Category Archives: Taxes

Is an Increase in the Real-Estate Tax Rate Affordable?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by matt ohern

How best to determine real estate tax rates. A Fairfax County case study. Continue reading →

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Man Bites Dog: Public Official Sues Taxpayers

Posted on February 17, 2011 by matt ohern

Falls Church Commissioner of the Revenue Tom Clinton is suing taxpayers after being asked to correct an assessment that a court had already ruled to be illegal. Continue reading →

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Let’s Kill the Death Tax and Sell the ABC Stores!

Posted on September 30, 2009 by matt ohern

Killing the death tax once and for all will create about 39,000 jobs here in Virginia and privatizing the ABC stores will enable us to pour money into our deteriorating road network. We need action on both of these proposals. Continue reading →

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More than 40 percent of Americans Pay No Federal Income Tax

Posted on April 28, 2009 by matt ohern

Our democracy is threatened when the tax burden is not equally shared. Soon more than half of the country may not pay taxes. Here’s what we need to do about it. Continue reading →

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