Archive for the ‘Economics’ Category
Saturday, May 10th, 2008
Larry Kudlow, recently named the stupidest man alive by Brad DeLong, never tires of saying that it's unreasonable that wealthy people like him should have to pay the same percentage of their income in payroll taxes that working stiffs do. Kudlow marshals a number of inane arguments, among them ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Without a hint of irony, on the same day, NPR did stories on declining enrollment in computer science and Bill Gates' efforts to increase the number of H1B outsourcing visas. Uhhh, fellas? There's actually a correlation here. High school seniors and their parents actually do read the paper.
In related ...
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
NetChoice covers the bad news. In a related note, Virginia contractors are jumping for joy. :)
Will it actually go into effect? A quick Google search for Maryland Computer Tax reveals a pretty significant amount of opposition, including a snappy little site called Fight The Tech Tax.
Why do politicians ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
We get a sneak peek at Chris Anderson's new book Free on wired.com. Free is a fact of life, and if you're a software developer like I am, you're competing with free. This is also true for other media and content developers - so instead of whining about ...
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
In case there was any doubt in your mind, read this New Yorker article on behavioral economics. According to behavioral economists, people reason that there's no visible possibility of loss if a "free" offer is accepted, because it's, well, free.
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
SMEs given €12,000 tax credit to use e-commerce. What an interesting story. Go Malta!
Hillary, are you listening? :)
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Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
Greg Mankiw thought enough of this flat tax analysis to give it some link love. Money quote:
For 2005, I come up with a tax rate of 31.85% and a deduction of $35,725.
32%, eh? Somehow I doubt Steve Forbes would be pleased.
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
OK, now that both Artie Laffer and Greg Mankiw have come out and said that tax cuts don't pay for themselves, would Rudy please stop asserting that "he knows they do?" I'd even be satisfied with his saying "it's only a theory." You know, like evolution.
And speaking of believing ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Fortune Small Business reviews the new film The Call of the Entrepreneur. I was not surprised to find they thought the treatment was ham-handed; media that is generated by religious groups often feels tendentious and agenda-driven.
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
The CBO just released its report on Historical Effective Federal Tax Rates for years up to 2005 (latest available data). It shows several interesting things:
The top quintile of Americans is getting richer much faster than the bottom (Paul Krugman). In terms of calculus, the first derivative of ...
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