Payroll Taxes

Corexit Maker Nalco Gets Louisiana Credits For Plant

Susan Buchanan | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: BP Settlement, Petrochemicals, Payroll Taxes, Cleanup Workers, Louisiana Dept. Of Environmental Quality, Dispersants, BP Oil Spill, Oil Refineries, Green News

Nalco Company, the maker of Corexit used to disperse oil from the BP spill, is using Louisiana state credits to build an $18.7 million polymer facility at its Garyville plant -- 35 miles upriver from New Orleans.

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Credit for a Mini Fire Engine

Jorge-Mario Cabrera | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Child Tax Credit, Republicans Immigration, Payroll Taxes, Income Taxes, Undocumented Immigrants, Payroll Tax Cut, Itin, Los Angeles News

Congress moving forward with a proposal to restrict the Child Tax Credit refund to taxpayers who have a SSN will have the most devastating impact on children.

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Democratic Campaign Groups Slam Republicans On Payroll Tax Cut

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Payroll Tax Cut Extension, Payroll Taxes, Payroll Tax Holiday, Payroll Tax Cut, Payroll Tax Cut Republicans, Elections 2012, Payroll Tax Cut 2012, Payroll Tax Cut Democrats, 2012, Payroll Tax, Video, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In yet another sign that Democrats are sure they're winning the debate over extending the payroll tax cut, a party campaign outfit is us...

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A New Hostage Taken In Payroll Tax Fight

Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Payroll Tax Cut, Harry Reid Government Spending Bill, Government Spending, GOP House, Democrats, Government Spending Bill, Obama Payroll Tax Cut, Payroll Tax, Payroll Tax Cut Extension, Senate, Payroll Taxes, Harry Reid Payroll Tax Cuts, Payroll Tax Cut Fight, Harry Reid, Gop, Government Funding Bill, Senate Democrats, Republicans, Politics News

A massive year-end spending deal hung in the balance late Monday as a frustrated Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sought to use the package to win mo...

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John Boehner Predicts House Will Approve Payroll Tax Cut Legislation

AP | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Congress, Payroll Taxes, Video, John Boehner, Payroll Tax Cut, Keystone XL Pipeline, Harry Reid, Keystone Pipeline, Medicare, Payroll Tax, Politics News

WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner predicted Monday that the House will approve legislation that renews a payroll tax cut and curtails extr...

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Obama Targets Republicans On Key Issue

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 01.22.2012

MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Barack Obama dashed into politically important New Hampshire Tuesday, seeking to steal the spotlight from Republica...

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Obama Taking His Jobs Plan To The American People

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Unemployment Rate, Payroll Tax Cut, Obama Jobs Speech, Obama Jobs Plan, Barack Obama, Obama Jobs, Video, Payroll Taxes, Unemployment, Tax Cuts, Unemployment Benefits, Obama Jobs Plan Richmond, Politics News

RICHMOND, Va. — His sleeves rolled up and his finger stabbing the air, President Barack Obama pitched his newly unveiled jobs plan with campaign...

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Celebrating Social Security: The Workers' Program

Daniel Marans | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Social Security, Payroll Taxes, Labor, Workers, Labor Day, Scrap the Cap, Budget Hawks, Budget Deficit, Solvency, Politics News

As we return to work after Labor Day weekend, it is important to recognize all that Social Security does for American workers. The best way to do that is to make sure workers know the facts about the program.

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Mercy! Can't They Get Anything Right?

Warren Mosler | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Social Security, Small Business, Mmt, Scarcity, Fica, Jobs, Modern Monetary Theory, Consumer Spending, Payroll Taxes, Labor, Unemployment, Payroll Tax Holiday, Political-Pledge, Job Creation, Public-Purpose, Productivity, Business News

Even with sky-high unemployment, we can easily afford to both suspend FICA and truly strengthen Social Security and Medicare by increasing the minimum benefits and closing the donut holes.

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White House Considers Payroll Tax Cut To Boos Economy

Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Congress, Payroll Taxes, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Corporations, Investment, Wages, President Barack Obama, Paychecks, Tax Breaks, The White House, Republicans, Video, Business News

WASHINGTON - The White House is considering a temporary cut in payroll taxes that employers pay on wages, an administration official said Thursday...

