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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Taxes

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Can the Government Tax Each Mile You Drive?
The U.S. isn't raising enough revenue to fund its highway programs, and one Democrat has a plan to change that: a per-mile tax on drivers to charge them based on how much they use the roads.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | The Coming Global Wealth Tax
Between ObamaCare, Iran and last quarter's uptick in U.S. economic growth, taxpayers these days may be distracted from several dangers to come. But households from the United States to Europe and Japan may soon face fiscal shocks worse than any market crash.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
The Hill | Big picture on corporate tax reform
When the Apollo 17 astronauts captured a photograph of the Earth that first showed us what the South Pole actually looks like, it gave people tremendous perspective on this aspect of global geography.  That’s what people need sometimes to truly appreciate the scope of something; a very big picture.