So, let's talk taxes, beginning with the basics. I have found that many people don't really understand how taxes work, so I want to write a bit about that here.
David Sirota | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics
Beyond the very clear -- and admirable -- mandate Obama created for himself in terms of raising taxes on the rich, history suggests such a policy is not at odds with righting an economy.
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
Many American have no idea how long the country has been running deficits and they may not have all the numbers at their fingertips, but the general drift has not escaped them.
Chris Kelly | Posted 11.04.2008 | Business
A vote for Obama will increase the velocity of the economy. Rich people will sell and buy assets like it's going out of style. This is good for everyone. And they'll pay taxes on the sales.
Vicky Ward | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
Comedian Jon Stewart, probably New York's most beloved television host, started to speak -- and to my astonishment -- was heckled
Lee Camp | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
The first thing I said was, "Is Joe aware he'd get a tax cut under Obama?" -- because, as many of us have read, Joe ACTUALLY makes $40,000 per year, not $250,000.
Mark Weisbrot | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
Senator Barack Obama's campaign for the White House pulled ahead of his opponent, Senator John McCain, as soon as the current financial crisis hit the...
Bill Scher | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics
The decades of false conservative attacks against progressive taxation have reached their limit. Conservative credibility concerning governance is shot.
R.W. Sanders | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home
Karl Rove knows that if you repeat a message over and over, people will eventually believe it. For this technique to work, however, one must stick to a simple theme and be consistent. John McCain didn't get that memo.
Jennifer Bernard | Posted 10.18.2008 | Home
The taxes on Joe-the-Plumber's $250,000 bought me my first-grade textbooks when my family was on food stamps. I do not feel guilty that Joe may have had to drink less-expensive champagne that year so that I could have a sandwich for dinner.
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics
The McCain campaign ramped up its criticism of the press on Friday, calling the fourth estate an embarrassment and shameful for the way it has scrutin...
Kim Mance | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics
As a former Hillary supporter and long-time Obama-skeptic-turned-no-other-choice-but-still-a-little-tentative-supporter, this made my day.
Diane Tucker | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home
During the primaries Obama got trounced in southwestern Virginia. "Presence really matters," Gov. Kaine told Obama. "Go and show 'em you're really interested."
Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 09.30.2008 | Chicago
If paying taxes makes you patriotic, Chicagoans should get a memorial built in their honor (or just add Harry Caray's face to Mount Rushmore).
Josh Dorner | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
After releasing an ad earlier this week that contained debunked lies about offshore drilling and gas prices, John McCain unveiled a new ad today, "Dom...
AP | JOE MILICIA | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics
CANTON, Ohio — Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday called Republican John McCain's answers to the current economic cris...
Trey Ellis | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics
The Democratic candidate's coffers are far richer than the Republicans, so why is McCain's lie about Obama's taxes to the middle class sticking?
Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics
We've spent the last 8 years not making tough choices that need to be made. Now we have two presidential hopefuls who would continue that trend.
OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 08.14.2008 | Home
WHO: Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, Economic Policy Director Jason Furman and Senior Economic Advisor Austan Goolsbee WHAT: Press con...
AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 08.12.2008 | Business
WASHINGTON — If you're a senior citizen and make less than $50,000 a year, Barack Obama has a deal for you: the rest of your life free of federa...
Jared Bernstein | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics
If McCain and his staff persist in twisting the truth on Obama's tax plan, there can be no decent debate. It's an abrogation of anything resembling straight talk.
OffTheBus Listening Post | Posted 07.07.2008 | Home
WHO: Economic Policy Advisor Steve Forbes and Senior Policy Advisor Doug Holtz-Eakin WHAT: Press conference call to discuss Senator Barack Obama's...
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...
Huffington Post | Posted 06.10.2008 | Media
In the latest issue of Avenue magazine — a "glossy, lifestyle magazine that chronicles the lives of Manhattan's affluent and socially powerful" ...
Bloomberg | Ryan J. Donmoyer and Julianna Goldman | Posted 03.25.2008 | Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle gave $10,772 of the $1.2 million they earned from 2000 through 2004 to charities,...
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Dave Johnson | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics