The survey - which was conducted Feb. 24-28 of 1,000 adults (200 reached by cell phone), and which has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points - also listed 26 different ways to reduce the federal budget deficit. The … [Read more...]
I think we need to have a conversation about taxes.
Her home town’s Newton Tab Blog accused her of “damning the voters” and attracted the usual negative commentators. A Boston Globe Blogger accused her of displaying Beacon Hill chutzpah, but attracted no commentators. … [Read more...]
Republican Leaders Again Equivocate on Spending Cuts
Once more since arriving on Capitol Hill, the new Republican dominated House of Representatives and the newly reinforced Republican Senate minority has equivocated on the topic of spending cuts. By now we are all well aware that the … [Read more...]
Most Americans say tax rich to balance budget: poll
(Reuters) - Most Americans think the United States should raise taxes for the rich to balance the budget, according to a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll released on Monday. President Barack Obama last month signed into law a two-year extension … [Read more...]
Rebuilding our revenue base.
Right now somebody is thinking of something worseYou know a lot of folk are pessimistic about our chances of winning public support for a balanced solution to our current budget crisis and are facing the new year like this delightful … [Read more...]
Scott Brown, fiscal fireman
Let's remember that when it comes to extension of unemployment benefits, Scott Brown's first priority was as follows:"We need to stop the deficit spending and start offsetting the cost of worthy programs by cutting wasteful … [Read more...]
Past Time for Sharing Pain
Transferring tax money to the richest is so reprehensible because its proponents base it entirely on a lie. Despite nearly a century of experience, they would have it that letting the filthy rich pay no or tiny taxes, these billions of … [Read more...]
The Result Of 11-Dimensional Chess Strategy
It's a trap. "We knew that, politically, once you get it into law, it becomes almost impossible to remove it," says Dan Bartlett, Bush's former communications director. "That's not a bad legacy. The fact that we were able to lay the trap … [Read more...]
Turnover or punt?
Today's presser:I've said before that I felt that the middle class tax cuts were being held hostage to the high end tax cuts. I think it's tempting not to negotiate with hostage takers unless the hostage gets harmed. Then, … [Read more...]
Death on Taxes: Dems’ Existential Threat
The right-wing position is, of course, based on a cynical fallacy: the claim that we should reward the rich so that they can fuel economic growth. This an utter sham. Rewarding the rich only rewards the rich, period, and the … [Read more...]
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