According to most post election polls, voters cited the economy as the #1 factor in influencing votes – more than health care, more than abortion, more than homeland security, more than immigration, more than education. This makes me wonder: what influenced your vote this year? If it was the economy, were taxes a factor? Or…
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…
Our next installment of Tax Talk 2010 features Carly Fiorina, the Republican candidate for California Senator. I emailed Ms. Fiorina a set of six questions related to tax. Follows are her unedited answers: 1. What’s the single most important tax issue facing Americans today? Americans need immediate tax certainty. Congress’ failure to prevent tax increases…
Our first installment of Tax Talk 2010 features Jon Runyan, the Republican candidate for New Jersey’s Third Congressional District. I emailed Mr. Runyan 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? ANSWER: It’s tough to nail down just one…
Last night, NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff spoke with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) about the upcoming elections and key issues affecting voters. Not surprisingly, tax cuts were at the forefront of the discussing. Speaker Pelosi indicated that she was amenable to considering cutting corporate tax rates: We’re all for putting everything on the table, talking about…
Oh c’mon, like you didn’t see this coming a mile away… Congress has figured out that they’re pretty much damned if they do and damned if they don’t on this tax cut issue. So they’re going with the Scarlett O’Hara strategy. You know, thinking about it “tomorrow.” Here’s the scoop: over the weekend, the Democrats…
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…
I’ve been writing a lot this year about the upcoming Congressional election. It’s important for a number of reasons not the least of which is the sheer number of seats up for grabs. In the middle of all of this red versus blue, liberal versus conservative, Dems versus GOP, it can be difficult to sort…
Last month, I went on vacation and I saw America. No, I didn’t do some month long cross country trip (though with three kids and a dog in the car, it felt a little longer than it actually was) – just a few hours up the road to Maine. Along the way, we opted not…
For months/years, Congress has been happy to sit back and take a “wait and see” position on the economy as it relates to small businesses. But now they care. They really, really care. *** Oh wait, I’m just getting this in… This flurry of activity is just meant to make them look like they care…