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More Than Half of US Companies Pay No Income Tax

12 August 2008

According to the Government Accountability Office, in any given year, at least 60% of US corporations surveyed paid no federal income tax liability for 1998 to 2005 (the years studied). That statistic includes corporations of varied sizes. If the trends in the survey are accurate, nearly one quarter of large US corporations don’t pay any [...]

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Professor Ting Offers His Side of the Story

8 August 2008

Earlier today, I blogged the story of my former law professor’s expulsion from the GOP in Delaware. I followed up via email with Professor Ting, who graciously agreed to answer a series of questions about the fiasco – and his quick views on the candidates and tax reform – despite the fact that he’s currently [...]

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Update on the Federal Deficit

4 August 2008

John McCain and Barack Obama both promise to be fiscally responsible and not raise taxes on the middle class if elected president. It’s a tall order no matter who wins… the current White House has released information about the country’s economic status and it’s not good news. Last week, the White House estimated that the [...]

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Candidates’ Reps Spar on Taxes, More

2 August 2008

A few weeks ago, at BlogHer in San Francisco , I sat in during a political debate between reps from the McCain and Obama camps. It was perhaps one of the best sessions at BlogHer – they tackled some of the issues that were on our collective minds. I had lots of thoughts about the [...]

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McCain Backs Off Repeal of AMT

14 June 2008

Senator McCain has – until now – included a promise to repeal the AMT in his economic plan. However, a few days ago, he introduced the idea of a phase out, rather than a repeal. In a June 10 speech, he said, “I will also propose … a phase-out of the Alternative Minimum Tax.” In [...]

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McCain v Obama on Tax: Is It Really Just the Lesser of Two Evils?

12 June 2008

Obama and McCain continue to battle it out about the issue that most Americans seems to care about right now: the economy. To hear each talk, it just can’t get much worse (can it?). McCain spins Obama’s tax proposal as “the biggest tax increase since World War II.” Obama compares McCain’s plan to that of [...]

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Obama v. McCain: Who Has the Best Tax Package For You?

4 June 2008

After months of speculation, the field is finally set. The US presidential race is down to Republican candidate John McCain and Democratic candidate Barrack Obama. Both will spend the next five months talking about the issues important to the American people. Tops on their list? The economy. The tax plans for McCain and Obama could [...]

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Would a Gas Tax Holiday Help… or Hurt?

30 April 2008

Both McCain (GOP) and Clinton (Dem) have called for a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax – or a gas tax holiday – for the summer in response to higher gas prices. Obama has so far not endorsed such a move. There is currently a 18.4 cent federal tax imposed on each gallon of [...]

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McCain Releases Tax Returns, Sort Of

20 April 2008

It’s 2004 all over again. A presidential candidate has released his own tax returns – but not that of his spouse. The GOP cries… ok? Yep. This week, Sen. John McCain and Republican presidential candidate released his 2007 tax returns – without information about his wife. Cindy McCain filed separately, something that they have continued [...]

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Presidential Candidates: Where do they stand on taxes?

18 April 2008

This week – in the midst of a busy tax season – I wrote a guest post for One Vote Matters. It’s a quick and dirty summary of where the presidential candidates stand on tax issues. You can read the entire post here.

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