Econ Comments & Analysis
CNN Money | Is it time to raise taxes on capital gains?
The tax bills of Mitt Romney and Warren Buffett raise a long-running question: Why do Americans get taxed less on their investment gains than on their paychecks?
Washington Times | Obama’s unfair tax hikes
President Obama says wealthy Americans need to pay significantly higher taxes. A new poll shows most Americans think the rich should get a tax cut.
Real Clear Markets | Taxing Miles Driven Over Fuel Consumed
Cars are becoming more fuel-efficient and rising gasoline prices are discouraging driving. As the Transportation Department's Manager of Innovative Partnerships and Funding, Whitty hopes to submit to the legislature in 2012 a new proposal for collecting revenue on the basis of miles driven, rather than on motor fuel consumed.
WSJ | What's Right With Kansas
One trend of the last year is that the policy gulf between states run by Republicans and Democrats has rarely been greater.
