First appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1987 as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Served under not one but three Republican presidents, including both Presidents Bush.
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Proposition 8 Overturned, Now What?
Yesterday, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco ruled that California’s Proposition 8 violates the US Constitution. While there were a lot of
Read MoreRepeal, What Repeal? We’ve Got Egos to Stroke! Special Interest Groups to Pacify!
Remember those new reporting requirements for businesses that were tucked away inside the health care bill? “Unpopular” doesn’t even begin to describe the provision. So
Read MoreWhat’s Next For Rangel?
So what’s the punishment for Rangel’s numerous ethics violations, including financial wrongdoing and “harming the credibility of Congress”? A stern reprimand of course. That’ll teach
Read MoreRangel Gets Slammed
We’ve seen it coming for quite some time: Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), the former head of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, has been hit
Read MorePaterson’s Take On The Budget: “Everyone Is Tired Of This”
New York has a problem: there’s no budget. The budget was due on April 1. Almost four months later, the budget still sits on the
Read MoreWhite House Claims No More Taxpayer Bailouts
The infamous Wall Street reform bill is now law: President Obama signed it today. The reform bill, known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Read MoreSchumer Calls To Extend HIRE Act Credit
About six months ago, a bipartisan effort to kickstart the economy in the form of new tax incentives, was signed into law by President Obama.
Read MoreNo Tax On Health Care Benefits For 2010 Or 2011 Or…
How can you tell it’s an election year? By the sheer number of scare tactics and outright lies being shuffled about. An email is making
Read MoreGulf Spill Yields Tax Talk About Multinationals
In the middle of all the “tax loopholes closing” that’s been going on in Congress, a big, fat one may have remained open. Sen. Max
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