IRS code's headache-inducing complexity is a scandal. If you have not done your taxes yet, do not count on getting help
from the Internal Revenue Service in answering any last-minute questions
that may arise. The IRS estimates
that only half of the anxious and bewildered taxpayers who call the
agency this year will get through to a ... MORE
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Showing posts with label compliance costs. Show all posts
Jacob Sullum: Ted Cruz Is Right About Taxes
IRS code's headache-inducing complexity is a scandal. If you have not done your taxes yet, do not count on getting help
from the Internal Revenue Service in answering any last-minute questions
that may arise. The IRS estimates
that only half of the anxious and bewildered taxpayers who call the
agency this year will get through to a ... MOREObamacare Is Really Expensive For Small Businesses
by J.D. Tuccille. Lousy news for the economy. "Complying with the health care law is costing small businesses thousands of dollars that they didn't have to spend before the new regulations went into effect," reports AP business writer Joyce M. Rosenberg. This should be a surprise to exactly nobody. In general, government mandates have poor track ... MORELuke Hilgemann: More Regulations Equals Less Business
Going into business gets tougher and tougher. The health of the American economy can easily be measured by the
health of American businesses — especially the rate at which people like
you and me start new ones. This simple metric shows whether the spirit
of innovation and entrepreneurship is alive in well in our country. It has been for ... MOREErica Martinson: 'The Most Expensive Regulation Ever'
Obama rolls out a major EPA rule. The Obama administration proposed a draft air pollution rule
on Wednesday that business groups charge could be the costliest
regulation of all time — setting up a test of how hard the president
will fight for his environmental agenda against a newly strengthened
GOP. President Barack Obama has already ... MOREKatherine Mangu-Ward: Guy Who Tried To Shut Down Kid's Lemonade Stand Gets Taste Of Own Medicine. And It Sucks
Smothered by regulation. Remember Doug Wilkey, the grumpy Floridian who
tried to get a lemonade stand that was operating next door to his
house shut down by local authorites? Whelp, looks like he's
getting
a taste of his own medicine. A tipster contacted the city and pointed officials toward records that show Wilkey, as recently as March, ... MOREEmployers Prepare To Dump Workers Into ObamaCare
by Ed Morrissey. Who didn’t see this coming? According to Kaiser Health News, employers are increasingly looking at the benefits of getting out of the health-insurance delivery process. Fueling this interest are ObamaCare-related spikes in health-insurance premiums, plus the opportunity to fix costs and reduce vulnerabilities presented ... MORE
Walter E Williams: The Constitution Or Good Ideas?
Let me run through a few good ideas. I think it's a good idea for children to eat healthful, wholesome foods. In the raising of our daughter, before-dinner treats were fresh vegetables, and after-dinner treats were mostly fruits. I arrive at my gym sometime between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., at least four times a week, to lift weights and use ... MORECold-Hearted EPA Wants More Regulations On Wood Stoves
Feds make staying warm 25 percent more expensive. The Environmental Protection Agency wants to place new regulations on wood-burning stoves and fireplaces replacing the current guidelines which were adopted in 1988. The EPA claims their new regulations would reduce emissions by 80 percent. "What they're asking now is really ... MOREWoman Who Championed ObamaCare Loses Her Insurance
How a fool and her health plan were soon parted. President Barack Obama is apologizing to Americans who are losing their current health insurance plans. Millions of people are getting cancellation notices, including about 250,000 Coloradans. For years the president said that those who like their current plan would be able to keep it, ... MOREThe Humanitarian Shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act
by Sheldon Richman. Web problems can be fixed. The problems inherent in the
so-called Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) are another
story. Let’s stipulate that most people who favor the ACA have honorable intentions: they want everyone, including people in ill health, to have access to good and affordable medical care. ... MORENick Gillespie: "Yes, You Can Keep Your Health Plan" --------------- or, What Part of *Screw You* Don't You Understand?
O-Team knew what they were doing. Via the Twitter feed of Matt Cover (and National
Review's Jim
Geraghty) comes a link to this 2010 blog post by then-Obama
special assistant and now CNN Crossfire host Stephane Cutter: Yes, You Can Keep Your Health Plan ...A key point to remember is that while the Act makes many
changes to the ... MOREWhy You Should Root For ObamaCare's Failure
by David Hansanyi. In a news conference expected to feature a mea culpa for the Obamacare website fiasco, President Barack Obama turned the tables on his political opponents, scolding them for using their supernatural ability to transform the mere hope of failure into a reality. "It's time," he implored, "for folks to stop rooting for its failure, ... MORERegulation Nation: Obama Expands The Regulatory State
By Ben Goad and Julian Hattem. President Obama has overseen a dramatic expansion of the regulatory state that will outlast his time in the White House. The reach of the executive branch has advanced steadily on his watch, further solidifying the power of bureaucrats who churn out regulations that touch nearly every aspect of American ... MORE
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