Someone with an economics background tell me why we can’t do this with the IRS tax code:

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Food for thought. When I mention that Sweden has a very high personal income tax rate, the nationalistic American response is, “Ha! In America, it’s the land of opportunity. Low taxes, capitalism, and opportunity for everyone!” (chances are, if you read this blog, you’re not the typical American, so I’m not counting your responses in [...]

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Close your eyes when you don’t want to see
Stay at home when you don’t want to go
Only speak to those who will agree
Yeah, and close your mind when you don’t want to know
- Billy Joel, “Everybody Loves You Now”
This is a picture of the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, captured by Europa in 2007. [...]

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Warning: political post ahead. If you don’t enjoy politics (I was a PoliSci major for my undergraduate degree), skip this post!
At his press conference Thursday, the president characterized the current state of war in Iraq as a showdown with Al Qaeda and warned that withdrawal would risk “mass killings on a horrific scale.” Critics have [...]

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I was talking last night with a good friend about something that popped up in Google Earth. There’s a layer that automatically got added - the crisis in Darfur, all the flashpoints in the conflict, and the topic drifted to - how do you make a difference? Ultimately, how do you effect real, lasting change? [...]

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… because even though this post is loan-related, it definitely doesn’t belong on the company’s web site.
Senator Charles Schumer, you’re an idiot. Specifically, you’re an idiot for proposing legislation that will provide a bailout for homeowners facing foreclosure, according to the Washington Post.
“We will be proposing significant amounts of dollars,” Schumer told reporters after being [...]

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