Congress On Making Sacrifices
Posted on March 16, 2013 in Political Cartoons
“Er, um…job creators, economic freedom, no tyranny, cut taxes…next question?”
Why Tax Avoidance Is A Bigger Problem Than Welfare Fraud
Posted on March 16, 2013 in Articles
The Article: Welfare fraud is a drop in the ocean compared to tax avoidance by James Ball in The Guardian.
The Text: Joanne Gibbons was sentenced to community service for claiming income support while holding down two paid jobs. Through accumulated payments of £66-a-week, the court heard, she collected £3,140 to which she wasn’t entitled.
Predictably, the Daily Mail is outraged. But here’s the strange twist: had Gibbons claimed the benefits to which she was actually entitled, she could have collected £130 a week through family tax credits and child benefit. In total, Gibbons’ fraudulent claims cost the taxpayer around £3,100 less than claiming what she was actually entitled to.
It’s the reaction to Gibbons’ claims which are particularly noteworthy. Matthew Sinclair, chief executive of the Taxpayers’ Alliance – an organisation rarely troubled by wealthy people’s tax avoidance – tells the Mail:
Bill Hicks On War And Freedom
Posted on March 15, 2013 in Videos
A great montage of the late Hicks’ best and most biting insights on politics, society and philosophy.
Ten Of The Best Stephen Colbert Quotes
Posted on March 15, 2013 in Quotes
The well-intentioned yet ultimately ignorant host of the Colbert Report knows how to deliver quite the satirical doozy on camera. Off-camera, though, the man behind Colbert says some equally poignant things.
The Best Paul Krugman Quotes To-Date
Posted on March 15, 2013 in Quotes
The vociferous, Nobel Peace Prize winning opponent of supply-side economics and general GOP radicalism is quite the polarizing figure…and we love him for it.
