HENDRIK HERTZBERG reckons the US should eliminate the payroll tax and replace it with a tax on consuming things harmful to the environment. It sounds like a happy idea, satisfying the agendas of both parties.
The same people so sure that we need pure economics, that we needed to be free from the quaint idea of working people making a decent living, who railed against raising the minimum wage, against progressive taxation , regulation, …
A closer look at Florida’s Communications Taxation Prior to 2001, 7 taxes were paid each month with your cell phone bill, your landline phone bill, your cable or satelite bill and any other form of communication……in 2001, …
This is essentially a backdoor payroll tax reduction for the employer. When a worker is considered a contracter they become responsible for their full tax burden to Social Security and Medicare (and the cost of health and pension …