On our live show, David and contributor Dan Boguslaw discuss the closure of the IRS Direct File system and the attempted closure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
tax policy
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Intuit, Owner of TurboTax, Wins Battle Against America’s Taxpayers
The successful IRS free tax filing program is being wound down, thanks in large part to Intuit’s copious spending in Washington.
Posted inVideos
The Best Tax System on Earth
Tax day could be so much easier, if we simply cared to invest properly in the IRS.
Posted inTAP
Trump’s Tariffs: Borne Back Ceaselessly Into a Past That Never Was
Today on TAP: Rebuilding manufacturing? It’s more about humiliating every other world leader, and keeping his own taxes low.
Posted inTAP
Republican Budget Madness
Today on TAP: It bookends Trump’s tariff madness, both for damage and dishonesty.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Trump’s Tariff Charade
Today is billed as ‘Liberation Day,’ as Trump plans to unveil his master tariff program at 4 p.m. The details are still obscure, even to Trump.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Existential Threat of Ultra-Billionaires
A handful of rich guys will burn human society to the ground rather than pay a dime in tax.
Posted inTAP
The Impending Government Shutdown
Today on TAP: Will the Democrats have the savvy and unity to outplay Trump?
Posted inPolitics
House Republicans Squeak Through Budget Resolution
But there is a lot more work to do, and no consensus yet.
Posted inPolitics
House Releases Reverse Robin Hood Resolution
It would take food and medicine from the poor and give the money to the rich. But there’s nothing even approaching consensus among Republicans.
