Today’s New York Times confirms what we’ve been saying all along: Americans pay less in taxes — local, state and federal — as a percentage of their income today than they did during the 1980s when Reagan produced a dramatic…
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Prosperity vs Austerity
by Dan Chmielewski • • 3 Comments
When Bill Clinton was president and the economy was booming, the frequent refrain was “a rising tide lifts all boats.” Government was paying down the debt accrued by the Reagan-Bush (I) years and we had a strong economy with budget…
Fuzzy Math
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
Remember when George W. Bush trotted out the term “Fuzzy Math” during one of his presidential debates? A grasp of math appears to still be elusive to conservatives. My email box has been beset with notes from my conservative friends…
USA Today: Taxes are Lower for Third Straight Year
by Dan Chmielewski • • 6 Comments
If you talk with just about any Republican, or any member of the Tea Party, taxes are too high. And for many of these people, there is no problem faced in the US that can’t be solved by cutting taxes. …
Is State Rep. Don Wagner Looking to Government Solutions for Creating Jobs?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 1 Comment
 We received an email invite for State Rep. Don Wagner’s community coffee in Irvine a week from this Saturday and it has a very interesting sentence from someone so far to the right side of the political spectrum. “This…
Would the Tea Party Throw Reagan Under the Bus?
by Dan Chmielewski • • 4 Comments
This weekend marks the 100th birthday of the most beloved Republican president ever – Ronald Reagan. Now, there is a lot for any American to like about President Reagan. He had unbridled optimism, a great sense of humor and actual…
Obama Weekly Address: Tax Cuts Kicking In
by Chris Prevatt • • 1 Comment
In his weekly address, President Obama looked forward to how the tax cut package he signed into law in December will benefit millions of Americans in the new year.
