Monthly Archives: November 2011

In New Hampshire yesterday, former House speaker Newt Gingrich pulled out the old Bush proposal of privatizing Social Security.[1] It would give people the option of putting their Social Security taxes into private investment accounts. There are three colossal problems  … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Michael Bennet today introduced a constitutional amendment to grant Congress the authority to regulate the campaign finance system. “The flawed Citizens United decision allows corporations, including international corporations, to use their vast wealth … Continue reading →

In 1996 when Steve Forbes was running for president he was pushing a plan for flat taxes as a way to “simplify” filing your tax returns. I remember thinking that only someone who has never done his own taxes could … Continue reading →