The Minimum Wage: A Disgrace and A Scandal
There will be a lot of chatter about today's hike in the minimum wage. We should be happy for the people who will get another seventy cents an hour ...
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My Talk With Bob Reich: Only Democrats Can Save Globalization from Republican-Generated Backlash
Nathan Gardels | Posted 07.15.2008 | Business
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Robert Reich: "Capitalism has always required regulation in order to ensure against fraud and excessive speculation. Greenspan allowed the economic crisis to happen because he believed that capitalism was self-correcting."
GOP Brags That McCain Will Continue Bush's Economic Legacy
David Sirota | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
Republicans still want America to believe that the way to steady the economy is to follow Bush's efforts to slash taxes for millionaires.
McCain says: "Slash Social Security Benefits"
Mark Kleiman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
Not only does McCain think that Social Security is "an absolute disgrace," he knows what he wants to do about it -- he'll reduce pensions but not increase taxes on the wealthy.
Real Estate Roulette
Gihan Perera | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics
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The game is rigged: while Bear Stearns got a $29 billion government bailout, over $60,000 of wealth equity per homeowner was lost in the crash. We must demand the next president to take action
How to Balance the Federal Budget
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 07.10.2008 | Business
Let's overlay the current economic environment -- we're in a recession and we're not getting out of it anytime soon. That means that tactically, this is a terrible time to increase taxes.
This Isn't Infighting, This is Therapy
Chip Hanlon | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics
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You may be expecting the finest in GOP entertainment as we righties tear each other apart ahead of November's presumed debacle. But in fact, it's the first step in our return to the majority.
McCain Camp Labels Obama "Tax-Raiser" - McCain Campaign Press Call 7.7.08 AUDIO
OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home
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WHO: Economic Policy Advisor Steve Forbes and Senior Policy Advisor Doug Holtz-Eakin WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Senator Barack Obama's...
Crocodile Dundee To Tax Man: Come And Get Me
AP | Posted 07.05.2008 | Entertainment
SYDNEY, Australia — "Crocodile Dundee" star Paul Hogan challenged Australian tax authorities Friday to track him down in the United States after...
Selling Out Sometimes? Okay. Selling Out All The Time? Not.
Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
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Barack Obama dealt a bit in platitudes during the primaries so that he'd have less to disassociate himself from once he had the nomination in hand. But he held back on a few whoppers, too.
Dem "Strategists": Use These 8 Points and Learn How to Discuss Taxes or Don't Go on TV
Paul Abrams | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics
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The Republicans will lie -- they will claim that Obama is going to raise everyone's taxes. Today, I heard several people on TV dubbed "Democratic strategists" just fall for it.
IRS Mileage Reimbursement Rate Increases
AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service, citing the drain that high gas prices are having on people's finances, said Monday it is raising the ...
Message to Obama and McCain: Don't Waste Time on Paul's Backers
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.24.2008 | Home
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The message to Republican presidential contender John McCain and his Democratic rival Barack Obama don't waste any time courting no shot former GOP ...
Our Baloney Way of Life
Dan Agin | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics
The major baloney industry in America is advertising, with politics a close second. In this political season, politics and advertising, much of it from right- wingnut- ideology addicts high on dogma.
Bipartisanship Thrives -- At Least When it Comes to Earmarks
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics
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Earmarks are back on the scene. Despite repeated attempts to kill the industry, or at least weaken it, the current House defense authorization bill contains almost $10 billion dollars of red ink.
Internet Purchases Shouldn't Be Subsidized
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business
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So we cannot afford to lose tens of billions of dollars in state and local tax revenues by exempting internet sales. But even if it were affordable, there is no good economic reason to do so.
How People Making $200,000 Or More Avoid Paying Taxes
ABC News | KEVIN McCOY | Posted 06.15.2008 | Business
Death is inevitable, but federal income taxes aren't for an increased number of high-income earners. New IRS statistics show 7,389 federal tax return...
Obama: I Would Cut Taxes For Middle Class
AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics
WAYNE, Pa. — Democrat Barack Obama told voters Saturday he would push an aggressive economic agenda as president: cutting taxes for the middle c...
Friday Talking Points [35] -- Tim Russert Memorial Edition
Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics
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Nobody seriously annoyed me this week, but I will launch a pre-emptive finger-wagging, to anyone on the left who can't resist the urge to be disrespectful of Tim Russert's memory right now.
McCain's Veepstakes Dilemma
Christopher Ingram | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
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The question in deciding whom to pick for your VP running mate basically boils down to two things: geographic benefit and filling a void. McCain's weakness is his lack of support from conservatives.
Tax Rebates Being Used To Cover Cost Of Living
AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.30.2008 | Business
CHICAGO — Many Americans allowed themselves to fantasize about large-screen TVs, European vacations and other luxuries when they learned of the ...
New Jersey Thinks You Look Fat In Those Pants
Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 05.12.2008 | Life
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Because obesity and taxes are two of the best subjects to get people all riled up, New Jersey decided to propose a new tax on fast food.
Why Wal-Mart Does Not Strengthen Our Economy
David Nassar | Posted 04.30.2008 | Business
It's tax rebate time, and no one is hungrier for the tax rebate checks arriving in mailboxes today than Wal-Mart. But spending your tax rebate there won't stimulate the economy.
Vampire Hunters, Taxes and the Campaign Trail
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics
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Unlike Wesley Snipes, most Americans know they have to pay their taxes. The IRS estimates that Americans overall pay about 84 percent of what they owe. But the missing money isn't chickenfeed.
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