Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
Taxes are bad now? Just wait...
April 12, 2022
*Correction* : The US corporate tax rate is not currently the third highest, but WOULD BE if Biden's tax hike passed: https://taxfoundation.org/house-democrats-us-corporate-tax-third-highest/
DESCRIPTION:
Back from the island and still acclimating to daily life, Bob gets to experience a great American tradition… TAX SEASON! Frustrated as is, Seamus explains to Bob how worse it could be if Biden’s proposed tax changes were actually passed.
CREDITS:
Written by Tyler Brandt, Sean W. Malone, and Seamus Coughlin
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
Biden's Tax Plan:
https://www.investopedia.com/explaining-biden-s-tax-plan-5080766
https://taxfoundation.org/biden-tax-plan-impact-state/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/3-5-trillion-is-a-phony-number-democrats-spending-bill-entitlements-joe-biden-11632425260?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/14/inflation-is-costing-us-households-nearly-300-more-a-month.html#:~:text=Inflation%20is%20costing%20the%20average,a%20Moody's%20Analytics%20analysis%20found
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/biden-tax-hikes-economic-damage-benefits-study
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/bidens-coronavirus-relief-bill-includes-60b-in-surprise-tax-hikes
From FEE:
https://fee.org/articles/does-biden-s-12t-infrastructure-bill-include-a-mileage-tax-or-driving-tax/
https://fee.org/articles/why-biden-s-proposed-tax-hikes-won-t-cause-more-unemployment/
https://fee.org/articles/biden-plan-would-sabotage-us-economic-competitiveness-in-one-huge-way-analysis-finds/
https://fee.org/articles/biden-bizarrely-and-falsely-claims-his-35-trillion-spending-agenda-has-a-price-tag-of-zero/
https://fee.org/articles/biden-plan-would-sabotage-us-economic-competitiveness-in-one-huge-way-analysis-finds/
https://fee.org/articles/one-key-biden-policy-will-reduce-household-income-by-1-650-new-study-finds/