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Tax Cuts for Wealthy

Romney, Change? "From the People Who Brought You Economic Collapse and Iraq"

Paul Abrams | Posted 01.03.2013 | Politics
Read More: Economic Team, Iran, Tax Cuts for Wealthy, GeorgeW Bush, Glenn Hubbard, Neocons, Romney, Deregulation, Iraq, Dan Senor, Subsidies for Oil Companies, Foreign Policy Advisers, Putin, Politics News
Paul Abrams

If Romney and the Republicans take over, not only will Medicare's guarantee be gone -- forever -- but we will experience the same financial, housing and general economic collapse as we did under George W Bush.

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Who/What Is the Real Romney? His First and Only 'Presidential' Decision Provides the Answer

Paul Abrams | Posted 12.29.2012 | Politics
Read More: Lily Ledbetter Act, Zelig, Ayn Rand, Obamacare, Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Carbon Dioxide, Personhood, Mitt Romney, Medicaid, Medicare, Jim Demint, Paul Ryan, Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, First Presidential Decision, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Mitt Romney has worn coats-of-many-colors in his political life. His flipping and flopping and weaving and dodging and lying and hiding are so well-known that they hardly even evoke commentary anymore.

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7 Things Poor Voters Want Rich Candidates (and Their Rich Supporters) to Know

Keli Goff | Posted 03.17.2012 | Politics
Read More: Mitt Romney, Gop 2012, Mitt Romney 2012, Gop Primary 2012, Wealthy, Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Politics News
Keli Goff

Giving us tips on how we can become more financially solvent like you, without mentioning the words, "be lucky enough to be born to my parents in your next life!" makes you sound, for lack of a better term, like an out of touch jackass.

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Budget Deals, Service Cuts, Tax Returns, and Pure Frustration

Bradley T. Borden | Posted 06.18.2011 | Business
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Bradley T. Borden

The middle class must pay more taxes or the country must forfeit services because the wealthy pay lower taxes. We learn about cuts to public services as we write checks to pay for them.

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Republican Split Over Tax Deal Means Democratic Opportunity

The New York Times | SIMON JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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On one hand, there are those like Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee, who are in favor of the tax deal currently on the table. This seems to be where mos...

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Want Economic Growth and Jobs? Then Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire

Dan Lesser | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Tax Cuts for Wealthy, Bush Tax Cuts, Congressional Budget Office, Tax Credits, Cbo, Unemployment Benefits, Business News
Dan Lesser

Extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy will do far less to grow the economy and produce jobs than any alternative use of these funds.

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