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The Afghanistan Killings: Time for Self-Reflection

Rajan Menon | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Foreign Oil, Panjwai-Shootings, Robert Bales, Gasoline Tax, Afghanistan War, Traumatic Brain Injury, Military Draft, Veterans, Tax Increases, Robert Bales Afghanistan Shooting, Robert Bales Afghanistan, World News
Rajan Menon

It's easy to express outrage and sadness over the Panjwai killings and to debate their cause. What's harder to do, but what we should do, is to reflect on ourselves in the light of what occurred.

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Zach Carter

CEOs Embrace Tax Hike Plans Rejected By Paul Ryan

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Taxes, Social Security, Tax Increase, Budget, Corporate Tax Reform, Corporate Taxes, Tax Hikes, Bowles-Simpson, Business Roundtable, Deficit, Video, Alice Rivlin, Pete Domenici, Simpson-Bowles, Ceos, Alan Simpson, Corporate Tax Loopholes, Tax Hike, Raising Taxes, Paul Ryan, Tax Increases, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A powerful coalition of corporate executives on Wednesday praised a deficit reduction plan that has long been maligned by GOP leaders fo...

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Raising Taxes On Our Nation's Most Vulnerable Children?

Bruce Lesley | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Child Tax Credit, Tax Cuts, Tax Increases, Politics News
Bruce Lesley

The Child Tax Credit was designed to help working parents manage the high costs of raising children. And it does just that, partially offsetting payroll taxes for parents to make it easier for them to meet their family's basic needs.

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IMF Predicts European Recession, Slow U.S. Growth

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Video, Congress, Global Economy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Budget Cuts, International Monetary Fund, Great Recession, World Bank, Christine Lagarde, Austerity Measures, World Economic Outlook, Tax Increases, Business News

WASHINGTON — Global leaders are sharply at odds over how to rescue Europe from its escalating debt crisis: Should they focus more urgently on ec...

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The Failure of the Super Committee and the Dismal Future for Congress

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Debt Ceiling, Debt, Super Committee, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Budget, Tax Increases, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

The super committee, in addition to being a gimmick, was a way for congressional leadership and the White House to put off the decisions that were forced upon them by the debt ceiling debate.

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Indianapolis' Retail Solution To Ending Homelessness

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Taxes, Coalition for Homeless Intervention and Prevention, Video, Homelessness, Indiana, Michael Hurst, Tax Increases, Impact News

An Indianapolis coalition helped slash the number of homeless people in half since 2002, but is determined to wipe the problem out altogether with its...

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What Happened to the Republican Party on Taxes?

Jared Bernstein | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Taxes, Budget Deal, Federal Budget Deficit, Tax, Tax Cuts, Obama Tax Cuts, Republican Party, Republicans, Tax Increases, 999 Plan, Herman Cain 999 Plan, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

The Republican Party may revere Ronald Reagan, but they definitely wouldn't recognize each other if they met at a tax policy conference today. Nor would the gipper last for long on the Republicans side of the deficit-reduction super committee.

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Zach Carter

Small-Business Owners Don't Like Ryan's Tax Math

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Small Businesses, Taxes, Politics, Small Business, Video, Tax Rates, Economy, Tax Policy Center, Jobs, Obama, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Inequality, Tax Increases, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Joseph Rotella is president and owner of the Spencer Organ Co., a small business with 10 employees that specializes in rehabilitating pi...

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Majority Of Wealthy Support Tax Increases On Millionaires: Poll

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Video, Millionaire Tax Increase, Millionaires-Tax-Rate, Millionaires, Business News, Millionaires Tax, Barack Obama, Tax Increases, Bush Tax Cuts, Buffett Rule, Business News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Less than a quarter of wealthy Americans support raising taxes on households making $250,000 or more a year, the level bein...

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Do Taxes Narrow the Wealth Gap?

New York Times | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Government Spending, Tax Cuts, Taxes, Class Warfare, Income Inequality, Wealth Gap, President Barack Obama, Tax Increases, Business News

What role, if any, does tax policy play in creating a wealth gap in the United States? ...

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Mark Cuban: The 'Most Patriotic Thing' The Rich Can Do Is Pay 'Lots Of Taxes'

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Taxes, Obama Deficit Reduction, Obama Buffett Rule, Wealthy, Money, Taxing the Rich, President Barack Obama, Dallas Mavericks, Tax Hikes, Barack Obama, Buffett Rule, Mark Cuban Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, Mavericks, Obama Taxes, Tax Increases, Politics News

Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said wealthy Americans should pay "lots of taxes" in a post on his blog on Monday. Titled "The Most Patr...

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Ryan Grim

Paul Ryan, Herman Cain Push For Tax Hikes On Middle Class

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Video, Middle Class Tax Cuts, Herman Cain, Elections 2012, Tax the Rich, Tax Hikes, Paul Ryan, Tax Increases, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Sunday that House Republicans would oppose President Barack Obama's payroll tax cuts for both employers ...

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John Boehner: 'Hell No, I'm Not Having Any Fun!'

Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: John Boehner Cries, Video, Boehner Tax Increases, John Boehner, John Boehner Emotions, Jobs, Obama Jobs Speech, 112th Congress, Obama Jobs Plan, John Boehner Jobs Speech, Tax Increases, Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) -- House Speaker John Boehner describes himself as "a pretty simple guy" who sleeps well and doesn't get angry des...

