Tag: Taxes

On New Year's Day, French President Francois Hollande admitted that taxes in his country have become "too heavy, much too heavy." (AP File)

Hold the Left accountable for what its ideology has wrought

Cal Thomas · January 6, 2014 5:00 am

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, shown here in November 2012, said he will focus this year on reducing property taxes for farmers and personal income taxes for families making between $60,000 and $120,000 a year. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Nebraska governor preparing ‘united front’ on tax cuts

Associated Press · January 4, 2014 5:00 am

Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year end

Stephen Ohlemacher · December 31, 2013 8:04 am

There has been a downturn in wind power installations this year. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Energy and Environment

Wind credit to float away, but maybe not for long

Zack Colman · December 31, 2013 5:00 am

Customers shop at a Costco in Mexico City on Dec. 28. Mexican shoppers are expected to spend even more on the U.S. side of the border when Mexican sales taxes in some regions go up from 11 percent to 16 percent in the new year. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Mexican sales tax hike seen as boon on U.S. border

Washington Examiner · December 31, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2013 file photo, House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The annual practice of letting tax breaks expire is a symptom a divided, dysfunctional Congress that struggles to pass routine legislation, said Lewis, a senior Democrat on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. âItâs not fair, itâs very hard, itâs very difficult for a business person, a company, to plan, not just for the short term but to do long-term planning,â Lewis said. âItâs shameful.â (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year’s end

Washington Examiner · December 31, 2013 5:00 am

binary code and computer monitors

Multiple levies on digital goods targeted by House bill

Washington Examiner · December 30, 2013 5:00 am

Obamacare has brought about more costs -- and a more confusing tax code. (Thinkstock)

Vote like the government has its hand in your pocket, because it does

Cal Thomas · December 30, 2013 5:00 am

Leaving New York

Geoffrey Norman · December 27, 2013 4:27 pm

Taxpayer funds supplied 285 books for the U.S. Navy in August with topics ranging from the mundane to the more unusual, including one on the cultural role of the black superhero, according to an August contract. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Taxpayers fund superhero books for the military

Ethan Barton · December 26, 2013 5:00 am

Howard Husock writes in opposition to a cut in charitable giving tax relief. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Manhattan Moment: Tax reform plan could cut charitable giving

Howard Husock · December 26, 2013 5:00 am

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence sings Jingle Bells with preschool students Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at Jay County High School in Portland, Ind. (AP Photo/The Commercial Review, Ray Cooney) THE STAR PRESS OUT

Pence wants Indiana tax credit for adoptive parents

Washington Examiner · December 26, 2013 5:00 am