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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Taxes

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | States with sweetest corporate tax breaks
States looking to gin up jobs frequently offer sweet tax breaks to lure in new companies or keep businesses from bolting out of state.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Washington Times | New taxes penalize gun owners, threaten Second Amendment
Liberals are trying every tool at their disposal this year to go after guns. They have failed on Capitol Hill to restrict the Second Amendment, so they are moving through the states to enact their agenda.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Library of Economics | Atkinson and Krugman on Tax Rates
On May 20, British economist Anthony Atkinson and Paul Krugman had a long discussion about inequality and income tax rates. Atkinson thought the top income tax rate should be 60% and Krugman thought it should be 73%. Apparently, the City University of New York wanted a wide range of views.