Alan Joel
Alan Joel has been a practicing CPA in NYC for more than 40 years. He loves liberty and writes on the politics of taxes at his popular blog, AlanJoelNY.com
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This is worse than Watergate, indeed
The Media Was Complicit in the VA Scandal
June 19, 2014
Government should not be handling our health systems.That secret waiting lists existed shows just how far the government went to hide its own incompetence
The Obama Administration knew about the “secret waiting lists”as early as 2010.
IRS Loses Lerner Emails—But What About the TIGTA Report?
June 15, 2014
See how it works? Since the IRS cannot produce any hardcopy evidence of corroboration, the Obama Administration and its agencies are conveniently spared
The Tea Party Turns Five
February 19, 2014
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus bill
ObamaCare Lies
January 25, 2014
ObamaCare costs will soar in this country because not nearly enough people have wanted to enroll. ObamaCare, and President Obama, are rife with inconsistencies
Flashback—The 1913 Tax Return Form Was Only 4 Pages
January 18, 2014
The 1913 tax form is a good argument for the need for comprehensive tax reform
Hillary Clinton will run on repealing Obamacare
January 6, 2014
Whatever the case, running on repealing ObamaCare is a win-win for Hillary
How to Solve Detroit’s Pension System Problem in One Easy Step
December 10, 2013
Switch to defined contribution plans for unions
Architect of Obamacare, Zeke Emanuel
The great bait-and-switch of ObamaCare
Obama is still running huge annual deficits
Ever-expanding costs of public service union wages and benefits
Healthcare, "Genetic Winners", "Lottery Winners"
84 Years Since Black Tuesday Stock Market Crash
October 29, 2013
Black Tuesday
Hurricane Sandy and Government Machinations: One Year Later
October 27, 2013
The Democrats still have the gall to sound the call for more taxes
Are Obamacare Enrollment Pressures Unconstitutional?
October 22, 2013
Any attempt to pressure, threaten or even imply some sort of wrongdoing by those choosing to not buy insurance would be clearly unconstitutional.
Detroit’s $320 Million Federal Aid Package
October 21, 2013
No emergency for use of federal funds to Detroit. No Katrina. No Sandy--only decades of fiscal irresponsibility, corruption, mismanagement
Open-endedness of the position of Obama's Admin. regarding the debt ceiling should raise some red flags
Republicans need to continue to follow the Democrat’s example and resolve in 2012 and hold their ground on this monumental issue.
Congressional Chicken or Egg
October 7, 2013
Let’s please get our spending sequence straight and financial house in order
Obama says “I shouldn’t have to offer anything”. He already has
October 1, 2013
So please, Mr. Obama, don’t offer us anything more. Your ideas have been tried and found wanting. Get out of the way
Obama’s speech on the debt ceiling in 2013 vs 2006
September 19, 2013
President Obama vs. Senator Obama
Disparate Impact and the IRS
September 9, 2013
IRS falls directly under the purview of the Executive Branch, why is Obama not directly responsible, culpable for the IRS abuse?
Obamacare is the “Law of the Land” (except when it’s not)
August 14, 2013
Invoking the “law of the land” when chastising your political opponents, while simultaneously ignoring the “law of the land” for political convenience is the height of executive hubris
The Liberty of Risk
June 16, 2013
Obama and the Death of Capitalism, Taxes, Regulations, Lawsuits
Debunking the Myth of Social Security Solvency
June 4, 2013
What the Trustees report actually says and what it means
The “Not Me” Administration
June 2, 2013
Tea Party has been vindicated. It concern about a government-too-big has proven to be unequivocally and terrifyingly true
The plot thickens, as the apologies ring hollow
Timeline of the IRS Scandal
May 13, 2013
The Anatomy of an IRS Process