Reid Picks Pelosi's Pocket To Pay For Business Tax Break
In order to fund business tax breaks and an extension of a first-time homebuyers tax credit this week, Harry Reid swiped one of Nancy Pelosi's revenue...
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IRS Investigating 100,000 Suspicious Claims For First-Time Home-Buyer Tax Breaks
Wall Street Journal | JOHN D. MCKINNON | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business
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WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service is examining more than 100,000 suspicious claims for the first-time home-buyer tax break, another sign of p...
Stopping the Great American Job Scam In Denver
David Sirota | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver
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Republic is effectively trying to get in on the Great American Jobs scam by holding a gun to our elected officials' heads: Either hand over the cash, the airline is saying to the pols, or we'll slash jobs.
The Forbes 400 Shows Why Our Nation Is Falling Apart
Les Leopold | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business
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Collectively, the Forbes 400 have $1.57 trillion in wealth. It's hard to get your mind around a number like that. So let's imagine that it was available for the public good. What does $1.57 trillion buy?
The Commerce Secretary From Boeing
David Segal | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics
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Former Washington governor Gary Locke has worked hard to minister to the needs of the hometown corporation. Since being appointed as commerce secretary, he has an even higher perch from which he can do so.
Where's Our City and State Government?
David Sirota | Posted 09.15.2009 | Denver
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Republic Airways is threatening to take jobs out of the city unless it gets new tax breaks. In response, Denver leaders like Mayor Hickenlooper have agreed to quickly put together a package of such favors.
More Pressure to Breast-Feed? The IRS Rules Against Tax Relief for Formula Feeders
Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living
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I was surprised by the amount of warnings I received about how I should breast-feed my child. While I never considered doing otherwise, I have to wonder how this pressure feels to women who are unable to breast-feed.
Pouring Some Tea on the Ground for All My Dumb Homies...
Greg Saunders | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics
Bitching about taxes is America's true pastime. So when a few thousand people gather on tax day to whine about their taxes, it's hardly the second coming of the American Revolution.
Stimulus Bill Created Host Of New Deductions, Credits For 2009 Taxes
LA Times | Kathy M. Kristof | Posted 04.07.2009 | Business
A slew of deductions and credits could save you thousands of dollars. Use 'em or lose 'em....
The Lunatics are Running the Asylum
John W. Whitehead | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics
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If Congress have lost sight of what this economic crisis is about and whom the stimulus plan is supposed to be helping, perhaps the following sobering statistics will serve as a reminder.
Get Business Tax Cuts Out of the Stimulus Plan
Ross Eisenbrey | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics
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The money in this economic stimulus package is a small down payment on what is needed to give the U.S. the world class infrastructure we need.
Conservative Tax Policy Is Corporate Socialism
Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home
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John McCain decries middle class tax cuts as "socialism" because they "spread the wealth around." What are tax cuts for corporate America and the wealthy then? There indeed has been an increase in "socialism" in the U.S. but a smokescreen of conservative ideological rhetoric has hidden it for decades.
10 Green Tax Breaks
Planet Green | Josh Peterson | Posted 11.14.2008 | Green
Uncle Sam wants you to green up your act! The United States government is offering tax incentives and credits to people who renovate their homes with ...
"Too Big to Fail" Vs. "Too Big to Be Responsible"
Ryan Mack | Posted 10.23.2008 | Business
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I believe in the free market economy, but once an entity becomes "too big to fail" it introduces the possibility that government intervention is a justifiable remedy.
IRS Audits Big Business Less Every Year
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — The tax audit rates of the largest companies are less than half what they were 20 years ago while more small and mid-size businesse...
Senate Housing Bill Generates Scant Support
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 04.18.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan package of tax breaks and other steps designed to help businesses and homeowners weather...
10 Overlooked Tax Breaks
Bankrate Via CNBC | Kay Bell | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business
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Tax time is winding down. For most of us who've yet to file a return, the reason for the delay is that we owe Uncle Sam. We might be able to shave so...
House OKs New Taxes on Big Oil Companies
AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — The House approved $18 billion in new taxes on the largest oil companies Wednesday as Democrats cited record oil prices and rising ...
Economic Stimulus Package: No Stimulus for Green Energy
Miranda Marquit | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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The economic stimulus in question focuses a great deal on a short-term fix, rather than a long-term fundamental change. It's reactionary when it should be visionary.
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