taxation

It was remarkable to hear the president's basic philosophy undermined by a brilliant doctor. We need more people like that who speak the truth.

The president has no intention of reducing spending. He wants to expand the welfare state, raise taxes even more and "level the playing field," as he likes to say, meaning everyone should take home the same lower amount of pay for their work.

The debt remains and grows. Entitlements have not been reformed. The tax code remains a mess. And the battle over the debt ceiling happens in less than two months.

Congress has imposed new taxes and cut no spending to speak of, and we are in worse shape than ever. They passed a bill that supposedly saves us from the so-called "fiscal cliff," which they created.

Does anyone believe the president when he claims increasing taxes on 1 percent of the country will bring the budget closer to balance?

Would you give as much as you're currently giving to your church or charities of choice whether or not you were entitled to deduct the amount of the contributions from your taxable income?

With Congress embroiled in debate over the so-called "fiscal cliff," many in the adoption community are concerned that the adoption tax credit set to expire at the end of the year could be forgotten.

A big part of the difficulty in preventing a painful trip off the fiscal cliff is a fundamental misunderstanding of what "trillion" means.

Many rich people have left Britain to avoid the 50 percent income tax. In the 2009-10 tax year, more than 16,000 people declared an annual income of more than 1 million pounds. That number fell to 6,000 after then-prime minister Gordon Brown introduced the new top rate.