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- Wonkbook: Yes, tax cuts increase the deficit
On Thursday, House Republicans unanimously rejected a resolution from Rep. Gary Peters stating, among other things, that the Bush tax cuts added to the deficit. If you read the text they were voting on, it's pretty clear that it wasn't built for bipartisanship: It's phrased to suggest that Bush was a liar and Republican governance was a fraud. That kind of thing doesn't pick up votes across the ...
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - Democrats in Senate planning to introduce 'Buffett Rule' tax bill
WASHINGTON - Democratic senators announced Monday that they would introduce legislation this week codifying President Obama's principle that the super-rich should pay at least the tax rate of middle-class workers.
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - 'Buffett Rule' Becomes A Bill, And Congress Bickers
President Obama wants Congress to end certain tax breaks for the very wealthy. In response, Senate Democrats introduced legislation that would require those earning $1 million annually to pay no less than 30 percent in taxes. The bill faces Republican opposition, and is likely to be an election year issue.
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - Could the GOP impeach Obama for ending the Bush tax cuts?
Though liberals are scoffing, that's the threat from Grover Norquist, the anti-tax activist who has essentially been setting the GOP's tax policy
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - Facebook Details Continue to Emerge Following IPO Announcement
Facebook's coziness with Washington and the astronomical tax bill its founder could face by exercising a huge cache of stock options are some of the latest details to emerge about the social network following its IPO announcement.
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - Boehner Defends Romney Tax Rate
House Speaker John Boehner defended Tuesday the lower tax rate for capital gains that has helped lower the tax bill of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - ?Buffett Rule? Tax Bill Would Preserve Charitable Deduction
Senate Democrats have introduced legislation to require the richest Americans to pay a minimum share of their income in taxes, but allow them to continue claiming a deduction for charitable giving.
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - Your Money: Are the Bush-era tax cuts good for all Americans, or just investors?
Your Money: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney benefited from the tax cuts. But he's not alone.
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - Romney earned $42.5M, will pay $6.2M tax bill
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million in taxes on a total of $42.5 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011.
bill bush tax 05 Feb 2012 - Bush Tax Cuts Saved Romney Almost $1.2 Million in 2011
Congress will have to decide this year what to do about the Bush tax cuts, most of which sunset at the end of this year. President Obama has said that they should be extended for all but the highest income taxpayers.?? His Republican challengers favor extending all of them. (Our budget situation would be vastly ...
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