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Goldman's Profits Come from Our Pockets: Why We Need a Tobin Tax

Ellen Brown | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Traders, Program Trading, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Bailout, Tobin Tax, Sales Tax, G20 Summit, Joseph Stiglitz, IMF Funding, United Nations, Economic Stimulus, Business News
Ellen Brown

While Wall Street's welfare queens have been busy collecting generous government handouts, the 50 states have been left to fend for themselves.

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Bloomberg-Thompson Debate: Bill Thompson Jr. Calls Michael Bloomberg A Liar

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Comptroller, NYC Election, Debate, Democrat, Lindsay Lohan, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Election, Bloomberg Thompson Debate, Mayor's Race, Term Limits, Mayoral Debates, Nyc Mayor, Bloomberg Debates Thompson, New York City Mayor, Bill Thompson, Bloomberg Debate, Billionaire, Debates, Sales Tax, New York News

NEW YORK (AP)- The Democrat trying to unseat popular billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg lobbed multiple attacks at him during their first debate Tues...

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FasTrack Proprosal: Any Tax Increase Should Go To Unfunded Tracks

Denver Post | Jeffrey Leib | Posted 10.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Metro Mayors Caucus, Colorado, Aurora, Fastracks, Denver, Sales Tax, Rtd, Denver News

Some local government leaders say proceeds of any new FasTracks sales-tax increase approved by voters should be dedicated exclusively to building rail...

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The Writing on the Monitor: The Coming Death of Amazon.com

Alex Green | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Amazon.com, Sales Tax, New York Sales Tax, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Eliot Spitzer, Amazon, Business News
Alex Green

Like the auto companies before them, Internet retailers used your roads, your government, and your tax subsidized infrastructure to support non-viable companies that killed your local businesses. Nothing in life, as the saying goes, is free.

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Suffering in El Centro: Cigars in Sacramento

Ann Pettifor | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Budget Crisis, Deficit, State Budgets, Unemployment, Budget Cuts, Green New Deal, Economic Stimulus, Sales Tax, Business News
Ann Pettifor

California's economy is in free fall. This appears to be of little concern to Governor Schwarzenegger, who instead prefers to focus his energy, attention and political capital on the ballooning state budget.

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States Raising Taxes: More Than 10 Considering Major Increases In Sales, Income Taxes

Wall Street Journal | LESLIE EATON | Posted 05.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Raising Income Taxes, Taxes, Income Tax, State Taxes, Raising Sales Taxes, Sales Tax, Business News

A free fall in tax revenue is driving more state lawmakers to turn to broad-based tax increases in a bid to close widening budget gaps. At least 10...

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Chicago Sales Tax Hits Record-High 10.25 Percent

My Fox Chicago | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Cook County Tax, Sales Tax, Chicago Sales Tax, Todd Stroger, Cook County, Chicago, Business News

A drink at the bar, a fast-food meal and back-to-school shopping are among those things about to get a bit more expensive in Cook County. Early Satu...

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