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The Government Needs to Take the Reins In Job Creation

Sen. Arlen Specter | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Arlen Specter

Recent signs of recovery and those who say the recession is over are cold comfort for the millions who are still searching for work or have stopped looking. Their world is bound by paying the bills and raising families.

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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...

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Hiring Tax Credit: Support Builds For Proposal Rewarding Employers For Hiring, More Hours

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/business/07tax.html | Catherine Rampell | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

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The idea of a tax credit for companies that create new jobs, something the federal government has not tried since the 1970s, is gaining support among ...

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Targeting the Scattershot Home Buying Tax Credit

David M. Abromowitz | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business

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David M. Abromowitz

Four out of five buyers were handed $8,000 by other taxpayers for a purchase they would have made anyway. The Obama administration could do better by targeting the credit to people who need it.

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Sam Stein

McCain Adviser: Obama Burdened By Campaign Pledge On Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

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An ongoing lobby effort to get the White House to fund health care reform by ending the tax breaks for employers who provide coverage to their workers...

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The Best Thing for the Economy, the Right Thing for the Poor

Jim Wallis | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

The stars have now aligned in the midst of this economic crisis, and it is precisely the time to address the urgent issues of poverty in America.

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Senate: Stimulus Should Include Tax Breaks For Homebuyers

New York Times | David M. Herszenhorn | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday voted to expand the economic stimulus package with a tax credit for homebuyers of up to $15,000, a provision cha...

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Stimulate with Solar -- Let's Get America Working Now for the Future

Jack Hidary | Posted 02.04.2009 | Green

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Jack Hidary

In terms of "shovel-ready" projects, solar is able to deliver jobs and clean energy quickly at a great return on investment.

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Obama's Plan Better for Joe-the-Plumber and Jobs: Just Run the Numbers!

Paul Abrams | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

If Joe the Plumber ever returns to plumbing, his business will do much better under Obama's plan. And if he decides to sell his business, Obama's elimination of capital gains taxes would save him $120k for his retirement.

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Joe Six-Pack Demands Answers From Anti-Union McCain & Co.

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

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Leo W. Gerard

Like many Republicans, McCain has made it clear that he feels about unions the way an Alaskan aerial hunter does about wolves -- best when dead.

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McCain Secretly Plans New Tax on Middle Class

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Leo W. Gerard

McCain intends to tax workers for the value of health insurance that they receive from their employers. Really. It's not included in the description of his plan on his web site.

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