This week, I’ve asked readers to chime in on the Bush tax cuts. This guest post is courtesy of Vinny Kochetta (for more on the topic, see the original post): I do not see an ethical basis for the estate/death tax. If a bazillionaire chooses to be frugal and pass his fortune to a child,…
This week, I’m letting my readers take over and tell you what they think about the expiring Bush tax cuts. As always, I think background and context are important. So here’s a quick primer on what’s happening and why… The so-called Bush tax cuts are a series of tax breaks which were enacted in 2001…
CNN has just released a collection of poll questions asked and answered during the first full week of August 2010 (downloads as a pdf). It’s a pretty compelling, though not particularly eye-opening, read. In this election year, the focus seems to be on two key issues: taxes and health care reform. It’s not surprising, then,…
As last year, I’ll be turning over the reins at taxgirl.com to my readers for the last week in August. This year, I’m offering you the chance to speak your mind about the proposed Bush tax cuts. As you know, unless Congress acts before the end of the year, there’s a lot set to happen….
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. Self-described “lifelong libertarian Republican.” So you’d think that Alan Greenspan would be all about the current Republican agenda to extend the Bush tax cuts – the very tax cuts he…
I got a glimpse of the 2011 budget proposal on the news last night. It’s big. As in big thick book big. And I will admit to not having read all 192 pages yet. But I’m making progress. You can download the whole thing at once – or in little bits (as I have done)…