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David Cay Johnston: Obama’s Tax Cuts (lauraflanders.firedoglake.com) TMC

Using the official standard measure of whether taxes are going up or down that both parties have relied on for years,

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Submitted 11 months ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

The Future of Social Security (www.thenation.com) TMC

William Greider's "The Man Who Wants to Loot Social Security" [March 2] grossly misrepresents Pete Peterson and the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's views on Social Security reform and overlooks some... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Brother, Can You Spare a Tax Cut? (www.motherjones.com)

“If there’s anyone out there who still doesn’t believe this constitutes a full-blown crisis,” President Barack Obama said Monday night in his first prime-time news conference, “I suggest... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Tax Cuts, Tax Cuts - Hello, We Need INCOME! (www.economicpopulist.org)

This is completely insane. We now have two more tax cuts coming through the Senate. One to give home buyers a $15,000 tax break to anyone who buys a home and another in the Stimulus to buy a car.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Experts Reactions' Mixed on Ohio Budget (www.publicnewsservice.org) TMC

As they applaud aspects of Governor Ted Strickland's budget plan, some experts say not enough resources are being tapped to raise adequate revenue. Analysts say lawmakers need to re-examine the tax... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

CAN INFRASTRUCTURE SURVIVE STIMULUS? (www.prospect.org) TMC

On the question of the tax cuts embedded in the stimulus measure, Jon Cohn spoke to a senior economist on Obama's team, who said:

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IS IT BETTER TO HAVE 80 VOTES OR GOOD STIMULUS? (www.prospect.org) TMC

Paul Krugman runs the numbers and concludes, "we’re probably looking at a [stimulus] plan that will shave less than 2 percentage points off the average unemployment rate for the next two years, and... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

THE TROUBLE WITH TAX CUTS. (www.prospect.org) TMC

According to The Times today, Obama's stimulus plan will include $300 billion in tax cuts -- 40 percent or so of the total. Tax cuts were the centerpiece of economic policy in times of surplus (as in... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Nooooo! No More Tax Cuts! (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

President-elect Barack Obama plans to include about $300 billion in tax cuts for workers and businesses in his economic recovery program, advisers said Sunday, as his team seeks to win over... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Tax Cuts: The B.S. and the Facts (www.alternet.org) TMC

The Myth Do tax cuts stimulate the economy? Yes. Tax cuts allow people to keep more of their own money. Therefore, they have more to invest and spend into the economy, and they have more money... More

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Submitted about 1 year ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

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