Bush Tax Cuts
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- Bush Tax Cuts Shed Light on Right-Wing’s Obsession with Greed PreservationPicture the faces of the poor and struggling along with the smug countenance of Grover Norquist, the poster figure for greed preservation.
- Real Solution to Deficit Threat '" Let the Bush Tax Cuts ExpireOn Monday, Wall Street's S&P ratings agency downgraded the US financial outlook to negative.
- Give Back the Bush Tax CutsA new movement inspired by millionaires who say no to the Bush tax cuts
- Unemployment Extensions in 2010 for Bush Tax Cuts -- a Fair Trade?Somewhere in all the political wrangling going on in Washington, Senate Republicans took the millions of jobless that have lost their unemployment benefits extensions (an estimated 6.3 million individuals) and began using them as leverage to get...
- Unemployment Extension Compromise to Be Blocked by Democrats -- is This a Bad Joke?The legislative compromise proposed by President Barack Obama Monday -- where an extension of the Bush tax cuts would be granted along with a 13-month reauthorization to the unemployment benefits extension -- may not be in much jeopardy...
A Brief Explanation of Why Extending the Bush Tax Cuts Hurts More Than Helps Our Future ProspectsConfused about the debate on extending or allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire? Here's information that will shed some light on the subject while exposing bogus claims of some who have promised to reduce our debt.- Obama's Unemployment Extension Compromise Lines Up Debt HypocritesAnd yet, at the same time the unemployment benefits extension reauthorizations have been blocked because they have not been offset or provided for with extra federal revenue, the Republicans have been calling for the extension of all the Bush tax cuts...
Obama to Extend Bush Tax Cuts; & You've Been Calling Obama a Socialist?If Obama caves in on GOP demands to extend Bush era tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, you'd better stop calling him a socialist. Obama should dare the GOP to vote against extending jobless benefits.- Unemployment Benefits Extensions Expiring, Related to Bush Tax CutsUnemployment benefits extensions are set to expire on November 30. At the moment, there doesn't seem to be many on Capitol Hill overly concerned that another 2 million people, many of whom seem the extensions as their only financial lifeline in a flat...
Lame Duck Congress is Letting Time Run Out for Bush Tax Cut ExtensionThe Lame-duck Congress is letting time run out for a vote on the Bush tax cut extension. With only days of voting left, the Democrats have so many other things on their agenda it doesn't seem like the tax cuts will come up at all.- Fighting the Bush Tax CutsEnding tax breaks for top 2% is a great way to fight the deficit, but Obama may be backing down.
Obama Slithers Around Letting Bush Tax Cuts ExpireObama hinted to reporters in South Korea that he would strike a deal with Republicans on extending the expiring Bush tax cuts. They would be temporary tax cuts, and not permanent.
Should Republicans Extend the Bush Tax Cuts?Congress must decide soon whether or not to extend the Bush tax cuts for all Americans, to extend them just for those making under $200,000 to $250,000 per year, or to let them expire. What are the facts?- If Bush Tax Cuts Expire, Low Income Families SufferWhen the Bush tax cuts expire at the end of the year, the loss of working capital will effect low income people more than high income.
- What is Never Discussed About the Bush Tax CutsTaxes are not just some simple accounting gimmick to balance budgets. They have major economic consequences too.
Democrats to Pelosi and Obama: Let's Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Across the BoardPresident Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have drawn a line in the sand: no extension of the Bush tax cuts for families making over $250,000 a year. But they are being challenged from an unexpected quarter.
Can the Democrats Support the Bush Tax Cuts While Running Against the Bush Tax Cuts?Ed Morrissey at Hot Air has noticed a curious cognitive dissonance on the part of the Congressional Democrats. While running against George W. Bush as the author of the current economic crisis, they are contemplating extending the Bush tax cuts.- The War Over the End of the Bush Tax Cuts: What is Really Going On?This article briefly outlines the arguments for and against ending the "Bush Tax Cuts," pointing to flaws in the perspective that lower taxes for wealthy Americans results in job creation.
- Pelosi Calls on House Reps for State Stimulus but No Bush Tax Cuts ExtensionU.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants increased government spending, which will lead to more taxes, while ignoring some advice that continuing tax credits is more important.
Should Congress Extend Bush's Tax Cuts?As the year and interim elections come to an end, congressman will have to decide whether or not to allow Bush's tax cuts to expire. Although the American debt is massive, I believe that raising taxes could effectively put us in a double dip recession.- Pure Austerity: What is it and Why is it Important in These Turbulent Economic Times?This article will forward the idea of Pure Austerity, explain why it is important and will detail how it should work in the current economic and political times in the US.
- What Awaits Us with Progress on Debt Deal?A new debt deal has passed the House and is awaiting approval from the Senate. Here are three things I find interesting and notable about the agreement.
How $57 Billion Unemployment Extensions Could Cost $900 BillionPresident Barack Obama unveiled a "framework" proposal Monday for the U. S. Senate to work with that incorporates not only the Bush tax cuts and the unemployment benefits extensions that have been major points of contention for the past...
Obama MathBarack Obama President Math On The Expiration of Tax Cuts on Rich Is Amazing. A big figure in the deficit battle, peanuts to the rich. And what does it suggest abut the amount we are allowing these folk to make?- The Push to Keep the Bush Tax Cuts and Less Regulations"The truth is that not even the Franklin Roosevelt administration was as hostile to and ignorant about free enterprise as this administration is," declared magazine publisher and one-time GOP presidential contender Steve Forbes."
- Countering Myths About the Bush Tax CutsBush's tax cuts were not for the wealthy, and instead actually shifted more of the federal income tax burden to the nation's top wage earners.
- Barrack Obama's Welfare StateBoth parties are playing cards this election season based on what they know gets the vote. The more important question is which of these policies support life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
