Chris Hedges – The Myth of the Free Press TruthDig (RR)
David Brunori on the inherently corrupt nature of corporate welfare tax incentives, like those so popular with Iowa politicians ($link)
David Brunori on the inherently corrupt nature of corporate welfare tax incentives, like those so popular with Iowa politicians ($link):
David Brunori, Yes, More Problems with Tax Incentives (Tax Analysts Blog):
People who have studied tax incentives know everything that’s wrong with them: They don’t work (companies choose where to locate for other reasons); they’re unfair (some companies get them, others don’t, and their benefits inure to the haves rather than the have-nots); they’re inefficient (government bureaucrats can’t make decisions better than the market). There are many more.
7 things the middle class can’t afford anymore USA Today (Chuck L). This is an amazing, as in depressing, list