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Romney’s Tax Returns are Remarkably… Unremarkable

24 January 2012

I know, I know. You, like me, woke up this morning and your first thought was: what’s on those darn Romney tax returns? Okay, maybe you didn’t. But I did (true story, ask my husband). And not because I really care in a this-will-dramatically-change-my-life kind of way but rather I was interested in what the [...]

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Quelle Horreur! Mitt Romney Pays ‘About 15% Tax Rate’

18 January 2012

Under growing pressure from other GOP candidates, GOP presidential hopeful and frontrunner Mitt Romney has released some limited information about his finances this week. It turns out *gasp* that Romney has done pretty well for himself over the years. But, really, we already knew that . While we don’t know the specifics, Romney’s net worth [...]

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GOP Links Payroll Tax Cuts to Pipeline Approval

4 December 2011

Here’s why people really hate Congress: these days, it’s all shenanigans. It’s not “what can I do for you?” so much as “what can I do for my friends?” It’s all back room deals and sneaky tricks. And now we have another one to add to the mix. Rumor has it – and House Speaker [...]

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Cain’s 9-9-9 Tax Plan Continues to Attract Interest

11 October 2011

You just can’t fault a guy for talking up pizza during a good debate – especially when that guy is former Godfather’s Pizza CEO and GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain. Cain grabbed a surprising share of the spotlight in New Hampshire on Tuesday during the GOP presidential debate with talk of his “9-9-9″ plan. The [...]

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New Jersey’s Christie Entering Presidential Race?

26 September 2011

Is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) about to throw his hat into the race for the GOP nomination for President? It sure looks like it despite declining to enter the fray earlier. Gov. Christie is a relative newcomer to the national scene. He made news by handily besting former Gov. Jon Corzine (D) in [...]

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Black Friday, Indeed, for Congress: Vote Looming

19 November 2010

Democratic leaders met this week to talk turkey and decided on two things: A vote on the Bush tax cuts won’t happen until after Thanksgiving; and The Bush tax cuts will be extended for those making $250,000 or less. And that’s all we have. That means there’s a lot, obviously, that we don’t know. Here [...]

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Tax Talk 2010: Randy Hultgren

26 October 2010

Our next installment of Tax Talk 2010 features Randy Hultgren, the Republican candidate for Congress in the 14th Congressional District of Illinois. I emailed Mr. Hultgren a set of six questions related to tax. Follows are his unedited answers: 1. What’s the single most important tax issue facing Americans today? The high rate of taxation [...]

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GOP Pledge to America: No New Taxes (Now Cue the Dancers)

23 September 2010

Today, at a hardware store in Virginia, the GOP hopes to with their “Pledge for America.” I had hoped to upload it to the site but it’s a bit larger than my blogging software wanted to deal with: it’s an astounding 135 MB. If you want to check it out in its entirety, you’ll have [...]

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Senate GOP Balks At Boehner’s Suggestion

13 September 2010

Gosh, just this morning, it was all hand holding and Kum ba ya in DC. Okay, maybe not so much. But House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) did signal that he would likely support President Barack Obama’s plan to extend tax cuts for those families making less than $250,000. It clearly wasn’t his preference but [...]

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Voinovich Drives Home Gas Tax Increase

10 August 2010

I’m writing this particular post from my hotel room in Durham, NC, just across the way from Duke Hospital where my dad had surgery on yesterday. Thanks for all of your thoughts and prayers. He came through surgery just fine – although the family and I are quite worn out from dealing with Duke (yes, [...]

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