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Estate Tax Bill Passed in House Doesn't Spell "Relief" for Same-Sex Couples

Michael Steinberger | Posted 12.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Congress, Tax Policy, LGBT Families, Estate Tax, Equal Rights, Same Sex Couples Tax Issues, Politics News
Michael Steinberger

All of the proposals being circulated in Congress have titles asserting they provide estate tax "relief." However, one group that none of the proposals relieve from an unfair tax burden is hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples.

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Moving Forward on Tax Reform

Joel Judd | Posted 10.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Corporate Welfare, State Finances, Tax Policy, Tax Reform, Mental Illness, Colorado Lobbyists, Colorado Budget, Denver News
Joel Judd

"No proof, no money" is the rule for social services in Colorado. That rule is what I am hoping the legislature will apply to tax credits and other tax incentives.

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Sam Stein

White House Draws Line In The Sand... But Not On Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Tax Policy Obama, Tax Policy, White House, Public Plan, White House Obama, Line in the Sand, Politics News

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said on Wednesday that President Obama is unalterably opposed to a health care bill that raises taxes on thos...

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Obama Officials: No Guarantee Taxes Won't Go Up

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 09.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Larry Summers, Tax Increase, Tax Policy, Tim Geithner, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's treasury secretary said Sunday he cannot rule out higher taxes to help tame an exploding budget deficit, a...

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Who is the American Middle Class? Lessons for Health Care Reform

Drew Westen | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Obama Middle Class Taxes, Tax Policy, Middle Class Economy, Middle Class, Drew Westen, Barack Obama Taxes, Paying for Health Care, Tax the Rich, Health Care, Politics News
Drew Westen

Before we start going after middle class taxpayers, both as good policy and good politics, we would do well to remember that the middle class is and always has been the backbone of our economy

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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

Read More: Christina Romer, Tax Policy, Douglas Holtz Eakin, McCain Adviser, Barack Obama, Obama McCain, Obama Romer, Health Care Coverage, Employer Coverage, Tax Credit, Politics News

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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Obama's Pick For Top Tax Position Withdraws

Bloomberg | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Department, Obama-Withdrawal, Tax Policy, Elizabeth Garrett, President Obama, Politics News

Elizabeth Garrett withdrew as President Barack Obama's nominee to be his administration's top tax-policy official, continuing a vacancy at the Treasu...

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The Real Tax Outrage

Mike Papantonio | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Joe the Plumber, Teabagger, Tea Party, Air America Radio, Tax Policy, Taxes, Mike Papantonio, Tax Day, Rick Santelli, Ring of Fire, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Mike Papantonio

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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Solving The Buffett Conundrum On Taxes

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Populism, President Obama, Capital Gains Taxes, Income Taxes, Buffet Secretary, Secretary, Million, Obama, Tax the Rich, Bush Tax Cuts, Bush, Reagan, Clinton, Tax Policy, Millionaire, Capital Gains, Inequity, Fairness, Unfair, Taxes, Hedge Fund Manager, Buffett, Budget, Hedge Fund, Tax Rate, Barack Obama, Buffett Conundrum, Wall Street, Tax, Chris Weigant, Bracket, Warren Buffett, Santelli, Hillary Clinton, Billionaire, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Obama has leaked his first budget outline, and it appears he is serious about attempting to fix this tax policy travesty.

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All Tax Cuts are Not Created Equal

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Clyburn Obama, Obama Stimulus Package, Bush Tax Cuts, Stimulus Plan, Obama Stimulus Plan, Larry Summers and Barack Obama, Economic Stimulus Package, Tax Policy, Barack Obama Tax Plan, Stimulus Package, Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Stimulus Packages, Tax Cuts, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Plan, Stimulus Bill, Taxes, Politics News
Miles Mogulescu

Is Obama so intent on his goal of passing his economic stimulus plan with at least 20-25 Republican votes in the Senate that he will sacrifice good policy for consensus?

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The Greatest Ponzi Scheme of All Time

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Ponzi, Tax Policy, National Debt, Madoff, Economy, George W. Bush, Tax Cuts, Ponzi Scheme, President Bush, Madoff Ponzi Scheme, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics News
Reese Schonfeld

When the President came into office, there were about 278 million people living in America. The national debt was $5.6 trillion. Now there are 307 million of us. The national debt is $10.6 trillion.

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The Tax History Conservatives Want Us to Forget

David Sirota | Posted 12.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Barack Obama, Taxes, Video, Tax Policy, Conservatives, Economy, Grover Norquist, Business News
David Sirota

As you'll see, the CNBC reporters start laughing at Grover Norquist, having trouble taking him seriously. And I must say, I really wasn't sure he was being serious -- but, of course, he was.

