And just like that, the Senate voted no on the controversial immigration bill. Even worse, there were signals that the bill would not be revived again until 2008 – not coincidentally after the next round of elections. This was a major blow to President Bush, who had made this a priority. In response, Bush said,…
One of the most polarizing features of the proposed immigration bill is whether illegal immigrants currently living in the United States should be granted a form of amnesty. Opponents claim, among other things, that illegal immigrants have not paid taxes while living and working in the United States. Proponents of the bill say that’s not…
When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D – Nevada) pulled the immigration bill last week, the blame game started immediately. Conservatives blamed Liberals. Liberals blamed Conservatives. But nobody pointed the finger where it rightly belonged: at the American people. While most surveys indicate that Americans aren’t opposed to an immigration bill that offers some form…
Changes to the Tax Code, tax reporting, and tax policy are generally reflective of the state of mind of the country at any given time. In other words, Congress uses taxes to modify your behavior (gasp). Think about it… We tax cigarettes and alcohol (sin taxes) to discourage those behaviors and we call those taxes…