corporate taxes

Remember the old Steve Martin routine on how to make a million dollars and not pay taxes: "First, make a million dollars... Second, don't pay taxes." Turns out Martin's joke is standard operating procedure for corporations in the United States — only, in comparison, Martin was a piker.

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Say you owned the corner store and needed to hire one employee. more »

Whenever Washington starts patting itself on the back—whenever politicians of both parties start praising each other on an economic issue—hold onto your wallet, because you are about to get fleeced. That's precisely what happened during the debate over the economic "stimulus" package. more »