Millionaires Tax

Harry Reid Moves To Draw Line In Sand On Debt Deal

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.22.2012

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WASHINGTON — Republicans will have to drop their insistence on retaining tax cuts for the rich and plans to reshape Medicare before there can be...

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The Case for the Buffett Rule: Fairness for the Taxpayer

Jimmy Dahroug | Posted 05.02.2012

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Is it too much to ask that people making over one million dollars in annual income pay a tax rate comparable to middle income Americans? Why is there one set of rules for millionaires and a different set of rules for the rest of us?

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Obama and Romney on Buffett Rule - Both Right ... and Wrong

Lanny Davis | Posted 04.19.2012

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Romney is right to mock the Buffett Rule as more about politics than economic fairness, and Obama is right that even if it's a drop in the bucket, it's still worth doing. Both are wrong to make a big deal about the Buffett Rule as having a serious economic effect one way or the other.

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Buffett Rule Goes Down

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.16.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Democrats' attempt to pass a Buffett Rule tax on the super wealthy failed Monday in the Senate, as Republicans blocked the measure in a ...

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Women's Jobs Axed By State Austerity Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 04.13.2012

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One Sunday last May, Cherine Akbari moved into her new townhouse in sunny Oakland Park, Fla. The next day, the 27-year-old went to work doing what she...

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Obama Urges Congress To Pass 'Buffett Rule' Tax

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 03.31.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase taxes on millionaires, reviving a proposal he first pitched last Septembe...

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The Buffett Rule: It's About Restoring Tax Fairness

Tammy Baldwin | Posted 05.26.2012

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It may surprise a lot of people to find Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Sheldon Whitehouse and I on the same side of anything. But with an issue like this that makes so much sense the real question is, why does today's right wing disagree?

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Will The Rich Really Move If You Raise Their Taxes?

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.25.2012

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Maybe states need not rush quite so fast in the ever-famous race to the bottom. Being forced to pay higher state taxes doesn't appear enough of an...

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The Buffett Rule May Not Work

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 03.22.2012

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Even if some of President Obama's more controversial proposals for taxing the rich get turned into law, America's wealthiest families may still be abl...

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Buffett Rule Revenue Would Be Drop In The Bucket: Report

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.20.2012

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WASHINGTON — A bill designed to enact President Barack Obama's plan for a "Buffett rule" tax on the wealthy would rake in just $47 billion over ...

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Why We Marched in Sacramento

Chucho Mendoza | Posted 05.07.2012

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The headline in this week's news, "Harvard Now Cheaper Than Cal State," may have shocked many across the country. But for California's families and students, it reflects the reality of millions who have struggled for years with the rising cost of higher education.

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Students In California, New York Call For Millionaire's Tax

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.05.2012

NEW YORK -- Thousands of students, union members and Occupy protesters are gathering Monday at the New York and California state capitols, calling for...

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Tax the Rich -- It's the Least That We Can Do!

Michael Berkowitz | Posted 05.04.2012

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Governor Brown takes a half step in the right direction. But other states should not emulate it. Instead Californians and others should support a proposal which advances real change -- The Millionaires Tax.

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Senate Democrats To Push 'Buffett Rule' Bill This Week

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 03.02.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) announced Monday that he will unveil "Buffett Rule" legislation this week. President Barack Obama high...

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Obama's Plans Become Fodder For Primary Candidates

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 03.31.2012

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WASHINGTON — Aiming tax increases at millionaires and companies that ship jobs abroad may help frame the fairness theme of President Barack Obam...

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Most Millionaires Just 'Want To Be Left Alone By Politicians': Survey

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.17.2012

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The rich, say the rich, should be paying more in taxes. Problem is, most aren't aware the label applies to them. Slightly more than 70 percent of ...

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The Wall Street Journal Missed the Forest for the Trees on the Millionaires Tax of 2012

Rick Jacobs | Posted 03.10.2012

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I hope Mr. Arends will step back and look at what the Millionaires Tax of 2012 is all about, not just try to defend a tax code that helps the uber rich while punishing the very middle class he says he advises.

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IRS Audits Of Millionaires Jump By Roughly A Third

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.05.2012

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What do the Occupy movement and IRS have in common? They're both taking an interest in the one percent. Tax audits for millionaires jumped in fisca...

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Kim Kardashian Targeted by Millionaire Tax Campaign

Posted 03.06.2012

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Kim Kardashian is the latest target of the Courage Campaign, which blasts celebrity millionaires for not paying their fair share in taxes....

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White House Suggests A Short Tax Holiday

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 12.15.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Faced with (still) intransigent Republicans, the White House on Thursday floated an idea: that Congress extend the payroll tax cuts and ...

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5 Ways You Can Occupy Wall Street

Edward Murray | Posted 02.14.2012

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Thousands of people across the world are actively maintaining the front line of the Occupy movement; this article is not for those people.

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Democrats Considering Dropping Key Demand In Payroll Tax Cut Fight

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — Democrats backed away from their demand for higher taxes on millionaires as part of legislation to extend Social Security tax cuts ...

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'Millionaire Job Creators Are Like Unicorns'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.12.2011

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) compared millionaires who create jobs to unicorns Monday on the Senate floor. "Millionaire job creators ...

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California, New York Target High-Wage Earners To Address Fiscal Crises

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 12.12.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Hollywood moguls and Manhattan stock brokers are facing a slap by the Occupy Wall Street movement as California and New York again tar...

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Occupy Plus Ballot Measure = A Millionaire's Tax in California

Rick Jacobs | Posted 02.06.2012

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Progressives rail against Obama because he often refuses to stand on principle. Lately, he's been doing better. So when a clear, strong, populist and popular ballot measure comes along that can put the voice of the 99% into law, the time has come to sign on.

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