Tuesday items: Norquist on trickle down taxes; Stoll on the politics of tax increases; Romney on the Buffett Rule.

From The WSJ, Grover Norquist argues tax increases on the rich trickle down to the middle class.

In The NY Sun, Ira Stoll suggests President Obama’s tax increase policy leaves him politically vulnerable.

At The WSJ, Stephen Moore reports the Buffett Rule’s defeat in the Senate but notes Democratic pledges to keep pushing it.

In The American, Steve Conover explains the Buffett Tax would hit older people disproportionately.

On The Kudlow Report, Mitt Romney discusses tax policy, the Fed, and oil:



At RCM, John Tamny criticizes Romney’s tax and monetary positions.

In IBD, Art Laffer highlights the failure of California’s soak-the-rich approach.

At The Washington Times, Richard Rahn explains the wealthy have great capacity to determine how much tax to pay.

From Alhambra Partners, Joe Calhoun sees the market moderating in response to modest economic growth.

The San Francisco Chronicle features an Investopedia article that notes that as tax rates rise the rich may not work less but do find ways to offset their taxable income.

From The Victory Corp, John Tamny discusses Herman Cain’s tax plan and Rick Santorum.

At Reason, Shikha Dalmia suggests John Maynard Keynes may have been a closet supply-sider.

In The NYT, Bruce Bartlett notes that businesses startups do create most new jobs but suggests tax cuts won’t do much to help.

Weekend edition: Lewis on Europe's debt; Pethokoukis and Kudlow on the Fed; Ferrara on the President's tax arguments.

From Forbes, Nathan Lewis advocates a debt/equity swap to recapitalize European banks.

In The Weekly Standard, Jim Pethokoukis notes the market’s negative response to the Fed’s Operation Twist 2011.

At NRO, Larry Kudlow blasts the Fed’s strategy.

On The Kudlow Report, Don Luskin discusses last week’s market meltdown:

 

At Yahoo Finance, Steve Forbes criticizes European handling of its debt crisis.

On Forbes, Peter Ferrara challenges the President’s tax claims.

At Asia Times, Reuven Brenner reviews David Goldman’s new book on demographics.

From The American, Steve Conover rebuts claims of middle-class stagnation.

On CNBC, Larry Kudlow discusses the government’s role in the current crisis:

 

At Forbes, Jerry Bowyer analyzes gold’s drop below $1,700.

On his blog, Scott Grannis suggests the market’s drop last week is explained by disappointment that QE3 wasn’t proposed.

Talking Points Memo rounds up negative conservative reaction to Gov. Rick Perry’s debate performance.

At Fiscal Times, Bruce Bartlett suggests Milton Friedman would oppose conservative Fed bashing.