GOP shifts away from payroll tax cut Boston Globe They now equate the expiration of a tax break to a tax increase, a concept they have used to their advantage in urging the continuation of the tax cuts for the wealthy under President George W. Bush. Wary of being painted with the same brush that ... They want our president to failIn-Forum Is Obama worried about work yet?The Japan Times Obama: back on the campaign trailThe Guardian (blog) OSU - The Lantern -Montreal Gazette -National Journal all 2,007 news articles »

Obama aide, Fox host debate tax hikes USA Today Wallace noted that Congress has rejected many of Obama's tax proposals, and Republicans have vowed to fight any effort to end the George W. Bush tax cuts for the wealthy; the Fox News host asked whether the Obama tax plan is designed to address the ... David Plouffe Defends Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan; Sen. Lindsey Graham on ...Fox News   all 6 news articles »

Obama's tax ideas irk higher-income advisory clients InvestmentNews The first would allow the Bush tax cuts to end as of 2013 for couples making $250000 and above, and singles earning $200000 or more. Those taxpayers also would see their deductions for mortgages, charities and state taxes limited to 28%. ... LINDA SHOEMAKER: Tax cuts continue to harm economySan Angelo Standard Times A Tax Plan That Might Not Be So PainfulNew York Times A 'fair share' of an anemic economyStatesman Journal Evansville Courier & Press -Barre Montpelier Times Argus -Nashua Telegraph all 162 news articles »

Why our government is broken CNN Dan Glickman of Kansas, for example, who voted for the tax cuts would rise to become Secretary of Agriculture under President Clinton.) Hard to imagine Speaker John Boehner allowing his Republicans to get away with similar behavior on a measure ... As Sides Dig In, Panel on Deficit Has an Uphill FightNew York Times Unhappy with DemocratsFort Dodge Messenger Obama's fiscal stance alienating someNashua Telegraph Washington Times -ABC News (blog) all 553 news articles »

Workers hired when goods sold, not when taxes cut Kennebec Journal We've had the massive Bush tax cuts for the wealthy in place now for a full 10 years. Where are all the resulting jobs? How come there have not been any measurable benefits from this trickle-down scheme? It's also misleading to expect that corporate ... and more »

Montana's Not-So-Super Senator In These Times In other words, a man instrumental in passing Bush's tax cuts—which eliminated a $5.6 trillion budget surplus predicted for 2001-2010 and largely triggered today's so-called “debt crisis”—is now tasked with finding at least $1.5 trillion in federal ...   and more »

Charles Tranberg: Ryan wrong about tax hike on rich Madison.com Ryan is among those who want to cut Medicare and Social Security, which by and large benefit the middle class and poor while asking for no sacrifice from the rich. In fact, Republicans want to extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich, which added so much ... Editorial: Class warfare or just fighting back?Appleton Post Crescent It's class warfare, all rightBettendorf.com Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesRep. Paul RyanThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)   all 17 news articles »