Wealth tax critique questions viability and impact
Tracy C. Miller argues against a 2 percent net worth tax over 50 million and 3 percent over 1 billion, saying it risks weakening incentives, underraises revenue, and invites loopholes. He cites Pew data on tax shares, notes global failures, and favors reforming current income taxes and reducing spending to boost growth and cut deficits.
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Trump fabricates awards in self praise video
Celia Rivenbark reviews a 2011 MSNBC video where Donald Trump claims self awarded honors to himself including an Emmy and a Nobel nomination. The piece challenges his habit of grandiose claims, notes evangelical support, and mocks the self mythologizing rhetoric with biting personal commentary.
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Weather hysteria and unborn rights debate split readers
A reader letter accuses media and politicians of pushing climate panic for profit while comparing abortion rights to a murder case. The writer attacks The Weather Channel ownership, wind turbines, and clean power claims, urging restraint and criticizing coverage as fear mongering. The piece ends with a note from Sandra Ibrahim.
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