Gop Tax Cuts

Republicans: The Small Government Way to Bigger Deficits?

David Coates | Posted 05.08.2012

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The claim that rapid budget cutting will bring down the federal deficit and open the route to sustained economic growth is both disingenuous in its content and dangerous in its consequences.

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Who Doesn't Pay Federal Income Taxes (Legally)

The New York Times | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 08.28.2011

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Conservatives are fond of railing against those who are able to legally avoid paying federal income taxes. The Wall Street Journal routinely refers to...

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Tax, Spending Divisions Laid Bare In Boisterous Town Hall Exchanges

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.01.2011

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EXETER, N.H. -- Peter Cass could stand it no longer as he listened to the Republican congressman defend a plan to cut taxes and Medicare simultaneousl...

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No-Tax-Hike Pledge Creates Republican Rift

The Washington Post | Peter Wallsten & Lori Montgomery | Posted 06.15.2011

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Republicans are feuding over whether to abandon the party's long-held opposition to higher taxes in pursuit of a deficit-cutting deal with Democrats....

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.02.2011

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This week brought a slew of April Fools' jokes from our media brethren. Hulu remade its page to look like it was 1996 -- ancient history in Internet terms. Google introduced "Gmail motion," a tool that allows users to send emails by using their body. YouTube offered the top 5 viral videos of 1911. And we had a little fun of our own. There were also a number of stories that felt like April Fools' jokes but, unfortunately, were all too real. There was Donald Trump doubling down on Birther-ism, releasing his birth certificate and calling for the president to release his; pastor/kook Terry Jones finally burning a Quran and igniting violent protests in Afghanistan that led to the killing of a dozen people, including seven UN workers. And there was our nation's capital -- a town full of true April fools -- still obsessed with spending cuts in the midst of a recession.

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Obama-GOP Tax Cut Deal Doesn't Mean Future Accords

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are congratulating themselves for their bipartisan tax-cut compromise, hoping to b...

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Tax Cuts For The Rich Being Backed So Strongly By Republicans A Great Mystery Of American Politics

The Washington Post | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the great enduring mysteries of American politics is why Republicans attach so much importance to cutting taxes for the rich....

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House Tax Cut Vote Set To Go Down On White House-GOP Proposal

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Acting with uncommon speed, Congress moved toward final passage Thursday night of sweeping, bipartisan legislation to avoid a Jan. ...

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Obama and the GOP

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama: Letting Middle Class Tax Cuts Lapse Would Hurt Growth

Posted 05.25.2011

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KOKOMO, Indiana: President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States must extend tax cuts for the middle class but could not afford to do so for ...

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Bush Tax Cuts Would Be Made Permanent In Plan To Be Introduced By Senate Republicans

The Washington Post | Lori Montgomery | Posted 05.25.2011

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The measure, introduced by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) this week, would permanently extend the George W. Bush-era income tax cuts t...

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Republican Jobs Plan: Bigger Tax Cuts For The Rich

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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After opposing, stalling, stonewalling and filibustering almost every recession-related bill for the past year, Republican lawmakers have finally prop...

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