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National Bush tax cuts

Republican student loan proposal seeks low taxes on rich

In response to President Obama’s proposal to preventthe looming raise onstudent loan interest rates, Republican Mike Huckabee hasreleased his...
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Bush tax cuts linked to income inequality

Bush tax cutsare a major cause of increasing after tax income inequality confirmed ina Congressional Research Service report. The report looks at...
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To solve the debt, should Congress just do nothing?

American’s debt is not sustainable. If the nation does not reduce its debt both in real dollars, and as a per cent of GDP, our long term...
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Has Norguist put Republicans in a box, or over the cliff?

Lobbyist Grover Norquist was on 60 Minutes last Sunday praising himself for his role in the Super Committee’s failure because Republicans...
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Mayor Bloomberg proposes ending Bush tax cuts to balance the budget (Video)

Today New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg advocated a balanced approach towards balancing the federal budget which includes a one-to-one ration...
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President releases his debt reduction plan: $4 trillion in debt reduction

  • Obama debt reduction plan
  • September 19, 2011
Responding to Republican demands for the President to “send us a proposal,” President Obama sent Congress a proposal to reduce the...
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Obama challenges Republicans on their math skills

President Obama laid out some of the details on his job creation and deficit reduction plan today at a White House briefing. Included in his plan...
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Obama sums up tax-increase proposal: "This is not class warfare—it's math"

  • Obama tax increase proposal
  • September 19, 2011
President Obama today proposed that the wealthiest Americans and corporations, many of whom pay taxes at a lower effective rate than working-class...
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Economy worse than thought according to CBO; new revenue needed

  • Economy U.S.
  • August 25, 2011
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a report August 24th that finds that the recession was far worse than originally thought,...
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Tax cuts for rich Obama's fault

When confronted with Obama's culpability for nation's deficit problems, hardcore Obama supporters sometimes try todeflect blame, pointnig...
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