Robert Douglas McIntyrewas a Scottish physician and a Scottish National Party politician and Member of Parliament... (wikipedia)
Imagine a 40-to-50 percent sales tax -- that would cheer everybody up,
West Bridgewater's decision to offer school choice coincided with our budget issues, and people saw it as an opportunity. We had lost a little over 100 staff in three years.
We've hired most people we've intended to hire and are still interviewing,
It raised a lot of money at a time when we were having very high oil company profits - it worked. In many ways we're in a similar situation today. It might be a good idea again.
It's hard to believe that Congress could see more tax cuts for the rich as a priority.
If people don't buy stuff, why would anybody invest in machinery to make stuff?