double taxes for one year. In effect, we all suck it up and pitch in. Yes, I know this would be difficult, but we would somehow all manage. The excess taxes would be placed into the coffers, with the idea being that this money would be the…
Guest post by Michael Rozbruch: What is the best way to deal with the current economic situation? My answer is simple: Let the chips fall where they may. No more bailouts or stimulus programs. No more printing money (QE I and QE 2..soon to be QE III) to pay the interest on the nearly 17…
