Taxation

The Purple Tax Plan

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Taxes, Deficit, Federal Budget Deficit, Fiscal Crisis, Government Spending, Taxation, Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics News

The Purple Tax Plan is a simple, transparent, efficient, and progressive tax system. It will help the economy save, grow, produce jobs, and deliver higher wages.

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Is It Time To Drop Income Taxes?

Reuters | David Cay Johnston | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Taxes, David Cay Johnston, Progressive Taxation, Income Tax, White House, Video, Income Taxes, Ronald Reagan, Reuters, George W. Bush, Taxation, Business News

(The author is a Reuters columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.) By David Cay Johnston Jan 6 (Reuters) - This i...

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Supply-side's Abject Failure

Andrew Fieldhouse | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Progressive Taxation, Inequality, Taxation, Supply-Side Economics, Trickle Down Economics, Republicans Economy, Osawatomie Speech, Supply Side, Obama, Obama Taxes, Politics News

I applaud the president for making the case against regressive tax cuts as the lodestar of economic policy. We cannot afford to double down on the failed, plutocratic pipe dream that is trickle down economics.

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New Report: Michigan Economy Is Moving "Significantly Backward" By Hiking Taxes on the Poor

Patricia Lesko | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Sara Wurfel, Snyder, Michigan, Michigan Community, Eitc, Taxation, Jim Crisp, Detroit, The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Action Agency Association, Governor Scott Walker, Detroit News

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, one of the nation's premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy ...

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The Super Committee's Predictable Failure

Al Checchi | Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Progressive Taxation, Politics News, Politics, Super Congress, Super Committee, Al Checchi, Government Spending, The Change Maker, Federal Spending, Taxation, Congress, Politics News

Debating tax policy now is putting the cart before the horse. The real issue is what the government should be doing. Then we can worry about how we should pay for it.

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The War on Drugs Has Failed - It's Time for a New Approach

Amanda Feilding | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: The Beckley Foundation, Cannabis Markets, Regulation, Drug Markets, Drugs, Policy, Lsd, Decriminalisation, Drug Policy, Cannabis, Drug Decriminalisation, Taboo, Un Conventions, Amanda Feilding, Taxation, Robin Room, UK Politics News

There is much debate as to what the best model of future drug control might look like, but the important thing is not the specific policy to be implemented, but the principles upon which they will be founded and the freedom for countries to experiment with new approaches.

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Tax the Rich! In Fact, Let's Double Their Taxes

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Greed, Liberty, Kevin Drum, Self-Reliance, Freedom, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Paul Krugman, Occupy, Taxation, 1%, Taxes, Conservatives, Business News

Double the top tax rate! It's time for those who have benefited from our system to pull their own weight again. Or as politicians used to say but don't seem to anymore, "From whom much is given, much is expected."

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Elizabeth Warren Blasts Republicans Over 'Class Warfare' Charge, Tax Cuts For The Rich

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.22.2011

Elizabeth Warren, Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts and former White House financial reform adviser, blasted Republicans at an appearance I...

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People Are Happier In Countries Where The Rich Pay Higher Taxes: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Progressive Taxation, Progressive Taxes, Taxing the Rich, Progressive Tax, Warren Buffett, Social Services, Taxation, Progressive Tax Rates, National Happiness, Quality of Life, Happiness, Video, Business News

Detractors of Warren Buffett take note: The more a country taxes its richest citizens, the happier everyone in that country will be. Such are the f...

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Regulations, Taxes Aren't Killing Small Business, Owners Say

McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Taxes, Government, Regulation, U.S. Economy, Small Business, Encouraging Business, Tax Policy, Taxation, Business Regulation, Financial Regulation, Business News

WASHINGTON — Politicians and business groups often blame excessive regulation and fear of higher taxes for tepid hiring in the economy. However, lit...

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What Passes for a Big Idea in Washington? Stupid Tax Tricks.

Joseph J. Thorndike | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Taxes, Tax Incentives, Unemployment, Tax Credits, Tax, Investment Tax Credit, Jobs, Taxation, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Politics News

Two factions within the White House have offered competing foolish tax plans.

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Not Grover: Who's the Progressive Counterpart to Norquist?

Joseph J. Thorndike | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Taxes, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, Tax, Bob McIntyre, Robert Greenstein, Grover Norquist, Taxation, Citizens for Tax Justice, Americans for Tax Reform, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Norquist Taxes, Politics News

Norquist's unparalleled influence stems from his role as enforcer. Armed with his (in)famous anti-tax pledge, he's the undisputed master of political arm-twisting. No one on the left plays that sort of role.

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Tax Your Local Millionaire? Minnesota's Question, Oregon's Answer

Don C. Reed | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Tim Pawlenty, Taxation, Tax Pledge, Government Shutdown, Grover Norquist Taxes, Minnesota Tax Policy, Oregon Tax Policy, Grover Norquist, Politics News

To me, the oath of office is like a wedding vow. Once you say,"I do" and promise to be faithful to one person, are not all earlier flirtations swept aside? Does a promise to Grover Norquist's lobbying group outweigh the oath of office?

