by Caroline Adana | Jan 2, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Opinion, Taxes
Most funny memes are jokes or exaggerations, but one currently making the rounds on social media would typically fall into the category of an obvious fake – except that it is true. In it, the IRS all but presents itself as a partner in crime. Stolen Property...
by James Fite | Oct 15, 2021 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN) accused Democrats of playing “hide the ball” with the text of the Build Back Better Act in a memo to the Republican Study Committee, which he chairs. The leviathan legislation comes in at a whopping 2,468 pages at the moment (changes...
by Andrew Moran | Sep 25, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration, Good Reads, Opinion
One of President Joe Biden’s chief economic policies is to provide the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with $80 billion to collect more taxes to fund his extravagant agenda. This consists of hiring more enforcement officers and beefing up audits of high-income...
by Andrew Moran | May 23, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Good Reads
“They will say that I have shed innocent blood. What’s blood for, if not for shedding?” This iconic line from the classic horror film, Candyman, is also appropriate for China’s recent response to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Beijing reached for a dagger...
by Andrew Moran | Apr 15, 2019 | Articles, Opinion, Taxes
Over the years, wise men have said a lot about the iniquitous nature of taxation. Chief Justice John Marshall likened the power of taxation to the power of destruction. Novelist Herman Wouk said the greatest fiction of all time is an income tax return. Most recently,...