Tagged: Taxes

The second night of the Republican convention was an orchestrated buildup for Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan.

Ryan emerged at the evening's end to deliver the payoff speech and introduce himself to a national audience. He did a rousing job of it, delivering the session's most memorable material with stark intensity.

Paul Ryan has said that many of his economic ideas were inspired by the work of Friedrich von Hayek, an Austrian economist who rose to prominence in the middle of the 20th century.

But some of Hayek's ideas are contrary to what Ryan and other Republicans are pushing for.

Tax rates have been a constant theme of this election cycle. Mostly, it's because Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is one of the wealthiest men to run for president and the rate at which he has paid federal taxes has been the subject of much discussion.