McCain's 'Deficit Reduction' Plan Would Cost Trillions
On Monday, John McCain released the outlines of his economic agenda, promising to balance the federal budget by the end of his first term by saving mo...
On Monday, John McCain released the outlines of his economic agenda, promising to balance the federal budget by the end of his first term by saving mo...
Jeff Madrick | Posted 04.21.2008 | Business
Capital gains tax cuts are not magic. Over time, cuts in taxes on profits made by investing do not raise total tax revenues.
AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.12.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says the federal deficit swelled to $263.3 billion in the first five months of this budget year as record s...
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 03.03.2008 | Business
The majority of Americans can be impressively sensible and level-headed when they are given the facts and asked to consider trade-offs, but they don't like to be blindsided.
CNN/Money | Jeanne Sahadi | Posted 02.22.2008 | Business
The presidential candidates all have big plans for their time in the White House. Reform health care. Reduce taxes. Close corporate loopholes. Encoura...
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 02.11.2008 | Business
Just how much will the Iraq war cost the American taxpayer next year? We don't know, and the people running the war (who should know) say they don't e...
New York Times | DAVID CAY JOHNSTON | Posted 12.15.2007 | Business
The increase in incomes of the top 1 percent of Americans from 2003 to 2005 exceeded the total income of the poorest 20 percent of Americans, data in ...
Before the largest crowd of his campaign, Democratic presidential contender Barack...
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John McCain's famously cozy relationship with the press is getting a bit testy. Taking questions in...
There is one more John McCain gaffe that...
As we have observed throughout the last several years,...
In a flagrant political act, the State Department has...
Major news organizations are drawing...
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HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics