Tax Rates

"Black Tuesday" and "Happy Days Are Here Again" at 80

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

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Robert S. McElvaine

In what must rank as one of the most ironic coincidences in history, "Happy Days Are Here Again" was recorded on the day that was to be called "Black Tuesday" and become synonymous with the with the onset of the Great Depression.

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Who Else is Against American Manufacturing?

Dave Johnson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

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Dave Johnson

Of course other countries have an interest in taking manufacturing business away from us to have for themselves.

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Union Workers Pay More State Taxes: NBER Study

WSJ | Martin Vaughan | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business

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Union employees bear more of the burden of high state corporate taxes than non-union employees, according to a new study distributed by the National B...

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"Barely Squeaking By On $300,000 A Year"

David Sirota | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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David Sirota

What's fascinating is not how incredibly out of touch with Middle American reality the super wealthy are, but how willing the media are to promote the super wealthy's whines as legitimate and justified.

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I'm Sick of Hearing About the Poor, Poor Millionaires

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Democrats have to get over their knee-jerk reaction to being labeled "tax and spenders" by their opposition. If higher taxes for millionaires are the way to pay for healthcare reform, then let everyone know it, and know why.

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Sam Stein

Obama Wants Higher Capital Gains Tax Rate: Too Far Or Not Enough?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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In his efforts to find revenue streams to fund domestic priorities and close the deficit, President Barack Obama introduced, as part of his budget pro...

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Bring Back the 90% Top Tax Rate!

Dave Johnson | Posted 04.18.2009 | Business

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Dave Johnson

If tax rates at the top were 91% today, hedge fund managers would STILL be bringing in over $300 million EACH YEAR.

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Wealthy Client Avoids Paying $20 Million In Taxes

Wall Street Journal | Robert Frank | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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The debate over taxing the rich tends to focus too much on changing the official tax rates. The real issue is getting the wealthy to pay their officia...

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