News
Politico | G-8 tax call won’t be answered quickly on Hill
Lawmakers from both parties are almost universally singing the praises of a new international plan to crack down on global tax evaders but that won’t translate into legislative action any time soon.
Politico | Conservatives rally against online sales tax
A powerful cohort of small-government advocates is trying to prevent the Marketplace Fairness Act from gaining any traction in the House before it is even taken up by committee.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Washington Times | The microwave tax
The Energy Department is once more deciding what kind of appliances are good for you. Like the “standards” the federal government imposed on light bulbs, toilets, washing machines and other essentials, the rules are all about taking choices from consumers and requiring them to buy machines that don’t work or don’t work as well as they once did.
