A Little End of Semester Economic Humor

Sometimes Economics is referred to as "the dismal science", however even economists can have a sense of humor--especially those who write cartoons.  Enjoy!

Paul Ryan's Latest Tax Reform Plan

Last week Congressional Budget Chairman Paul Ryan proposed a new tax reform plan for fiscal year 2015.  This article from the New York Times reviews the plan.  A copy of the plan itself is linked below as well.

Ryan NY Times

Ryan Plan 2015

Tax Reform Proposal

The House Ways and Means Committee just released a proposal to significantly reform the current Federal Income Tax Code, including shrinking the number of tax brackets down to only two.  In 1986, the Code was 26,000 pages; it has since grown to over 70,000.  Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp has proposed drastic changes.  Watch this brief video, then click the link below to review the Executive Summary of the proposal.





Tax Reform Proposal

Bill Gates and Minimum Wage

Bill Gates, who typically espouses more liberal views, was recently interviewed on MSNBC regarding the proposed hike in the minimum wage.