Read. Bartlett is what might be called an apostate Republican. I’ve been enjoying his articles immensely. If only I could believe we’ll get honest tax reform out of this Congress…. A perpetuation and deepening of our neo-feudal future seems more likely.
February 21, 2012, 6:00 AM
Tax Code Not Aligned With Basic Principles
By BRUCE BARTLETTWith its relatively heavy taxes on labor, light taxes on unearned income and broad ranges of rates within the same income levels, the American tax code violates fundamental principles of income taxation.
February 14, 2012, 6:00 AM
Why Tax Policy Assumes People Are Richer Than They Think
By BRUCE BARTLETTBecause of the different ways in which income is defined, tax policy often assumes people to be better off than they themselves think they are, an economist writes.February 7, 2012, 6:00 AM
Tilting the Budget Process to the G.O.P.
By BRUCE BARTLETTCongressional Republicans are trying to tamper with institutions that won’t do their bidding, an economist writes.January 31, 2012, 6:00 AM
How to Avoid Reinventing the Wheel on Tax Reform, Part 2
By BRUCE BARTLETTIt’s hard to overhaul the tax code without an outline upfront of what is intended, which can be used to weigh the impacts of proposed changes against one another, an economist writes.January 24, 2012, 6:00 AM
How to Avoid Reinventing the Wheel on Tax Reform
By BRUCE BARTLETTAn overhaul of the tax code might be possible, because both political parties have reasons to support it — but the debate would be improved if each side understood its own arguments, an economist writes.January 17, 2012, 6:00 AM
The Pros and Cons of Obama’s Reorganization Plan
By BRUCE BARTLETTSome elements of President Obama’s plan to consolidate government departments make little sense, but abolishing the Small Business Administration is an excellent place to start, an economist writes.
January 10, 2012, 6:00 AM
The ‘Tax Gap’
By BRUCE BARTLETTAbout 16 percent of federal income taxes due have not been paid, and the enforcement mechanisms continue to be weakened, an economist writes.January 3, 2012, 6:00 AM
The True Federal Debt
By BRUCE BARTLETTThe overall debts of the federal government are five times as large as the much discussed “national debt,” and can be addressed only through a very long-term approach, an economist writes.December 27, 2011, 6:00 AM
How Politics Came to Dominate Payroll Tax Debate
By BRUCE BARTLETTLower payroll taxes were originally a Republican idea, and just why they turned against it is something of a mystery, an economist writes.December 20, 2011, 6:00 AM
Cutting the Corporate Tax Rate Is No Economic Panacea
By BRUCE BARTLETTCorporate taxes in the United States are not particularly high compared with other nations when they are accurately compared, an economist writes.
Indeed essential. A lot of sense actually.
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