Obama Bush Tax Cuts

Cantor, GOP Announce Summer Decision On Bush-Era Legislation

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Le...

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Washington Post Slams Nancy Pelosi

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.24.2012

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The Washington Post editorial board on Wednesday night slammed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for pushing to permanently extend "middle...

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Why Obama Should Raise Taxes in 2013

Joseph Rauch | Posted 04.10.2012

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Obama is going to win the election this year and when he does, I want him to raise taxes on wealthy Americans by repealing the Bush tax cuts or introducing new tax legislation on the "1 percent" as well as capital gains.

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Fiscal Affairs: Democrats and the Bush Tax Cuts

James Kwak | Posted 05.02.2012

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If the tax cuts were bad a decade ago, what has changed since then (for now, leaving aside cyclical issues)? We have had one more decade of aging and health care inflation (and war), so the long-term budget outlook looks considerably worse.

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CBO: Tax Hikes, Defense Cuts, and Slow Growth -- One Vision for the Future

Fred Bauer | Posted 04.03.2012

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The assumptions made here by the Congressional Budget Office suggest a radically different federal government than we're used to, one that taxes more and one that spends more on various mandatory domestic programs and less on defense and discretionary programs.

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Super Committee Stalled As Democrats Reject Latest GOP Offer

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.18.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The gap between Democrats and Republicans on the debt-cutting super committee appeared as unbridgeable as ever going into the last weeke...

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The Democrats May Have Lost Now, But They Can Win Later (Unless They Also Lose Later)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.01.2011

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Some say the pony in the Bad Loser Debt Deal is that the tax cuts will expire at the exact same moment they would have expired if there wasn't a Bad Loser Debt Deal. O-kay! Except I've seen this movie before, and I know how it ends.

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Obama Threatens Bush Tax Cuts As Part Of Debt Ceiling Deal

Posted 10.01.2011

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By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -– The White House has one important tool in its arsenal to influence congressional talks over further deficit reduc...

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Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable?

Paul Loeb | Posted 09.21.2011

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President Obama has forgotten the basic lesson of negotiation -- you don't hand everything over before you start, particularly to people who have utter contempt for your values and goals.

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Bush Tax Cuts: Will America Learn From History?

Carl Gibson | Posted 08.08.2011

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In reality, hardworking, taxpaying citizens are being told to sacrifice more of the public services we depend on so our leaders can shove even larger tax breaks to the wealthy.

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Obama's Pledge To House Dems: He Won't Extend High-End Bush Tax Cuts Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a meeting with House Democrats on Thursday, President Obama stressed that his administration would draw a firm line on taxes and reve...

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Paul Krugman: Obama Didn't Fight Hard Enough Against Tax Cuts For The Rich

nytimes.com | PAUL KRUGMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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And then there's the tax-cut issue. Mr. Obama could and should be hammering Republicans for trying to hold the middle class hostage to secure tax cuts...

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'Give It Back For Jobs' Lets Affluent Return Tax Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

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For affluent Americans outraged by the fiscal and social consequences of tax cuts handed to them by President George W. Bush and recently extended for...

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A New Year's Resolution for the Rich

Sam Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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American opposition to the "redistribution of wealth" has achieved the luster of a religious creed. And, as with all religions, one finds the faithful witlessly espousing doctrines that harm almost everyone.

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Tax Cut Package Offers Big Savings For Small Businesses

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (By Deborah L. Cohen) - A few weeks ago Ed Knox was scrambling to close the sale of a $2.2 million promotions business before the end of the ...

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Simon Johnson: Tax Cutters Are Setting Up Tomorrow's Fiscal Crisis

Bloomberg | Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama is receiving congratulations for moving to the center on the tax agreement with Republicans last week. Both sides think they...

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WATCH: Howard Fineman Tells Chris Matthews What The Tax Deal Symbolizes For Obama

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Fineman appeared on "Hardball" Friday evening to discuss Obama's signing of the deal which will extend Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy for tw...

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Tax Cuts For The Rich, Scraps For The Jobless

HuffingtonPost.com | Peter S. Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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The grotesque deal to extend the grotesque tax cuts for the wealthiest of the wealthy has rendered unmistakable something that should already have bee...

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Why Is Obama Leaving The Grass Roots On The Sidelines?

The Washington Post | Sam Graham-Felsen | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the wake of President Obama's deal to extend the Bush tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, pundits have focused on how Obama has alienated the lef...

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Key Dem: Tax Deal Goes Against 'Core Democratic Values'

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Democratic member of Congress who opposes President Obama's tax cut deal with congressional Republicans says the deal is fundamentally unfair becaus...

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WATCH: Roy Sekoff Says Obama 'Just Not That Into' Tax Cuts For The Rich

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Roy Sekoff appeared on "The Ed Show" Thursday night to discuss the reasoning behind Obama's willingness to extend the Bush-era tax cuts to the richest...

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POLLS: Compromise? Only If You're On The Other Side

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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A flurry of polls conducted last month found more Americans urging their political leadership to compromise to get things done. So are leaders who vot...

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Is it Time for Democrats to Fight Obama?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why are Democrats who were willing to fight Bush crumbling in front of Obama? He claims to be the leader of the party, but honestly who cares? If he is doing the exact opposite of what Democrats claim to stand for, why does it matter what he calls himself?

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Tax Cut Deal -- The Latest Threat to Our Children

Rose Ann DeMoro | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the aftermath of a tax deal that will accelerate the shift of wealth to the richest Americans, it's worth calling attention to a new report about how far the U.S. is sinking below other major nations in how we take care of our children.

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WATCH: Howard Fineman Talks Romney's Opposition To 'The Obama Compromise' On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Fineman appeared on "Hardball" Tuesday evening to discuss the White House compromise on tax cuts, including Mitt Romney's recent opposition to ...

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