Matt Lykken
An international tax lawyer with 26 years experience working in government and industry in the U.S., Europe and Asia
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Double-Dip Recession or Are We Just Seeing the Real Economy?The pre-2008 economy was a product of 20 years of hidden stimulus. The Administration's foot is still on the pedal but now we're out of gas.
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Flat Taxes: The Aristocrat's Dream"Flat Taxes" like the SMART Act are sold as simplifications, but they generally contain powerful subsidies for the wealthy at the expense of working Americans
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How Important is Small Business? Plumbers, Plutocrats and Tax ReformReal facts about tax and business.Tax policy is not easy stuff, and it gets harder when rich people put out a lot of false information in order to protect their interests. Let's invest the time and effort to sort it out. Our children are counting on us.
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CEOs Still Get Princely Pay for Pathetic PerformanceA new report shows CEOs still prosper even when they are fired. Stock options are supposed to align comp with long-term performance, but CEOs can break this link. Tax reform could force cash pay-outs to shareholders and make CEOs perform to be paid.
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Why is the Tax on Work so Much Higher Than the Tax on Speculation?As you compute your tax payment, ponder on why we subsidize financial speculators at the expense of people who do productive work. Getting rid of this odd policy would make our economy more efficient and encourage American jobs.
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The Tax Reform Hearings Are Missing the Real AnswerCongress and the paper press are missing one of the critical issues of our time, one that will determine the success of our economy and the health of the middle class for the next 20 years