by Jane Richey | Jan 6, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
A change in tax policy implemented Jan. 1 will prevent restaurant workers from collecting automatic gratuities — the added 18 percent fee many restaurants charge to groups of eight or more — as part of their tips. Instead, that added fee will be included in their...
by Jane Richey | Aug 6, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Sales tax holidays are gimmicks used by the government for political gain and to distract from real tax reform, according to the Tax Foundation. A total of 17 states have held or will be holding sale tax holidays in 2012, which is 2 states fewer than the peak of 19 in...
by Jane Richey | Apr 11, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Gov. Chris Christie today warned an audience of national Republicans that the country is in danger of becoming a “paternalistic entitlement society” where people sit on the couch, “waiting for the next government check.” Christie spoke at a...
by Jane Richey | Mar 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
Federal regulations and tax policy can harm small businesses or discourage them from expanding in a bid to avoid the higher regulations and taxes that the government levies on larger firms, according to the Congressional Budget Office. A CBO report published March 12...