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Sam Stein

Boehner Blasts Obama's Jobs Plan, Attacks 'Short-Term Gimmicks'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Obama Jobs, Super Congress, John-Boehner, Super Committee, John Boehner, John Boehner Jobs, Tax Cuts, 112th Congress, Boehner Super Committee, Obama Tax Cuts, Boehner Tax Cuts, Barack Obama, Obama Jobs Plan, Tax Increases, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) threw cold water on the prospect of passing President Obama's jobs bill during a speech on Thursday,...

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Economists Prefer Cuts Over Taxes, Survey Finds

AP | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Taxes, US Debt Crisis, Spending Cuts, Economy, US Debt, Tax Cuts, Economists, Financial Crisis, Bush Tax Cuts, Tax Increases, Business News

NEW YORK -- The majority of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics believe that the federal deficit should be reduced ...

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Separating Economic Facts From Economic Myths: ProPublica

ProPublica | Michael Grabell | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Fact vs. Fiction, Taxes, Infrastructure, Economic Myths, Economic Recovery, Unemployment, Economic Policy, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Tax Increases, Business News

With the recent Iowa straw poll and President Obama's bus tour, Americans are hearing a cacophony of arguments about the wobbly economy. The federal s...

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Debt "Super Committee" Members Deadlocked on Exactly How They Will F**k Things Up

Spencer Green | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Congress, Super Committee, Federal Budget Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Default, John Kerry, Republicans, Entitlement Reform, Pat Toomey, Democrats, Tax Increases, Comedy News
Spencer Green

"I'm sure the Super Committee will arrive at some explanation for utter failure that is ludicrous enough to be acceptable to all Americans."

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Why Liberals Should Learn to Love the Debt Debate

Joseph J. Thorndike | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Debt Ceiling, Capital Gains, Corporate Tax Loopholes, Debt Ceiling Tax Increases, Debt Ceiling Tax Cuts, Debt Ceiling Taxes, Tax Increases, Politics News
Joseph J. Thorndike

Democrats have a long way to go. They are nowhere near breaking the bad tax news to lower- and middle-income Americans. But they finally have a president who is trying to restore the value proposition that lies at the heart of progressive governance.

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Grover Norquist's Office Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Americans for Tax Reform Bomb Threat, Grover Norquist Bomb Threat, Bomb Threat, Debt Ceiling, Bomb Threats, Grover Norquist Debt Ceiling, Grover Norquist Taxes, Tax Cuts, Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform, Debt Ceiling Taxes, Bomb Scare, Tax Increases, Politics News

The offices of Americans for Tax Reform, the anti-tax group run by conservative activist Grover Norquist, were evacuated Monday morning after a bomb t...

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Elise Foley

Grover Norquist Clarifies Anti-Tax Increase Position

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Debt, Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Debt Limit, Grover Norquist Taxes, Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform, Tax Increases, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Voting to end the Bush tax cuts would be considered a tax hike and a violation of a pledge to Americans for Tax Reform, organization pre...

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Grover Norquist: Debt Default 'Experiment' Would Be 'Unhelpful'

National Memo | Posted 09.21.2011

Read More: Tea Party Debt Ceiling, Debt Ceiling, Grover Norquist Default, Grover Norquist Taxes, Grover Norquist Debt Ceiling, Tax Cuts, Debt Ceiling Tax Cuts, Grover Norquist, Tea Party, Debt Ceiling Taxes, Americans for Tax Reform, Tax Increases, Politics News

Norquist went on to say that “a ‘shutdown’ or ‘default’ or ‘wobbly walk around the rim of default’ would be, as my mother would say, ‘...

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Gang Of Six Debt Ceiling Plan Targets Taxes

AP | By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: Taxes, Gang of Six Debt Ceiling, Senate Debt Ceiling, Debt Ceiling, Spending Cuts, Debt Limit, Gang of Six Taxes, Tax Cuts, 112th Congress, Gang of Six, Tax Increases, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- A new bipartisan plan to reduce government borrowing would target some of the most cherished tax breaks enjoyed by millions of families ...

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David Brooks Blasts GOP 'Bandits' And 'Blowhards'

Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Taxes, Debt Ceiling Talks, Debt Ceiling, David Brooks, Debt Limit, Grover Norquist Debt Ceiling, Grover Norquist, Debt Ceiling Taxes, Debt Ceiling Republicans, David Brooks Debt Ceiling, Tax Increases, Video, Politics News

As Congress struggles to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling, David Brooks blasts Republicans for refusing to accept a favorable deal that would ha...

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Debt Deal: What Would You Do?

Mandy Jenkins | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Taxes, 14th Amendment, Debt Ceiling Talks, Social Security, John Boehner Debt Ceiling, Debt Ceiling, Social Security Cuts, Budget Cuts, Government Spending, Obama Debt Ceiling, Medicare Cuts, Politics, Spending Cuts, Debt Limit, Medicare, Raising Taxes, Mitch Mcconnell Debt Ceiling, Tax Increases, Politics News

For the past several weeks, Congress and the White House have been debating what to do about the nation's debt limit before a projected default on Aug...

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Smaller Government = Fewer Jobs

Bradley T. Borden | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Tax Breaks for Wealthy, Mitch McConnell, Debt Ceiling, Tax Loopholes, Jobs, Bush Era Tax Cuts, Small Government, Eric Cantor, Tax Increases, Politics News
Bradley T. Borden

The cause of the recent economic decline is simple: government downsizing eliminates jobs and tax breaks for businesses and wealthy individuals do not replace lost government jobs.

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