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Austrian Economics and Modern Monetary Theory

Robin Koerner | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Government, F.A. Hayek, Mmt, Central Bank, Revenue, Austrian Economics, Modern Monetary Theory, Taxation, Federal Reserve, Business News

As the disastrous consequences of loose money, central banking and a fractional reserve system have become obvious, many citizens have discovered some...

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Laying-Off Teachers To Demonstrate How Much They Are Appreciated

David Coates | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Deficit, Foreclosure Crisis, Competitiveness, Poverty, Unemployment, Framing, Democrats-Push-Back, Sputnik Moment, Deficit Hawks, Teachers, Taxation, Public Services, Inequality, Politics News

At what point will the president tell the speaker of the House of Representatives that teacher appreciation is vital to the long-term economic health of this country? That point ought to be now.

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Forbes In Denver: Government Should Get Out Of Healthcare Business

Denver Business Journal | Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Federal Tax Code, Association for Corporate Growth, Forbes in Denver, Forbes Media, Federal Reserve, Steve Forbes, Acg, Taxation, Tax Codes, Denver, Denver News

Steve Forbes still supports a flat income tax and a complete remake of the federal tax code. He also thinks the Fed should stop its “quantitative ea...

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Cutting Spending Is Not the Only Way To Cut the Deficit

Steven Cohen | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: President Obama Administration, Tea Party, Taxation, Federal Deficit, Tax Day Tea Party, House of Representatives, John Boehner, Budget Crisis, Paul Ryan, Politics News

The deficit is a major problem for America. But there are two parts to the problem. One part is waste in government. The second is insufficient revenue. We are under-taxed, especially our corporations and our rich.

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The Rosetta Stone of the Right

Tom Shachtman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Justice, Welfare, Tea Party, Latinos, Matthew 26, John Henry Hammond, Rosetta Stone, Right Wing, Wealth, Blacks, Illegal Immigrants, Slavery, Abraham Lincoln, Poor, Plantaton Owners, Taxation, Unions, Politics News

Struggling to comprehend the right-wing assault on unions in Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio, the attempts to defund federal programs for the poor, the in...

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Will One Psychological Flaw Destroy Our Whole Economy?

John Selby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sharing, Greed, Wealth, Economic Crisis, Thanksgiving 2010, Financial Oligarchy, Taxation, Compassion in Business, Focus Phrase, Politics News

Yes, our country was founded upon fairness, balance, trust, compassion, and faith. But our economy is being driven by greed and a blind imbalance of power.

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Tea Party Hypocrisy: The New Taxation Without Representation

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Gop, Think Tanks, Wall Street Reform, Taxation Without Representation, Citizens United, Democrats, Corporatocracy, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Msnbc, Tea Party Movement, Right Wing Think Tanks, Labor Unions, Koch Brothers, Wall Street, Nancy Pelosi, Rupert Murdoch, Communication Act of 1934, Fox News, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Pacs, Taxation, Tea Party, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News

If the right wins in the kind of blood bath that is predicted for the House in November, welcome to the United States of the Koch Brothers.

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A Deficit in Their Thinking

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Progressive Taxation, 2010 Obama Administration, Deficit, Deficit Hawks, Pete Peterson, Taxation, Clinton Administration, Politics News

Progressives can't ignore America's projected budget deficits. We need a proactive strategy -- focused on rebuilding a broadly prosperous economy -- to push back on the conservative deficit hawks.

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Ten Commandments for Fiscal Adjustment in Advanced Economies

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 05.25.2011

What advanced countries need is clarity of intent, an appropriate calibration of fiscal targets, and adequate structural reforms. With a little help from monetary policy, and from their (emerging market) friends.

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The F Word: Tax Grousing Tells Half The Story

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, F Word, Money, Local, Economy, State, Tea Parties, Grit Tv, Income, The F Word, Payroll Tax, Tax Day, Tea Partiers, Laura Flanders, Grittv, New York Times, Leonhardt, Taxation, Tea Party, Politics News

It's tax time again, the time of year when Americans grouse about forking over part of their hard-earned cash to the dear old government. These days,...

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The Truth about Taxes: Uncoupled Singles Always Pay a Penalty

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Singled Out, Marriage Penalty, Household Expenses, Law Review, Unmarried Couples Penalty, Marital Status, Housework, Income, Marriage, Singlism, Economies of Scale, Work, Pay Inequities, Parental Status, Discrimination, Taxation, Singles Penalty, Marriage Bonus, Politics News

Of course, that's not what we hear in the public conversation. But it's official: It's not a marriage penalty, it's a singles penalty.

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Will the Global Debt Crisis Lead to a Future Tax Hell on Earth?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Will and Ariel Durant, European Debt Crisis, Taxation, Roman Empire, Global Debt Crisis, Sovereign Debt Crisis, Business News

When all else fails, the capacity to impose taxation on its citizens is the only recourse left to sovereigns for convincing bankers and investors of their credit worthiness as borrowers.

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