Death Tax

The Essential Newt Gingrich -- Petty Tyrant, Thug

Paul Abrams | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Social Security, Freddie Mac, Inheritance Tax, Congressional Budget Office, Medicare, Arturo Ui, Gingrich, Orwell, Death Tax, Newt Gingrich 2012, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Newt Gingrich, Politics News

No one has been more of a divider and promoted the ugliness of politics more than Gingrich -- and he now accuses supporters of the 99% movement to be "un-American" and divisive.

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The Truth About the "Death Tax"

Jim Worth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Politics, Congress, Death Tax, Republicans, Frank Luntz, Democrats, Estate Tax, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

We can debate the merits of wealthy American's contributions to society. But the Republican win on the estate tax is a blow to the deficit -- and another nail in our economic coffin.

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Wyoming Rep.: Estate Tax Rise Has Some Planning Death

AP | BEN NEARY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, 'Death Tax', Wyoming Representative Estate Tax, Lummis Estate Taxes, Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming, Estate Tax, Denver News

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis says some of her Wyoming constituents are so worried about the reinstatement of federal estate taxes that ...

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Teddy Roosevelt: Estate Tax Champion, Republican Icon

Los Angeles Times | Tim Rutten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Theodore Roosevelt, Congress, Barack Obama, Wealth, Bush Tax Cuts, Death Tax, Tax Cuts, Gop, Estate Tax, Teddy Roosevelt, Republicans, Business News

Abolishing the estate tax has been a goal of some conservative Republicans since the 1940s, so it's easy to forget that its modern champion was a pres...

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Dems Struck Dumb (Or, "Messaging for Milquetoasts?")

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Plenty of liberals are plenty upset with President Obama for that tax-cut deal he made with the Republicans.

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Obama Tax Cut Compromise Capitulates on Estate Tax

Gary D. Bass, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Estate Tax, Barack Obama, Death Tax, Ending the Estate Tax, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

As Obam gives in to those who despise fair taxation, the baseline will move further and further from his previously stated goals, to the point where even the best compromise is yet another win for the top half-percenters, adding even more to the disparity between the rich and the rest of us.

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End Dynasty Welfare. Start the "Dynasty Tax"

Rob Kall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Tax, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Wealthy, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Dynasty, Estate Tax, Framing, Spin, Frank Luntz, Politics News

cross-posted from OpEdNews.com It is time for the congress to stop giving dynasty welfare to the richest Americans. Conservatives love their word ...

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Perlmutter: "We're Not England. We're Not Into Landed Gentry"

Kelly Maher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Tax, Ryan Frazier, Colorado Politics, Estate Tax, Ed Perlmutter, Denver News

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., speaking to The Denver Forum, suggested that untaxed inherited wealth -- beyond about $5 million -- is not the American way.

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Timing George Steinbrenner's Death Could Mean His Heirs Will Dodge Estate Tax

AP | DAVE CARPENTER and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Steinbrenner Dead, George Stinebrenner Died, Federal Estate Tax, Death Tax, Yankees, Steinbrenner Taxes, Estate Tax, Business News

CHICAGO — Born on the Fourth of July, George Steinbrenner left the world stage with a great sense of timing too. By dying in 2010, the billiona...

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What's Your (Tory) Name?

Nick Jefferson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Tax, UK Election, Republicans, Communication, World News

Using this admitted rehash of the old "porn name" game, even the most humble amongst us can be instantly transformed into heavily-set, ruddy-cheeked, wobbly-jowled landed squires.

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Super Wealthy Deathly Afraid Estate Tax Would Reduce Deficit

Bill Scher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Tax, Deficit, Blanche Lincoln, Budget, Estate Tax, Kyl, Politics News

The wealthiest heirs having to pay their fair share and help cut the deficit. The horror! And the best part is: this all happens so long as Congress ... does nothing! Which it has proven incredibly good at!

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Of Death Panels and Tax Policy

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxation, House of Representatives, Heritage Foundation, Congress, Estate Tax, Tax Policy Center, Death Tax, Politics News

The estate tax, which applies to transfers of assets to a person's heirs, is in reality little more than a conservative talking point. It is the "death panel" of tax policy and conservatives refer to it as such.

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Death for Sale

Jodie Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Death Tax, Sales, Supply-Side Economics, Home News

There was a time when merchants waited until after the holiday season to begin their clearance sales. Now, such promotions start by Labor Day at the latest. There is one commodity out there though: death.

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Estate Tax Laws Uncertain With Old Tax Set To Expire

Wall Street Journal | LAURA SAUNDERS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House, Taxes, Income Tax, Estate Tax Laws, Tax Laws, Senate, Congress, Wills, Irs, Death Tax Laws, Estate Law, Death Tax, Estate Tax, Politics News

The possible expiration of the federal-estate tax has sent the normally staid world of estate planning into a frenzy of activity, as taxpayers try to ...

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An Estate Tax Victory By Any Other Name

Chuck Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Warren Buffett, Anti-Tax, Estate Tax, Income Distribution, Wealth, Death Tax, Bloomberg, Chamber of Commerce, Politics News

Sometimes you can't declare victory until the other side concedes defeat. That's what happened Monday in the decade-long struggle over the future of the estate tax, our nation's only levy on inherited wealth.

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Unpatridiotic

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Tax Day Tea Party, Patriotism, The Family, High School Sports, Death Tax, Progressive-Income-Tax, Tax Cuts, Flat Tax, Unpatriotic, Patriot, States Taxing, Public Safety, Politics News

A flat tax is regressive, adversely affects the poorest the worst, and rejects the notion that those who are most able should contribute more to the perpetuation of an equitable and just society.

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