High energy prices act like a consumption tax and consumption taxes eventually hurt the economy.

There are two things that can hurt an economy, one is a deficit and the other is higher taxes, so it's almost a matter of pick your poison, ... But why do we have to run deficits, or why do we need higher taxes? They both really stem from not the tax cuts but from overspending.

Raising taxes as the economy begins to take off makes no sense.

In a market economy you can't have demand higher than supply,

As a local taxpayer, I understand the continued concerns toward increased local and state taxes, but with the state assuming only 37 percent of public education costs when it should be closer to 50 percent, we have no place left to turn than to the local taxpayer to make up the difference,

Our taxes are too high. They deter foreign investors and hurt consumer confidence alike.