There are certain thoughts that are de rigueur in every State of the Union Address. Honor is paid to our men and women in
Category: Taxes
Playing chicken with the debt ceiling: So dangerous, even Reagan wouldn’t go there
$18.9 billion. That’s what the 2011 debt-limit standoff and the threatened U.S. credit default will be costing taxpayers in higher interest payments over the
Corporate pork: the secret ingredient in the fiscal-cliff recipe
Once upon a time, a President or Congressional leader trying to get a bill passed would use earmarks—also known as “pork”—to buy votes from
Obama sees the poor as well as the middle class
Shortly after assuming the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson announced his commitment to a war on poverty. That
5 plutocracy-busting ideas from America’s progressive history
The biggest difference between today’s super-rich capitalists and the robber barons [a much more descriptive term] of a hundred years ago appears to be
Lame duck: Obama’s not-so-grand bargain
According to a leaked memo provided by Bob Woodward on last Sunday’s Meet the Press with David Gregory, Obama’s first try at a “Grand
Robert Reich on how to reduce the deficit
In a recent blog post, Robert Reich points out that Obama won re-election, so he needs to aim much higher on the upcoming budget
Lame duck alert: Don’t give more tax breaks to the people who need them least
The dust barely settled after the victory party in Chicago when the number crunchers turned into worker bees with a mission. As announced in a
Please raise my taxes
I am part of America’s middle class and I want to pay higher taxes. Before you call me insane, let me explain that I
Romney/Ryan plan: Tax-free living for the rich
Yes, as through this world I’ve wandered I’ve seen lots of funny men, Some will rob you with a six-gun, And some with a