Babylon & Beyond
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Aug. 26, 2011
Opinion
Residents of Washington have a form of second-class citizenship. Making D.C. a state would fix that.
June 30, 2020
Politics
Proposition 13 hexed the property tax as a reliable source of government revenue.
April 5, 1998
If Democratic state governors are so concerned about ‘double taxation,’ why not allow federal taxes to be deducted on state returns?
Nov. 20, 2021
Archives
Q Will you please explain how the gift-tax system works and what its rationale is?
Sept. 8, 1996
Business
Estate tax: It’s not double taxation; it’s a partial tax on the transfer of large amounts of wealth.
July 3, 2000
World & Nation
Over the weekend President Reagan invoked patriotic memories of Thomas Jefferson in issuing his so-called Economic Bill of Rights, which would supplant three centuries of majority rule in America with the tyranny of the minority.
July 8, 1987
Q. Will you please explain how the gift tax system works and what its rationale is?
July 10, 1994
QUESTION--As I understand the justification behind the new rule concerning partial taxation of Social Security, taxing as much as half of some Social Security benefits is considered appropriate because half of all Social Security payments were paid in by employers rather than by employees.
Jan. 10, 1985
A friend of mine knows very well what to do at tax time.
April 22, 1993