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A Stitch in Haste

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A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on law, economics, politics, culture and other current events
by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar.


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Entries Tagged as 'Taxation & Fiscal Policy'

From (Misquoted) de Tocqueville to (Correctly Quoted) Bono, By Way of Two Nobel Prizes

October 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

America is indeed an idea. Or at least it was. Once upon a time…

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Tags: Capitalism · Libertarianism · Public Goods v. Private Goods · Society, Religion, Culture Wars

On Obama's Stale Crumbs for Gay Bureaucrats

June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Let's begin with what exactly the "historic" memorandum is — and is not.

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Tags: Gay Rights and Issues · Law · Politics · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

Kip Clip — Special Tax Deadline Edition

April 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

Don't become overdue, or else a jackbooted IRS thug — or a reasonable facsimile — will persecute you.

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Tags: Humor · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

Proudhon Sighting™ — Ed Rendell

March 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Proudhon Sightings™ are any utterances, typically but not exclusively by politicians, that celebrate (or lament) the ability of government to indirectly control people's lives.

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Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

Another Quick "Debt versus Interest" Post

March 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment

While hardly irrelevant, the question of "paying off the debt" is not the truly urgent issue.

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Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Economics & Finance · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

Which Planet's Supreme Court Are They Referring To?

March 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

A secondary gay rights group in New England is triggering the tripwire and challenging DOMA in federal court.

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Tags: Constitutional Issues · Gay Rights and Issues · Law · Politics · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

I Don't Know, I Can "Imagine" Quite a Bit…

March 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Looking back at the Bush Social Security reform plan — and forward to the (oddly similar) Obama version.

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Tags: Economics & Finance · Social Security

Apparently Now It's the "Unbroken Window Fallacy"

March 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off

The Vice President visits a window factory.

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Tags: Capitalism · Kip's Law · Rent-Seeking · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

"Too Much is Never Enough" Quote of the Day

March 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments

"I can't take advantage of it now which I think is totally unfair…"

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Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Socialized Medicine · Taxation & Fiscal Policy

On Aretaic Taxation

February 27th, 2009 · Comments Off

One result of the recession is a desperate scramble for new ways to raise taxes without raising taxes on everyone.

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Tags: Economics & Finance · Society, Religion, Culture Wars · Taxation & Fiscal Policy