Mike's Toolbox

Economics Topics

• Engineering a New Economy
  Learn how we should operate the economy to reverse the trend of continuously increasing debt for the government and American households, and return prosperity to the poor and middle classes. All federal tax rates should be reduced to allow the economy to expand, and eventually they can all be eliminated and replaced by a simple low-percentage retail sales tax which can be reduced over time to just 2%!
  
  
• History of U.S. Taxation 1901 to present
  Explore the past 120+ years of taxation in the U.S. to see how badly we've managed the economy, resulting in a 1,000,000% increase in government spending since the income tax was enacted!!
  
  
• Tax Flow Diagrams
  See how the economy is affected by tax rates. Higher taxes cause the economy to shrink and lower taxes lead to expansion. The tax rate can be chosen to create an economy of whatever size you want.
  
  
• Currency Availability Multiplier
  The size of the economy is determined by the amount of federal spending multiplied by the CAM which is the inverse of the tax rate. Lowering tax rates creates a larger economy.
  
  
• Tax Misery Index
  See how much tax is levied in a collection of countries and determine the currency availability multipliers for them.
  
  
• Choosing the Best Tax
  Compare and contrast the various taxes in the U.S. today and choose the best one to replace them all with a single tax. Spoiler alert: it would be a retail sales tax.
  
  
• Determining the Tax Rate
  Set the tax rate of the best tax to create an economy of the proper size.
  
  
• The Laffer Curve
  Learn about the Laffer Curve and see why it doesn't do what it's supposed to.
  
  

Math Topics

• Percentage Basics
• Percentages
• Interest
• Mortgages
• Logarithm Basics
• Advanced Logarithms
• Sum of Powers of a Number

Scientific Calculator

Here is a fully functional scientific calculator implemented entirely in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. See the calculator instructions for help in using it. You can easily embed the calculator in your own page, or create a link to a pop-up calculator.

Mortgage Calculator

Here is a mortgage calculator implemented entirely in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Transport Layer Security

Transport Layer Security (TLS), formerly known as Secure Socket Layer (SSL), is the technology that keeps the Internet secure. The most recent version is TLS version 1.3 and is recommended for all new software.

If you are developing client software for an earlier version of TLS, either TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, or TLS 1.2, and are using either the RSA or DHE_RSA key exchange mechanisms, you can verify that it works by connecting to my test server:

https://www.mikestoolbox.net
TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2.
1024-bit Diffie-Hellman parameters.
Asks for a client certificate.

https://www.mikestoolbox.org
TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2.
2048-bit Diffie-Hellman parameters.

TLS Versions and Extensions supported by both servers:

Note: you will get security warnings if you connect with a normal browser since the server uses its own root certificate.

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