or stretched too far and breaks, it means the immediate death of the person that lost the connection. So one must ponder whether the soul half of the life unit travels alongwiththe astronaut, or remains attached to the temporal core of the planet… stretching only so far, before it breaks...
Note: Reinaldo reminded me that according to Gary Larson of “Far Side” fame, unbeknownst to most historians and theologians, there was a fourth wise man who brought fruit cake, but he was summarily rejected by the other three Wise Men, Mary, Joseph, and which rejection was ratified by a...
…Congress in 2014 acted to prevent this death spiral by passing bipartisan legislation that let sick plans reduce benefits and make other changes to avoid insolvency. Eighteen plans took advantage of the law, but Democrats then had second thoughts and decided to ding taxpayers instead. …Last yea...
If a jurisdiction seeks faster growth by reducing double taxation –such as lowering the tax rate on capital gains or abolishing the death tax, that’s also very beneficial. Some politicians, however, try to entice businesses with special one-off deals, which means one politically well-connected...
When I read the part of the story about Biden’s protectionism supposedly focusing on “the needs of Americans as workers rather than consumers,” I immediately thought of Bastiat’s wise words about the “seen” and the “unseen.”
Personal income taxes, wealth taxes, death taxes… there is no end to the imagination of a government that does not have to worry about tax competition. Also spot on. You should read the entire article. But for purposes of my column, I’m going to highlight one additional point – ...