The new CAFE standards are going to blow a hole in the Highway Trust Fund. This is sort of like stepping on your man bits with golf shoes, isn’t it? This week, the CBO issued a new report that looked at how the upcoming, higher CAFE fuel economy rules will affect the Highway Trust Fund.…
From the Tax Foundation here: In 2012, Americans will pay approximately $4.041 trillion in taxes, which is $152 billion, or 3.9 percent, more than they will spend on housing, food, and clothing. Through looking at contemporary data and examining the trend of tax collections and expenditures on housing, food, and clothing, we can compare the…
I am often accused of being rigid and/or dogmatic; refusing to be swayed by the arguments of others. I know this not to be the case; I just require a stronger argument than most before I will change my mind. Well, I just encountered such an argument and I thought I would share it: both…
