Quirky thoughts from an old man.
Simon’s five excellent tax proposals summary: A “Sin Tax” on video games and apps. A Graduated Excise Tax on second homes. A Property Tax on all Assets. An Extra Bathroom Tax. Sell Freway Access Rights All together all if these proposals would raise near a trillion dollars in new revenue annually for the Federal Government. …
“Pay Your Taxes” From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
“We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.” Winston Churchill
Here is an example of hidden hypocrisy in our society: We think that it’s wrong that Muslim countries have special taxes on non-muslims.
When you put the 2 words ‘The’ and ‘IRS’ together it spells: “Theirs…” It is time to file for your extension. The view from our lovely rental house in the Sonoma area last December. VRBO My opinion on taxes is that they are not high enough on everybody. I have specifics but they are as …
Last April we were on a Glass Trip to Pittsburgh. During the trip we bought a lampwork glass piece that evoked an early, now extinct, jellyfish. Last week while I was organizing our taxes I found a credit card charge for Radiolaria, Carpocanium Irregulare. It took me a few steps to figure out what it …
Cognitive Dissonance Phrase: A sense of discomfort that comes from holding two conflicting beliefs or from acting in ways that conflict with one’s expressed beliefs. Example 1: Loving both cows and hamburgers causes cognitive dissonance. Example 2: Favoring government that has a balanced budget and wanting more government services and low taxes should cause cognitive …
The Federal Government is spending far more than its revenue. It doesn’t seem likely that they are going to stop the spending so we are going to need some new revenue. Over the next few weeks I’m going to propose a few ideas I’ve had that might work. The first tax is an Excise (Sin) …
I wrote this piece two years ago and now the Democrat primary process has come off the tracks in the same way the Republicans did in 2016. They are about to select a “non-centerist” candidate. And as a result they could lose to Trump which a few months ago seemed very unlikely. “All the ills …
We went south on Saturday 12/22 to visit friends and to see the Saguaro National Park. It turned out the park was closed because of the fight about the budget. No big deal the visitor center was closed but the trails and the viewing spots were open. Except they had locked the bathrooms.