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A Tax Plan That Might Not Be So Painful – New York Times
A Tax Plan That Might Not Be So PainfulNew York TimesFirst, he would let former President George W. Bush's tax cuts expire for higher-income households. Second, he would limit the rate at which high-income taxpayers — married people with over $250000 in household income filing a joint return and singles ...Bill O'Reilly Calls On Obama To Pursue 1960s Tax ReformMedia Matters for AmericaFinal Shape of Tax Reform Unclear, But Some FAs Take Steps to Prepare ClientsInsurance News Net (press release)Obama's good and bad proposals to increase...
read moreEditorial: Remembering ‘surplus’ behind Bush tax cuts – MassLive.com
MassLive.comEditorial: Remembering 'surplus' behind Bush tax cutsMassLive.comA quick refresher course on the rationale for the Bush tax cuts is obviously in order. Just a month after he took office, President George W. Bush, in his weekly radio address, asserted plainly that he wanted to cut taxes because the nation would be ...and...
read moreMiddle class is disappeared – Barre Montpelier Times Argus
New York Daily NewsMiddle class is disappearedBarre Montpelier Times ArgusIn an effort to reduce the federal deficit, President Obama has proposed a plan that includes an end to the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. The Republican leadership in Congress has responded by crying “Class Warfare. ...YOUR VIEW: Cut taxes to boost economy, create jobsThe Birmingham News - al.com (blog)Pied Piper of wealth redistributionWashington TimesObama attempts to square the circleFXstreet.comtruthout -Daily Pressall 521 news...
read moreLINDA SHOEMAKER: Tax cuts continue to harm economy – San Angelo Standard Times
Center for Research on GlobalizationLINDA SHOEMAKER: Tax cuts continue to harm economySan Angelo Standard TimesThose Bush tax cuts continue to haunt us. Democrats, most economists and most Americans believe we must have that revenue, plus spending cuts, to decrease the deficit. But Republican leaders appear to value those benefits for the very wealthy above all ...Pain from Obama Tax Plan Needn't Be Acute for Some High-Income HouseholdsNew York TimesBill O'Reilly Calls On Obama To Pursue 1960s Tax ReformMedia Matters for AmericaAre we creating...
read moreTax cuts have yet to ease unemployment – StandardNet
Tax cuts have yet to ease unemploymentStandardNetThose Bush tax cuts to the rich which are suppose to be job creators have not created too many jobs, otherwise, why is there so much unemployment? This can only imply that during the Clinton/Gore administration, something must have been working, ...and...
read moreObama plans to repeal Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. – Examiner.com
Obama plans to repeal Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.Examiner.comTime and time again they have failed to repeal these tax cuts and used other bills that the democrats wanted to pass to get their way. At the time the tax cuts on the corporations and other wealthy Americans seemed like a good ideal. ...and...
read moreDemocrats don’t need to fear the trigger – Washington Post (blog)
Democrats don't need to fear the triggerWashington Post (blog)The Bush tax cuts expire at the end of 2012, and the Democratic position — which is to extend the cuts for everyone but the very rich — is far, far more popular than the Republican position on the issue. So there, too, Democrats can negotiate secure ...and...
read moreObama Unveils Deficit Plan – Chicagoist
MassLive.comObama Unveils Deficit PlanChicagoistSun-Times Washington correspondent Lynn Sweet lists how the tax increases will occur. That money would come from allowing Bush-era tax cuts to expire ($800 billion), limiting high income deductions ($300 billion) and closing tax loopholes ($300 ...Editorial: Remembering 'surplus' behind Bush tax cutsMassLive.comall 125 news...
read moreSpending Cuts Will Retard Recovery More Than Tax Hikes – Policyshop (blog)
PoliticoSpending Cuts Will Retard Recovery More Than Tax HikesPolicyshop (blog)Dividends and capital gains tax cuts produce just $.39 and making permanent the Bush tax cuts would produce just $.35. That's hardly a lot of bang for the lost buck -- especially if you're watching every buck. But spending does provide a lot of bang ...9 Policies Conservatives Were For Long Before They Were Against ThemtruthoutObama plans to repeal Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.Examiner.comCommentary: What the tea party cannot stopHerald Times ReporterSRU The Online...
read more‘Priorities Points’ memo: Dems winning tax debate – Politico
'Priorities Points' memo: Dems winning tax debatePoliticoData points include this week's Gallup poll showing 66 percent of respondents favored increasing taxes on the wealthy, and an August NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that found three fifths of Americans supported ending the Bush tax cuts for the richest ...and...
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