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Political Fiction Is What Really Kills Jobs
Read More: Domestic Oil, Gas Prices, Birther, Tax Increase, Nebraska, Temporary Jobs, Keystone XL
Pipeline, Jobs, Energy Independence, Republicans, Barack Obama, Nra, Politics News
In politics, the line between reality and fantasy is often hard to decipher. The recent ruling by a
Nebraska court regarding the Keystone XL pipeline offers another example of this situation.
Do Republicans Really Want a Balanced Budget Amendment?
Read More: Wasteful Spending, Bill Clinton, Households, Balanced Budget Amendment, Tax
Increase, President Obama, Ronald Reagan, Federal Deficit, War, George W. Bush, Iraq, Democrats,
Barack Obama, National Debt, Companies, Tax Cuts, Government Jobs, Afghanistan, Republicans,
Rick Snyder, Politics News
No one argues that the government shouldn't be more prudent with its money, but a balanced
budget amendment does almost nothing to address the underlying problems that lead to wasteful
spending.
Salaried Employees Will Earn 2 Percent Less Per Paycheck in 2013
Americans saw a payroll tax increase on January 1, 2013, due to the expiration of the payroll tax
holiday, a temporary tax break voted into law in the hopes of stimulating the economy.
Obama's Opening Gambit On The Fiscal Cliff -- Time To Freak Out?
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Jobs, Obama, Offshore Tax Havens, Barack Obama, Romney, Capital Gains Tax, Politics, Deficit,
Video, Federal Budget Deficit, Bob Corker, Fiscal Cliff, Budget Deficit, Capital Gains, Medicare, Tax
Havens, Estate Tax, Politics News

2. No. But there are several interesting elements, particularly among the combined $1.6 trillion in new
tax revenue. Obama has spent most of the past ...
St. Louis County's Special School District Seeks Tax Increase
ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- When St. Louis County voters head to the polls on Election Day, they'll be
asked to approve a 19-cent tax increase for the Special...
Majority Of Americans Support Tax Hike For Rich
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for Rich, Obama Tax Increase, Tax Increase for Rich, Tax Hikes, Tax Hike, Bush Tax Cuts, Politics
News
Americans support raising taxes on the rich by a two-to-one margin, with many believing an increase
would both help the economy and make the tax syste...
Why Obama Should Raise Taxes in 2013
Obama is going to win the election this year and when he does, I want him to raise taxes on wealthy
Americans by repealing the Bush tax cuts or introducing new tax legislation on the "1 percent" as
well as capital gains.
CEOs Embrace Tax Hike Plans Rejected By Paul Ryan
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Tax Hikes, Bowles-Simpson, Business Roundtable, Deficit, Video, Alice Rivlin, Pete Domenici,
Simpson-Bowles, Ceos, Alan Simpson, Corporate Tax Loopholes, Tax Hike, Raising Taxes, Paul Ryan,
Tax Increases, Politics News
WASHINGTON -- A powerful coalition of corporate executives on Wednesday praised a deficit
reduction plan that has long been maligned by GOP leaders fo...

3. Mayor's Plan To Hike Movie Concessions Tax Gets Poor Reviews
WASHINGTON -- D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray's proposed 5 percent tax hike on movie theater
concessions, first reported Wednesday by the Washington Business ...
Chicago Board Of Education Approves Property Tax Hike To Offset New Costs
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Teachers Union, Cps Budget Deficit, Teacher Raise, Rahm Emanuel, 90 Minutes, Cps, Budget
Deficit, Teacher Pay Raise, Tax Hike, Property Tax Raise, Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago News
Update: The Chicago Teacher's Union rejected Schools chief Jean Claude Brizard's proposal to give
teachers a 2 percent raise in exchange for working a...
Debt Crisis Update: Democrats Double Dog Dare Republicans; Republicans Hold Breath, Turn Blue
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John Boehner, Default, Tax Revenue, President Obama, Debt Meeting, Comedy News
"If they're good when they return to the negotiating table and serious about preventing a default,
maybe they'll get some juice and cookies. But only if they promise to be good."
Question: When Is a 'Tax Increase' Not a Tax Increase?
Permitting a temporary tax cut to expire as the original law provided is not raising taxes. The Bush
tax cuts were but one more failed experiment in the flawed "supply side" theory of taxes.
When Taxes Are Good for Us
In many cases, taxes are not an evil or a drag on society, but are instead a wonderful purchasing
opportunity, providing the most practical way to buy extremely desirable goods: peace and security.

