Month December 2010

The Alternative Minimum Tax lives!

Most everyone is agreed. The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) is like a zombie or a vampire that refuses to die. It is unfair, almost indecipherably complicated, increasingly targets the middle class rather than just the ultra-wealthy, and to make things…

Independent Voting

Independent Voting is mobilizing against the barriers that block independents from having real representation, such as closed primaries and partisan control of districting. Why do independent voters need a voice? Although the U.S. Constitution makes no mention of political parties…