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Bush Tax Cuts

A Little Perspective on the Cost of Health Care Reform

Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Defense Spending, Social Security, Medicare, Federal Budget Deficit, Health Care Costs, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Aaron E. Carroll

People are saying that health care reform is going to break the bank. No. Health care costs are what might bankrupt us. I am all in favor of reducing those, but railing against the cost of reform while ignoring all the rest is willful ignorance.

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Cure Millions of Leprosy -- or Just Give Hank Paulson a Tax Break?

Matt Bivens | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polio, Vaccinations, Financial Bailout, Executive Compensation, Leprosy, Polio Vaccine, Guinea-Worms, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Matt Bivens

$300 million could eradicate smallpox, history's greatest killer of humans -- yet the same sum wouldn't cover the bonus pool for the executives of the insurance company AIG after its great meltdown.

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One Year Later: The Lessons of a Failed Economic Philosophy

Alexi Giannoulias | Posted 09.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Wall Street Bailout, Illinois Senate 2010, Mark Kirk, Economic Crisis, Senate Races, Laissez-Faire, Financial Crisis, Illinois Senate Race, Recession, Bush Tax Cuts, Chicago News
Alexi Giannoulias

We are no more insulated from a financial crisis today than we were one year ago. Congress has not changed a single rule, habit or practice to stop this economic calamity from happening again.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Dems' Health Plan Half As Costly As Bush Tax Cuts: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: House Democrats, Health Care Reform, Democrats Health Care, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Bush Tax Cuts, Business News

The Democrats' health care plan costs half as much as the two major tax cuts pushed by the George W. Bush administration, according to a report issued...

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New Economic Data Shows that Right Wing Economic Theory Is Simply Wrong.

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gross Domestic Product, Private Sector Job Creation, Job Creation, Obama Health Care Plan, Public Sector Job Creation, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, Supply Side Economics, Economic Crisis, Obama Economic Stimulous, Economic Stimulous Package, Right Wing Economic Thought, Conservative Economic Orthodoxy, Bush Tax Cuts, Economy, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The Republicans and the Right Wing establishment will continue to ignore reality, to repeat their slogans, to pander to fear, and stand up for wealthy special interests. But history has rendered its verdict.

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In Dependence Day 2009

Larry Gellman | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Sanford, American Revolution, US Military, Congress, Social Security, America, Economy, Cheney, George W. Bush, President Obama, Redistribution of Wealth, Obama, Democratic Party, Bush Tax Cuts, Dick Cheney, Deficit, Military, Wealth, Tax Cuts, Enlistment Bonuses, Financial Crisis, Medicare, Republican Party, Taxes, Credit Crisis, Entitlement, Democrats, Fourth of July, Barack Obama, Iraq War, John Ensign, Federal Budget Deficit, Independence Day, Sarah Palin, Military Recruiting, Iraq, Republicans, Politics News
Larry Gellman

We have never been more reliant on the generosity of others and less able to act like grown-ups and fend for ourselves than any time since the Revolution.

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Politico, AP Push False GOP Talking Point On Tax Cuts

Media Matters | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Taxes, Ap, Politico, Barack Obama Tax Plan, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

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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Bush Tax System Saves Rush Limbaugh More Than $1.5 Million Every Year

Think Progress | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Rush Limbaugh, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

When conservative radio star Rush Limbaugh roots for President Barack Obama's failure, he may be motivated by something other than ideology. A new an...

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Can We Handle the Truth?

Larry Gellman | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, George Bush, Automaker Bailout, Right Wing Media, Congress, Stock Market, George W. Bush, President Obama, Right Wing, Democratic Party, Democrats, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Automakers, Right-Wing Bloggers, Auto Bailout, Deficit, Investing, Federal Budget Deficit, Stock Market Crisis, Financial Crisis, Banking Crisis, Banks, President Bush, Auto Industry, Republican Party, Republicans, Business News
Larry Gellman

Only Obama and the financial markets are telling us the truth. Not only can we handle it, most Americans are thrilled to finally have a president who is smart enough to know what's going on.

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Solving The Buffett Conundrum On Taxes

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Populism, President Obama, Capital Gains Taxes, Income Taxes, Buffet Secretary, Secretary, Million, Obama, Tax the Rich, Bush Tax Cuts, Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Tax Policy, Millionaire, Capital Gains, Inequity, Fairness, Unfair, Taxes, Hedge Fund Manager, Buffett, Budget, Hedge Fund, Tax Rate, Barack Obama, Buffett Conundrum, Wall Street, Tax, Chris Weigant, Bracket, Warren Buffett, Santelli, Hillary Clinton, Billionaire, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama has leaked his first budget outline, and it appears he is serious about attempting to fix this tax policy travesty.

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Republicans Say They'd Support the "Right" Stimulus Bill, But Stimulus for Them Is Only More Tax Cuts

Mitchell Bard | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meet the Press, This Week, Gallup Poll, David Gregory, Mike Pence, 2008 Election, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, John Ensign, Nancy Pelosi, Michael Steele, Republicans Stimulus, Stimulus Bill, Moody's, Congress Stimulus, U.S. Economy, Congress, Obama Stimulus, Economy, Economic Crisis, Obama Economy, Congressional Budget Office, Obama Stimulus Plan, Gop Stimulus, Economic Stimulus, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

If you look closely at what the Republicans are saying, this isn't a debate on the merits of this stimulus legislation, but rather another round of policy battles fought during last year's campaign.

