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Topic: taxes
Taxing The Rich on Campus
It turns out that the House Republican tax plan actually does tax the rich, at least in academia. “One is the proposal for a 20 percent excise tax on employee compensation over $1 million at…
Hillsdale President Visits CPAC, Gives Millennials a Primer on Taxation
College students who trekked to this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) got a civics lesson they were probably unaccustomed to receiving, unless they go to Hillsdale. “Do you know that we make about twenty…
On Exam, “Income Redistribution” is Listed as a Government Function
Um, no it isn’t. Maybe in a socialist state it is, but not in the U.S.: The role of government is to redistribute wealth, according to a course at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. A…
Florida International University Professor Disputes Tax Evasion Arrest Claim
A professor at Florida International University told some students that paying taxes shows he loves his country and that the police have not arrested many people for tax evasion.
There are Downsides to Tax Cuts?
One of the scholars at the recent Philadelphia Society conclave of conservative intellectuals found an unexpected downside to tax cuts. “Congress voted against Grover Cleveland’s tariff cuts arguing that government will become bigger because of…
Taxing Yale’s Endowment
According to the Wall Street Journal (be aware they have a paywall), Connecticut lawmakers are looking to tax Yale University’s endowment. Photo by thomas autumn photography
College Student Temporarily Thwarted Tax Increase, but Now a Judge Dismissed Her Lawsuit
From the College Fix: Last fall we told you about Jennifer Henderson, a University of Missouri student who found herself the only known voter in a gerrymandered “community improvement district” (CID) as business owners were…
Hillary Clinton’s Higher Ed Tax Increase
Hillary Clinton recently unveiled her higher education plan to reduce college student loan debt. As the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) points out, Hillary’s plan, called the “New College Compact,” involves: States creating grants to…
Taxpayers Hurt by Tax-Exempt Endowments
As the Chronicle of Higher Education reported: “Most of the benefits, they say, result because endowments are exempt from capital-gains taxes. Mr. Klor de Alva, president of the Nexus center, and Mr. Schneider, a vice…
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Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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