Trump and DOGE Attack on the IRS

Did You Know?, Policy, Taxes, Taxes in the News

The Washington Post recently enumerated the numerous political problems facing Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative (Department of Governmental Efficiency) like how it is grappling with bad public relations and is trying have its work seen as a win for the average citizen rather than as a callous and undisciplined attack on the country’s federal agencies. Read more »
March 25, 2025

Why We’ll Never See Tax Reform

Policy, Taxes

I’ve always maintained that Congress will never reform the Tax Code toward simplicity.  Here is a scholarly article that says just that: the power to tax, and to keep changes in the Tax Code in play, is just too valuable an asset for Congress to give up. Read more »
October 9, 2012