Barack Obama Taxes

Mitch Albom, "Compassionate" Chronicler of Sickness, Bashes Health Care Reform and Defends Richest 1%

David Sirota | Posted 08.28.2009 | Politics

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Mitch "Tuesdays with Morrie" Albom has made millions writing books about sick people. I've always assumed that he is a somewhat compassionate human being but his new column proves me wrong.

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Who is the American Middle Class? Lessons for Health Care Reform

Drew Westen | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

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Before we start going after middle class taxpayers, both as good policy and good politics, we would do well to remember that the middle class is and always has been the backbone of our economy

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We Need More Tax Justice

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 10.04.2009 | Business

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It is our generation's duty to lead a change, to think of a better world and future and step forward to implement it. We must dare.

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GOP's Descent to Madness

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

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The GOP has become petty, spiraling down a narrowing vortex of ever-more extreme rhetoric, further isolating the party from mainstream America.

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Obama Tax Returns For 2008: See The Complete Filings

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

When Barack Obama released his 2000-2006 tax filings during the height of the presidential campaign, he was criticized for slightly-less-than-biblical...

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The Weird Contradictions of the Tea Bag Revolution

Bob Cesca | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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It turns out that that the tea baggers, led in part by Michelle Malkin, Glenn Reynolds and the Coward Rick Santelli, are politically more in line with the tax policies of King George than the views of the colonial patriots.

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Politico, AP Push False GOP Talking Point On Tax Cuts

Media Matters | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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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...

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Obama Reconsiders Tax On Mortgage Interest, Charitable Donations

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

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

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Obama's Budget Draws Senate Dem Opposition

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's proposal to limit itemized tax deductions for high earners is running into opposition from key Democrats i...

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The Wingnut Revolution

Bob Cesca | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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What the far-right appears to suggest is that ideas that are supported by 82% of Americans are criminal acts of tyranny, and an eventual tax increase of pennies on the dollar for the wealthiest 2% is worthy of opposition by revolutionary means.

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Obama Tax Plan: Hedge Funders Could Pay $24 Billion More

Bloomberg | Jason Kelly and Katherine Burton | Posted 03.29.2009 | Business

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Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Executives at buyout, venture-capital and hedge-fund firms will pay an estimated $24 billion more in taxes over nine years if P...

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What About Welfare?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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The present plan includes tax cuts that will benefit even those too poor to pay taxes, and includes $4 billion for child care services for low-income families.

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Obama's Tax Plans Will be up Against a Lot

Stephen Herrington | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

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Low incomes are what defines a Third World economy. High incomes are what power and define a First World, prosperous, economy.

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Tax Brackets

Dave Johnson | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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So, let's talk taxes, beginning with the basics. I have found that many people don't really understand how taxes work, so I want to write a bit about that here.

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Confused About Tax Promises

David Sirota | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Beyond the very clear -- and admirable -- mandate Obama created for himself in terms of raising taxes on the rich, history suggests such a policy is not at odds with righting an economy.

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

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

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.

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Stewart Heckled by Wall St. Crowd Over Obama

Vicky Ward | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Comedian Jon Stewart, probably New York's most beloved television host, started to speak -- and to my astonishment -- was heckled

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My Brief Conversation with Joe The Plumber (I'm NOT Kidding)

Lee Camp | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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The first thing I said was, "Is Joe aware he'd get a tax cut under Obama?" -- because, as many of us have read, Joe ACTUALLY makes $40,000 per year, not $250,000.

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Why Obama Has Pulled Ahead on the Economic Issues

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Senator Barack Obama's campaign for the White House pulled ahead of his opponent, Senator John McCain, as soon as the current financial crisis hit the...

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"Obama Is a Socialist" Smear Falls Flat

R.W. Sanders | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

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Karl Rove knows that if you repeat a message over and over, people will eventually believe it. For this technique to work, however, one must stick to a simple theme and be consistent. John McCain didn't get that memo.

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Taxes Are Not Always A Bad Thing

Jennifer Bernard | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

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The taxes on Joe-the-Plumber's $250,000 bought me my first-grade textbooks when my family was on food stamps. I do not feel guilty that Joe may have had to drink less-expensive champagne that year so that I could have a sandwich for dinner.

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McCain Camp Ramps Up Press War Over "Joe The Plumber" Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign ramped up its criticism of the press on Friday, calling the fourth estate an embarrassment and shameful for the way it has scrutin...

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

Kim Mance | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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

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Surge Of New Voters and Obama Campaign Efforts Tipping Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 01.24.2009 | Home

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During the primaries Obama got trounced in southwestern Virginia. "Presence really matters," Gov. Kaine told Obama. "Go and show 'em you're really interested."

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If Paying Taxes is Patriotic, Chicagoans are the Best Patriots on Earth

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

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If paying taxes makes you patriotic, Chicagoans should get a memorial built in their honor (or just add Harry Caray's face to Mount Rushmore).

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