Taxes
STEVEN MALANGA:: Who’s Against the Olympics? Taxpayers Most Notably
By MB Snow at August 1, 2012 | 1:10 pm
By Steven Malanga -- On July 6, 2005, Londoners celebrated in Trafalgar Square as giant television screens carried the announcement by the International Olympic Committee that the city had won the right to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. Back in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized to America because his city's bid to host those games, which Bloomberg had ... Go To Article
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GM Spends $600M on UK Soccer Promo | Washington Free Beacon
By MB Snow at August 1, 2012 | 10:40 am
BY: Bill McMorris -- General Motors plans to shell out as much as $600 million to sponsor a European soccer team despite owing $27 billion to American taxpayers. GM’s Chevrolet logo will appear front and center on the jerseys of soccer powerhouse Manchester United, as part of one of the largest sponsorship deals in U.S. history. GM will pay $60 million per year ... Go To Article
JIM DeMINT:: No Internet Taxation Without Representation – WSJ
By MB Snow at August 1, 2012 | 12:40 am
By JIM DEMINT Our nation was born from the idea of "no taxation without representation"—that citizens should not be taxed by governments in which they have no political voice. Yet now lawmakers in Washington want to overturn that bedrock principle in order to extract more revenues from American consumers. The Marketplace Fairness Act recently introduced in the ... Go To Article
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LEWIS HAY III:: The Tax Cliff Endangers Seniors – WSJ
By MB Snow at July 25, 2012 | 12:53 am
Most people know that the U.S. government is rapidly approaching the edge of a fiscal cliff that will raise taxes for millions of Americans—at every income level and age. What is less known is that seniors, many of whom depend on investment income to fund their retirement, will be hurt the most. If Congress fails to act, tax rates for investment income will soar ... Go To Article
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TAXES:: White House Tries to Prod Congress With New Tax Report – Washington Wire – WSJ
By MB Snow at July 25, 2012 | 12:10 am
By Jared A. Favole -- WASHINGTON–The White House is trying to ratchet up the pressure on congressional Republicans, saying a new report shows middle-class families would see their tax bills increase by an average of $1,600 if Congress doesn’t extend tax cuts set to expire at year’s end. “Congress faces a choice,” says a new report released by the White ... Go To Article
PIPES:: A Healthcare Blueprint For A President Mitt Romney – Forbes
By MB Snow at July 24, 2012 | 1:12 pm
Mitt Romney caused a stir during his recent speech before the NAACP, telling the crowd, “I will eliminate expensive non-essential programs like Obamacare.” The largely pro-Obama crowd was not thrilled with Romney’s attack on the president’s signature legislative achievement. But it’s hard to imagine how anyone could be excited about the prospect of shelling ... Go To Article
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ARI FLEISCHER:: The Latest News on Tax Fairness – WSJ
By MB Snow at July 23, 2012 | 12:45 am
By ARI FLEISCHER, July 22, 2012 -- A new Congressional Budget Office reports shows the share of taxes paid by the top 20% has gone up over the last 30 years, while the share of taxes paid by everyone else has gone down. If fairness in paying taxes means the amount you pay is based on the amount you make, then the only group in America paying at least a "fair share" ... Go To Article
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TAX RETURNS:: Few in Congress have released tax returns, report shows – CBS News
By MB Snow at July 19, 2012 | 11:31 am
By Stephanie Condon -- (CBS News) Mitt Romney has come under fire from every direction for refusing to release more than two years' worth of tax returns, but many of his critics in Congress are refusing to disclose their own returns, a new report shows. Over the course of three months, McClatchy Newspapers asked all 535 members of Congress to release their most ... Go To Article
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TAXES:: Online sales tax bill is approached with caution – POLITICO
By MB Snow at July 19, 2012 | 12:07 am
By MICHELLE QUINN | 7/18/12 10:34 PM EDT SAN FRANCISCO — Despite the support of about a dozen GOP governors, conservative Republicans on the Hill have a way to go before they are willing to support a federal bill on online sales tax. The lawmakers tend to view — or fear their constituents will view — the measures as a tax increase. And that just won’t fly in ... Go To Article
LAFFER & SCUDDER:: The Tax Cliff Is a Growth Killer – WSJ
By MB Snow at July 16, 2012 | 12:55 am
By ARTHUR B. LAFFER AND FORD M. SCUDDER -- The United States faces an economic collapse thanks to massive tax increases on Jan. 1, and continued deficit spending for years on end. Keynesians worry about spending cuts and to some extent the expiration of the temporary 2% payroll tax cut. But the looming expiration of the Bush tax rate cuts along with new levies ... Go To Article
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