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Undead on Arrival: Why Payroll Tax Cuts Keep Coming Back -- Part 2

Stephen Kent | Posted 05.25.2011

In Part 1 of this blog I argued that despite the defeat of the latest jobs bill in the Senate, seen in historical context, support for the once-taboo ...

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Undead on Arrival: Why Payroll Tax Cuts Keep Coming Back -- Part 1

Stephen Kent | Posted 05.25.2011

The latest jobs bill -- probably the last attempt of the 111th Congress to stimulate job growth before it adjourns -- died in the Senate yesterday. ...

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Nouriel Roubini Calls For Payroll Tax Cuts -- And He's Not Alone

Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Nouriel Roubini, Governor Mitch Daniels, Mitch Daniels, Poll, Stimulus, Barack Obama, Roubini Dr Doom, Payroll Tax, Bush Tax Cuts, Payroll Taxes, Economic Stimulus Package, Payroll Tax Holiday, Roubini, Tax Cuts, Nigel Gault, Obama Bush Tax Cuts Wealthy, Business News

As President Obama's recent proposal for new stimulus programs has elicited mixed reviews from financial pundits, there's been growing support for ano...

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Broken No More?

Simon Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Washington DC, Payroll Taxes, Immigration, Congress, Education Reform, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News

There are signs this week that this new 21st century Democratic Party is finally finding its way, learning how to manage the new circumstances, and doing what is required to move the nation forward.

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Fixing the Economy in 90 Days -- Why I Am Looking at Running for Dodd's Senate Seat

Warren Mosler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Senate Races, Connecticut, U.S. Economy, Payroll Taxes, Federal Budget Deficit, China, Politics News

Until our politicians understand the difference between State finances and Federal finances, they will continue to fail to make sure our take-home pay is high enough to sustain output, employment and prosperity.

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Threatening a Class War If Billionaires Have to Pay the Same Tax Rates As Janitors

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Payroll Taxes, Social Security, Medicare, Politics News

Despite the patina of "objectivity" imparted by a Washington Post byline, we see that many people delivering the news are themselves purveyors of the most extreme conservative ideology.

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Solving Social Security

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aging Parents, Social Security, Payroll Taxes, Dying, Care, Fica, Ponzi Scheme, Death, Bill Maher, Economy, Healthy Living News

Watching Bill Maher last week, I was arrested by his suggestion that those who qualify for Social Security and are well-off should not collect their g...

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I Bet That Hobo Can Recommend a Good Restaurant

Ross Hyzer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Payroll Taxes, Income Taxes, Economic Stimulus Package, Barack Obama, Stimulus Package, Economic Stimulus, Congress, Obama, Illinois Senate, Comedy News

What's that you say? There's been a dispute over money in the package for resodding the National Mall? Well, consider me rapt.

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At Last, It Begins: Real, Substantive Debate on 2009 Climate Legislation

Dan Rosenblum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Payroll Taxes, T. Boone Pickens, Energy Prices, Carbon Emissions, Carbon Tax, Al Gore Climate Change, 2009 Climate Legislation, President-Elect Obama, Obama Climate Change, Taxpayers, Carbon Emissions Economy, Curb Emissions, Green News

If introducing a new tax on carbon seems like a quixotic political battle in a time of historic economic and fiscal crisis, then you're out of touch. The crisis has in fact given it a big boost.

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Businesses Stiff IRS $58 Billion In Unpaid Payroll Taxes

Washington Post | Holly Watt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Payroll Taxes, IRS Payroll Taxes, Internal Revenue Service, Irs, IRS Loses Payroll Taxes, IRS Cheated Payroll Taxes, Business News

Businesses have shorted the Internal Revenue Service about $58 billion in federal payroll taxes they withheld from employees' wages over the past 10 y...

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Obama Wants Payroll Tax On Incomes Above $250,000

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Income Taxes, Business News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democratic Sen. Barack Obama on Friday called for higher payroll taxes on wage-earners making more than $250,000 annually, a st...

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