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Confused About Tax Promises

David Sirota | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Axelrod, Barack Obama Taxes, Tax Policy, Economy, Barack Obama, Politics News
David Sirota

Beyond the very clear -- and admirable -- mandate Obama created for himself in terms of raising taxes on the rich, history suggests such a policy is not at odds with righting an economy.

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Conservative Tax Policy Is Corporate Socialism

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Business Taxes, Economy, Mccain Corporate Taxes, Obama Corporate Taxes, Corporate Taxes, Tax Breaks, McCain Taxes, Reagan Tax Cuts, Tax Policy, McCain Middle Class Taxes, Business Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts, Economic Stimulus, Job Creation, Obama Middle Class Taxes, Obama Economic Stimulus Plan, McCain Economy, McCain Economic Policy, Mccain Socialism, Layoffs Economy, Obama Socialism, Obama Economic Policy, Home News
Adrienne Birecree

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.

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Conservative Socialism: Spreading Debt Around

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Reagan Economics, Trickle Down Economics, John McCain, Conservative Socialist, Tax Relief, Obama Tax Relief, Conservative Socialism, Reaganism, Capitalism, Obama Socialism, Barack Obama, Tax Policy, Reagan Era Economics, Socialist Economy, Free Market Economics, Socialism, Middle Class Tax Relief, Socialists, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Obama's tax policies cannot be described as socialist except by those too ignorant to know the difference or too cynical to reveal the truth.

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Pumpkin Fest Gets Political In Lefty Half-Moon Bay

Natasha Chen | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Michelle Obama, John McCain, League for Coastside Protection, Socialism, No on Prop 8, Beer, Half Moon Bay, Halloween, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Communists, Tax Policy, Voter Registration, Yes on Prop 2, League of Women Voters, Gay Marriage, Home News
Natasha Chen

Political expression became the new spice in pumpkin pie this year at the annual Half Moon Bay Art and Pumpkin Festival. The annual weekend event draw...

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Neither Candidate Proposes A Tax Policy To Increase Middle Class Incomes

Matt Lykken | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Tax Policy, John McCain 2008, Middle Class Tax Cuts, Home News
Matt Lykken

Beyond offering good intentions and minor debt-funded tax cuts, the candidates seem to lack a clear path forward on remaking tax policy in the kind of profound way that is required.

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McCain Puts Out Call for Interns

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Jack Danforth, Campaign Interns, Lincoln Chafee, John McCain, Tax Policy, Iraq War, Brent Scowcroft, Christine Todd Whitman, Jacob Champion, Human Rights Campaign, Chuck Hagel, Mary Cheney, Gay Adoption, Foreign Policy, Richard Lugar, Politics News
Steve Clemons

I am one of those who would like to see the best and brightest young people engage in either party, and campaign internships can be great ladders up.

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Cutting Through The Fog

Jared Bernstein | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Trickle Down Economics, John McCain, Tax Policy, Tax Policy Center, Tax Cuts, The Economy, John McCain Tax Cuts, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

The election debate is already off the rails, and misinformation is swirling like balloons at the convention. McCain says he's the big tax cutter and Obama's going to raise your taxes through the roof. That's not just a little bit wrong -- it's a lot wrong.

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Clinton's Gas Tax Plan Called 'Ineffective', 'Shortsighted'

HuffPost/Washington Post | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gas Tax Holiday, John McCain Gas Tax Holiday, Tax Policy, Obama Gas Tax, Quest for Support, No Support for Gas Tax, Clinton Mccain Policy, Krugman Criticism, Clinton Gas Tax Holiday, Gas Tax, Politics News

The Washington Post published yet another article today showing the negative reactions to Hillary Clinton's plan to suspend the federal gas tax. A ...

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Sam Stein

Expert Support For Gas Tax Holiday Appears Nonexistent

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton Criticism, Tax Policy, John McCain Gas Tax Holiday, Krugman Criticism, Gas Tax, Gas Tax Holiday, Clinton Mccain Policy, No Support for Gas Tax, Obama Gas Tax, Clinton Gas Tax Holiday, Quest for Support, Politics News

Over the past several days, some of the nation's leading economic and political pundits have weighed in critically on the proposal of both Sens. Hilla...

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Video: Tax Protest Puts "Me" Over "We"

The Uptake | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Minnesota, Michele Bachmann, Tax Protest, Jason Lewis, Tax Fairness John Kline, Taxes, Reaganomics, Tax Policy, Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, Trickle Down, Middle Class, Tax Cuts, Home News
The Uptake

Ronald Reagan's tax policy has been a disaster. The middle class earns less and pays more taxes for less service. The wealthy earn more and pay less. There is no trickle down.

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