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Democrats in Congress Need to Learn How to Lead

Mitchell Bard | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Congress, John McCain, House Stimulus Package, Democrats, 2008 Election, Stimulus, Barack Obama, John Lynch, Bush Tax Cuts, Iraq War, Economic Stimulus Package, 2006 Election, Stimulus Package, Senate Stimulus Package, New Hampshire, Tax Cuts, Judd Gregg, Economic Stimulus, Bipartisanship, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

I am losing patience with congressional Democrats' innate instinct to capitulate, something that has been evident since the November 2006 mid-term elections.

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All Tax Cuts are Not Created Equal

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Clyburn Obama, Obama Stimulus Package, Bush Tax Cuts, Stimulus Plan, Obama Stimulus Plan, Larry Summers and Barack Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Tax Policy, Barack Obama Tax Plan, Stimulus Package, Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Stimulus Packages, Tax Cuts, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Plan, Stimulus Bill, Taxes, Politics News
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?

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Pelosi Draws Her Lines With Obama

Politico | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi, Fox News, Obama Pelosi, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

Allies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi call her a grand master at "three-level chess" -- a skilled politician who games out her complex relationships wi...

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One Last Lie

Libby Mitchell | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Lying, President Bush, Recession, White House Press Corps, Bush Tax Rebates, George Bush Recession, George Bush Economy, Misunderestimated, Mission Accomplished, George Bush Legacy, Bush Tax Cuts, President Clinton, Politics News
Libby Mitchell

My young niece and nephew are becoming liars. They don't do it mean spiritedly, most of the time they are just trying to make a story better, or win a...

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Ryan Grim

Pelosi Parts With Obama Over Bush Tax Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Economy, Nancy Pelosi, Bush Tax Cuts, President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, Tax Cuts, Obama Tax Cuts, Politics News

Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday that she wants to see the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy repealed "as early as possible." The call fo...

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The Greatest Ponzi Scheme of All Time

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Ponzi, Tax Policy, National Debt, Madoff, Economy, George W. Bush, Tax Cuts, Ponzi Scheme, President Bush, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

When the President came into office, there were about 278 million people living in America. The national debt was $5.6 trillion. Now there are 307 million of us. The national debt is $10.6 trillion.

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The Bush Presidency in Four Words

Bennet Kelley | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Constitution Bush Years, Financial Bailout, Abu Ghraib Torture, Guantanamo Detainees, Katrina Anniversary, Halliburton Iraq, Bush Lies, George Bush Legacy, California Energy Crisis, Bush Tax Cuts, Katrina Bush, Bush Administration Foreign Policy, Recession, Bush Dissaproval Ratings, Dick Cheney, Bush Administration, Bush Administration Torture, Congressional Bailout, Financial Crisis, Us Funding Iraq, Bush Administration Iraq, Corporate Bailout, Politics News
Bennet Kelley

The one word Americans use most to describe President Bush is "incompetent." While no compliment, the word fails to convey the condemnation warranted by the last eight years.

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Undoing Bush Tax Cuts May Prove Harder than Closing Guantanamo

Pete Cenedella | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Taxes, Charlie Gasparino, Economy, Cnbc, Economic Crisis, Obama Transition, Barack Obama, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Pete Cenedella

The question is: what country does Charlie Gasparino live in? A country where the pressure to make Bush's insane and ineffective tax cuts permanent will grow louder as January 20th approaches.

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Pay It Backward--The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History

Larry Gellman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business

Read More: Budget Deficit $490 Billion, Obama Housing Crisis, T. Boone Pickens, John McCain, Mccain Housing Crisis, Judaism, Bush Tax Cuts, Thomas Friedman, Energy Policy, Barack Obama, Housing Crisis, Bush Economy, Bush Administration, National Debt Soars, New York Times, Financial Crisis, Wealth Transfer, Pickens Plan, Business News
Larry Gellman

For the last 20 years, I've been hearing that we're in the midst of the Greatest Wealth Transfer in History. The slogan has remained the same but both the beneficiaries of the wealth have changed.

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Bush: People Will 'Look Back' At 'This Moment In Economic History' And Say 'Tax Cuts Work'

Think Progress | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Economy, George W. Bush, Bush Tax Cuts, George Bush, George Bush Tax Cuts, Bush Tax Cuts Work, George W. Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News

In remarks to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce today, President Bush continued his rosy rhetoric on the economy. He predicted that in the future...

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An Obama Administration Must Deal with the Underlying Cause of Our Economic Meltdown: The Increasing Concentration of Wealth

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economy, Employee Free Choice Act, Economic Crisis, Economic Inequality, Speculative Bubble, 2008 Presidential Election, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The bottom line is that the top two percent of the population has managed to siphon off all of America's economic growth over the last eight years.

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

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Economy, Real Estate Transfer Tax, John McCain Taxes, Joe Biden Taxes, Green Chicago, Chicago Taxes, Chicago Sales Tax, Barack Obama Taxes, Harry Caray, Mayor Daley Taxes, Bush Tax Cuts, McCain Tax Cuts, Chicago News
Brett Ashley McKenzie

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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Former Publisher of William F. Buckley's National Review Backs Obama

Jackson Williams | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, National Review, William Buckley, Wick Allison, Barack Obama, Print Media, Media, Taxes, Tax Cuts for the Rich, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Tax Cuts, Federalist Papers, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Jackson Williams

Wick Allison is a lifelong conservative, and he starkly lays out his bona fides in the piece -- and they're impressive.

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Dear John

Andrea Batista Schlesinger | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mccain Middle Class Voters, John McCain, Middle Class Voters, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Andrea Batista Schlesinger

We're the middle-class folks you've had so much to say about lately. Even better, we're the ones who are planning to support you. But sometimes, it just doesn't seem like you're listening to us.

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