4. How Many Committees Does it Take to Wage a War on Women?
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Planning, Small Business, Tax Increase, H.R. 3, Naral, Joe Pitts, House Ways and Means Committee,
Planned Parenthood, h.r.3, House Judiciary Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee,
House, H.R. 358, Lobby Day, War on Women, Stupak on Steroids, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion
Act, Grover Norquist, Abortion-Rape-Incest, Title X, Politics News
Recent and ongoing attacks on women's freedom and privacy by the anti-choice House leadership
are so far-reaching and so extreme that they've been dubbed the "War on Women."
The Cost of Taxing Nonprofits
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United Way of NYC, Sales Tax, Not for Profits, Recession, New York City, New York, New York News
By imposing new taxes on nonprofits, I fear that policy-makers have forgotten why the tax exemption
was put in place: nonprofits provide a service that relieves the burden on others.
A Big VAT Lie
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Volcker, Republican, Reagan, Pelosi, Vat Tax, Grassley, Tax Cut, Nancy Pelosi, Tax Hike, Sales Tax,
Vat, Big VAT Lie, John McCain, Tobacco Tax, Tax Increase, Big Lie, Progressive Tax, Democrat,
Congress, Nafta, Democrats, Volcker, Commission, Barack Obama, Income Tax, Progressive, Tax,
Chris Weigant, Value-Added-Tax, Chuck Grassley, Regressive, Regressive Tax, Senate, Reaganite,
Politics News
I speak of the "value-added tax," or "VAT." Republicans are horrified that President Obama has a
secret plan to pass this tax, and are shouting from the rooftops (of the nearest Fox News building).
Private Equity, Hedge Funds Face Tax Hike: 15% to 39.6%
Of course, even if the measure passes, Wall Street executives are ready: They've already begun
devising clever new "structures" to skirt the tax chang...

5. Time To Make A Deal
In last Saturday's national radio address, President Barack Obama said he is ready to compromise
with Republicans on healthcare but is not satisfied with doing nothing.
Microsoft, Dell Prepare To Fight Tax Increase
Software and computer companies such as Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. are
gearing up to fight an Obama administration plan to cur...
House Democrats Face Uphill Battle On Ending Tax Cuts
House Democrats say leadership has their work cut out in convincing the public to support a tax
increase on those making more than $250,000. Centrist...
Obama Officials: No Guarantee Taxes Won't Go Up
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's treasury secretary said Sunday he cannot rule out
higher taxes to help tame an exploding budget deficit, a...
Taxes Rising On Parking, Concerts And Sporting Events
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Increase, Two Ticket Boot, Chicago Budget Shortfall, Mayor Daley, Cicago Taxes, Parking Tax
Increase, Chicago News
Chicago sports fans, movie mavens, concertgoers and theater patrons will pay more to attend live

6. events--and so will those who park their cars in gara...
McCain Will Raise Your Taxes, Obama Will Raise Your Income
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Mccain, Obama, Bush, Taxes Obama, Obama Taxes, Herrington, Obama Mccain Tax Plan Benefits
Chart Rolling Stone, Will Mccaine Raise Taxes, Obama Income Mccain Taxes, Mccain's Policies on
Taxes, Home News
Americans now pay less in taxes than at any time since WWII. The low tax rate, in effect now for
eight years, has produced nothing even close to resembling general prosperity.
It's the Economy, Stupid!
Read More: Election 2008, Barack Obama, First Presidential Debate, Presidential Debates, Bailout,
Small Business, John McCain, Tax Increase, Wall Street Crash, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush,
Vice-Presidential Candidates, World Economy, Entrepeneurship, Middle Class Economics, Financial
Crisis, Warren Buffett, American Idol, Politics News
At a time of crisis, intelligent rule and leadership are crucial for the masses and the world's
economy. I am praying that level heads prevail, to save our country and our economy.
McCain Secretly Plans New Tax on Middle Class
Read More: Insurance Companies, John McCain, Tax Increase, Michigan, Straight Talk Express,
Middle Class, New York Times, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Tax
Credit, Barack Obama, Politics News
McCain intends to tax workers for the value of health insurance that they receive from their
employers. Really. It's not included in the description of his plan on his web site.
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