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Biden’s Frosty Exchange Over Taxes

30 June 2010

Last week, Vice President Joe Biden was in Milwaukee when he stopped in at Kopp’s Frozen Custard (not ice cream!) for a quick bite. After getting a cone, the vice president asked, “What do we owe ya?” The store manager replied, “Don’t worry, it’s on us. Lower our taxes and we’ll call it even.” Biden’s [...]

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White House Releases Tax Returns

16 April 2009

No extensions necessary for President Obama and Vice President Biden. Both have their tax returns for 2008. Here’s the scoop: President Obama and his wife reported $2.7 million in 2008, about $1.5 million less than they reported in 2007 (I guess the recession has hit everyone). A majority of their income came from royalties from [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Presidential Economic Plans

31 October 2008

It’s Fix the Tax Code Friday! We know what Joe the Plumber thinks about the economic plans as proposed by the candidates… But what do you think? Here’s your last chance before the elections to state your case for economic change. Today’s Fix the Tax Code Friday question is: If you could ask either candidate [...]

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Debate? What Debate?

3 October 2008

Did you see the vice presidential debate last night? I’ll admit that I didn’t watch the whole thing. For one, the Phillies were busy taking Game 2 of their series against the Brewers (go Phillies!). But also because I’m not a big fan of political debates. Rarely do you discover anything significant because these debates [...]

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God And Taxes, Redux – And Not What You’re Expecting

24 September 2008

For years, the GOP has been viewed as having a lock on the link between God and politics – and I am not claiming that to be a good thing. But maybe that’s changing – and I am not claiming that to be a good thing, either. Senator and Vice Presidential hopeful Joe Biden recently [...]

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If I Were President…

29 May 2007

Oh, don’t even get me started. But there are a number of folks who are actually making a run at it this year, some expected and some, well, not. I have contacted each of the candidates several times to ask their positions on various tax issues. And a number of them responded promptly and their [...]

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Tax Talk 2007: Joe Biden

20 May 2007

Our next presidential candidate to be featured in our series of interviews is Joe Biden, a Democrat and Delaware Senator. Here are his unedited answers to my six questions: 1. What’s the single most important tax issue facing Americans today? As I travel across this country, I see the middle class in trouble. For the [...]

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