Barack Obama Tax Plan

Politico, AP Push False GOP Talking Point On Tax Cuts

Media Matters | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


The Politico and the AP forwarded the false Republican talking point that President Obama's proposals to let the Bush tax cuts for wealthy taxpayers e...

Obama Reconsiders Tax On Mortgage Interest, Charitable Donations

Wall Street Journal | JOHN D. MCKINNON and MARTIN VAUGHAN | Posted 04.05.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is meeting strong Democratic Party resistance to his proposal to reduce tax deductions enjoyed by upper-income Am...

All Tax Cuts are Not Created Equal

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Miles Mogulescu

Is Obama so intent on his goal of passing his economic stimulus plan with at least 20-25 Republican votes in the Senate that he will sacrifice good policy for consensus?

Are Voters Cynical on Taxes, or More Grown Up Than Our Leaders?

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

Many American have no idea how long the country has been running deficits and they may not have all the numbers at their fingertips, but the general drift has not escaped them.

Sports Star Agents Anticipate Obama Tax Hike

Paula Duffy | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business


Paula Duffy

You see, the current minimum yearly salary for a big league player is $400,000. That puts the lowliest of bench warmers and pinch hitters into the top 1% of wage earners in this great country.

Obama's Economic Plan

Lynn Forester de Rothschild | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Lynn Forester de Rothschild

Regrettably, the road kill of Obama's reckless rhetoric and policies is not the rich taxpayer, but the entire American economy.

Barack Obama's America

Lynn Forester de Rothschild | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Lynn Forester de Rothschild

What Obama offers, in substance and in spirit, is a radical departure from the principles of the American Dream that has defined our nation over the last two centuries.

Senator McCain, Regulated Capitalism is Not Socialism

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Leo Hindery, Jr.

Using the pejorative word "socialism" to describe an honorable progressive income tax is shameful in these difficult times -- and it is also just plain wrong.

The Meek Shall Not Inherit

Terrance Heath | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Terrance Heath

In my work-related news reading this morning, I came across an interesting take on Obama's exchange with "Joe the Plumber." The truth is that Obama in...

McCain's Tax Plans Also Redistribute Wealth

Edward Rotchford | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home


Edward Rotchford

McCain could have been a real "maverick" and told his party that he opposes the Bush Tax Cuts just like he originally did. But no. That's because McCain is not a true leader when it comes to the economic crisis this country faces.

Holy Crap, A Candidate Answers a Question (a.k.a A Conversation with Joe the Plumber)

Kim Mance | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


Kim Mance

As a former Hillary supporter and long-time Obama-skeptic-turned-no-other-choice-but-still-a-little-tentative-supporter, this made my day.

Both Tax Plans Will Add to the Deficit -- And Our Problems

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics


Hale

We've spent the last 8 years not making tough choices that need to be made. Now we have two presidential hopefuls who would continue that trend.

Seth Colter Walls

Obama Camp: McCain Could Raise Taxes On Middle Class

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics


On a Thursday afternoon conference call with reporters, one of Barack Obama's top economic advisers put out a direct challenge to John McCain. After r...

Obama: Seniors Making Under $50,000 Wouldn't Pay Income Tax

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.12.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — If you're a senior citizen and make less than $50,000 a year, Barack Obama has a deal for you: the rest of your life free of federa...

Obama's Social Security Plan Vague On Details

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's bid to place a new Social Security tax on very high incomes is either a bold or foolhardy plan, depending on who cri...

How The Wealthy Would Fare Under Obama, McCain

The Wealth Report | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business


There's a lot confusing information out there about how the next president will tax the rich. But one chart boils it all down. It comes courtesy of th...

McCain's Tax Plan Saves Him $373,429

Think Progress | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics


In a new Center for American Progress Action Fund analysis, Michael Ettlinger documents how much the presidential candidates stand to personally benef...

Obama's Tax Plan Three Times Better Break For Middle Class Than McCain's: Analysts

Nashua Telegraph | KEVIN LANDRIGAN | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business


The tax cut plan of Democratic nominee to be Barack Obama offers three times the break for middle class families than proposals of likely Republican n...

Why Not Barack?

Donn Swaby | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Donn Swaby

Under Obama, tax breaks for corporations will be made public on the internet. How about making tax breaks for corporations non existent?

Obama Rolls Out "Robin Hood" Tax Plan

CNN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


Barack Obama unveiled his tax cut plan Tuesday in Washington. Some would call it a Robin Hood approach, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. ...