Tax Day

Death and Taxes and Danger Pay

Ellen Susman | Posted 05.25.2009 | Style

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How much can you put on a gravestone? My sister led an unbelievable life. She went to Israel in 1984 to freelance and learn about the "situation."

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The Real Tax Outrage

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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If you were a California teabagger dressed up like Paul Revere you probably would have felt ridiculous once you learned that 11 billion in revenues left the state to places like the Cayman Islands.

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Tax Day Reminds Same-Sex Couples of Inequality

Naomi G. Goldberg | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics

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Candidate Obama promised equality for same-sex couples under federal law. We encourage President Obama to fulfill that promise before 2010 tax returns come due.

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Tea Party Chicago: Hundreds Of Tax Day Protesters Rally Downtown (VIDEO)

Associated Press | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 05.16.2009 | Chicago

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Tea Party, Tax Day, Boston TEA PARTY Protests

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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HuffPost has comprehensive coverage of the Tax Day Tea Party protests. Click here for the latest photos and video. Anti-tax activists are assembling ...

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A Short Citizen's Guide to Kooks, Demagogues, and Right-Wingers On Tax Day

Robert Reich | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Tax day typically attracts a range of right-wing kooks, all of whom tell us how awful we have it. Here's a citizen's guide responding to the predictable charges.

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Sorry Teabaggers: Majority Of Americans Support Expanded Government Role In Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Sorry, teabaggers. A Gallup pollreleased on Wednesday has a majority of Americans saying that they approve of the expansion of the government as a mea...

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Tax Day: A Great Day to Cheat

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 05.16.2009 | Comedy

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Today is tax day, but, as Leona Helmsley wisely noted, "Only the little people pay taxes."

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Legal Same-sex Marriage: The True Paperwork Reduction Act

Isobel White | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Without all the cumbersome and repetitive paperwork same-sex couples now have to complete just to prove they are committed to each other, think of all the forests that could be left standing.

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Never Waste a Crisis: Re-examining Our Monthly Federal Budget Priorities

Daniel McLeod and Barb Chalfonte | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Military-related spending is the 800lb gorilla in the room, gobbling about 40¢ of each tax dollar. That's about $135 a month to pay for military actions both past and present.

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Tax Day (Dis)Honor Roll: Illinois' Most Notorious Tax Cheating Politicians

Ben Strauss | Posted 05.16.2009 | Chicago

Among the damning evidence against Troutman was a recording of her saying, "Most aldermen, most politicians are ho's."

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Can't Pay All Your Taxes? The IRS Says Don't Panic

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 05.16.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON — It's here, April 15, the deadline for filing income tax returns, and the IRS has some reassuring words for procrastinators, especia...

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The Uncomfortable Circle: Tax Day

Xeth Feinberg | Posted 05.16.2009 | Comedy

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Tax Day: Obama Speaking On Changes To Code (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama seized the opportunity on tax-filing day to assert that his administration is easing the tax burden of worki...

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Taxing Matters

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Wayward Democrats, Conservative Economics, Inequality, Tax Day, Estate Tax, Politics News

The Wall Street Journal editorializes about the evils of the estate tax. Ari Fleischer is trotted out to complain that "redistribution of income" through the tax code "is getting out of hand." Really?

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A Different Kind Of Tea Party!

Paul Armentano | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

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This Tax Day it's not just NORML that is calling on lawmakers to tax and regulate marijuana. In today's economic climate, the question is: who isn't?

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Top 5 Ways To Survive Tax Day!

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 05.15.2009 | Business

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Tax day is stressful for all of us, and we thought it might be useful for all of you procrastinators out there who are scrambling to put their final t...

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Tea And Sympathy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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If the modern-day Tea Parties are smart, they would try to educate the public and hang their whole protest on the "anti-bailout" hook.

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Why Our Tax Code is So Complicated

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business

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There are plenty of reasons why the tax code is so complicated -- the length of time tax law have existed, special interest giveaways, and the implementation of anti-avoidance laws.

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"Tea Party" Merchandise Booming Ahead Of Protests

Fox News | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

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Move over, coffee: It's teatime in America. Just be sure you're sipping your Earl Gray from an official Tea Party mug when April 15 rolls around. Gra...

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Tea Party Video: Right-Wing Tax Protests Caught On Tape

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

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HuffPost has comprehensive coverage of the Tax Day Tea Party protests. Click here for the latest photos and video. Anti-tax activists are assembling ...

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IRS Loses $37 Million Using Contract Debt Collectors, Not Employees

Washington Post | Lyndsey Layton, Christopher Lee | Posted 04.23.2008 | Business

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The Internal Revenue Service expects to lose more than $37 million by using private debt collectors to pursue tax scofflaws through a program that has...

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6 Tips For Filing A Tax Extension

Associated Content | Rosa Hayes | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

Filing for a tax extension may be your only option if you haven't gotten your paper work finished or are like a lot of Americans and simply forget abo...

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Tax Extensions: Not An Urban Legend, And Still Possible

ABC News | ALICE GOMSTYN | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

That ticking noise you hear? It's the countdown for filing your 2007 tax return, which is due by end of the day Tuesday. However, if you're like mil...

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Do You Know Where You IRS Check Goes?

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business

Read More: April 15, White House, Social Security, Tax Deadline, Irs, Fiscal Responsibility, Tax Day, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, Tax, Deficit, Business News

Not where most Americans think, based on everything we've seen in polls and focus groups. Americans' distorted ideas about where the government spends...

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