Category Archives: Spending

The cost of reality: taxing ourselves out of debt?

Posted on 23 February 2011 by dlhitzeman

A comment on a previous post suggested that, rather than attack unions or cut spending, we should just raise taxes. My gut response was “raise taxes on what exactly?” I’m pretty sure that most Americans have no idea who is … Continue reading →

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More on the cost of reality

Posted on 21 February 2011 by dlhitzeman

I love that the debate over stripping public unions of the collective bargaining rights has degenerated into an argument, essentially, about protecting union negotiated entitlements. In embracing this debate, both sides have distracted themselves from reality again–that is, the thing … Continue reading →

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The cost of reality

Posted on 18 February 2011 by dlhitzeman

I’ve been watching the progress of the collective bargaining revocation bills in Wisconsin and Ohio with great curiosity and not a small amount of amusement. What I see on all sides of this debate is a failure to deal with reality. Teacher’s unions fail … Continue reading →

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What’s your post tax increase plan?

Posted on 9 December 2010 by dlhitzeman

If the political wrangling in Washington does result in your taxes going up, what’s your plan? For most people, it will mean at least a 50 percent increase in taxes over what they are paying now, and for some people, … Continue reading →

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Who gets hurt the most when taxes go up because of politics

Posted on 9 December 2010 by dlhitzeman

I know there are all kinds of people who want to stick it to the top 3 percent of income earners and make them pay the pre-Bush tax rates. While I also know that they have no idea how such … Continue reading →

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