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While most of the coverage from the first day of Saskatchewan's election campaign has focused fairly narrowly on the first policy offerings from both ... in student loan limits for housing and living. Mind you, some elements of the plan would involve [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:51:46
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The Biggest Social Problem In The US
Is laid clear by this Wall Street Journal report. The wealthiest 1% of Americans earned 21.2% of all income in 2005, according to new data from the Internal Revenue Service. ..... The bottom 50% earned 12.8% of all income So if we had 100 people, representing the various income class [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:58:12
Blog: A Lie a Day...
Kudlow: Still Unaware That People Pay Taxes Beyond Those Federal Income Taxes
Greg Ip writes: The richest Americans' share of national income has hit a postwar record, surpassing the highs reached in the 1990s bull market, ... , based on a large sample of tax returns, are for "adjusted gross income," which is income after ... federal income tax and payroll taxes. It doesn't include excise taxes, state income taxes, sales taxes [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 21:10:43
Blog: Angry Bear...
CATO Bait-And-Switch
CATO Bait-And-Switch More nonsense from CATO, this time thanks to the NYT ... of the income from business. He pointed to a report this week in Tax Notes magazine, by Peter Merrill ... , the NYT offers this defense of growing income inequality from CATO: Chris Edwards, director of tax [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:25:18
Blog: Good People Better Rise...
Sub-Prime Fallout Coming...Better Duck!
Sub-Prime Fallout Coming...Better Duck! FP Passport has an interesting update on the sub-prime mortgage mess ... that the fallout from the subprime mortgage meltdown primarily affects lower-income borrowers who are primarily ... is completely false. As the post goes on to explain, subprime loans helped fuel the McMansion phenomenon [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:37:16
Blog: Good People Better Rise...
McCain Unveils Health Plan
ABC News' Bret Hovell: Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., unveiled a detailed health-care proposal Thursday, ... to lower-income individuals without a direct federal tax liability than tax deductions. McCain's top ... outcomes, provides tax credits to individuals who have health insurance, and to institute a sense [more...]
Date: 2007-10-11 21:41:54
Blog: Political Radar...
GE Brings Messy Earnings to Life
Shares of General Electric are exhibiting softness today after the company’s earnings report didn’t thrill anybody, ... -rated lower by the market as more of a financial services concern.” And indeed, the stock carries ... boosted by a lower-than-expected tax rate in a report that some described as “messy.” The stock [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 15:37:11
Blog: MarketBeat Blog - WSJ.c...
Iowa’s Fields Could Be Level for Some Long-Shot Democrats
Mary Lu Carnevale reports from The Wall Street Journal’s Capital Bureau. CLINTON RIVALS turn to Iowa, where New York senator isn’t runaway leader for Democratic nomination. “Iowa is the closest thing we’re going to get to a fair fight — and it’s a six-man cage match,” says Biden aide Larry Rasky [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 04:26:34
Blog: Washington Wire - WSJ.c...
Income-Inequality Gap Widens
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the richest Americans' share of national income has hit a postwar record. They really needed those measly tax-cuts didn't they. The wealthiest 1% of Americans earned 21.2% of all income in 2005, up sharply from 19% in 2004, while the bottom 50% earned 12.8 [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 16:03:37
Blog: Robert Greenwald's Brav...
Jones Ferry land remains untouched, for now
By Elyse Archer By Carrboro Commons Writer Residents of Carrboros Barnes Street are breathing a sigh of relief. Their fight to stop the building of The Shoppes at Jones Ferry has paid off, at least for now. B.J. Johnston, a Barnes Street resident, says he is glad that there is no immediate threat to his neighborhood [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 19:49:54
Blog: the Carrboro Commons...
We Don't Take Prisoners
We Don’t Take Prisoners The Dirty Democrat: My problem with the RNC death squads is they don't discriminate ... care except the SCHIP. The costs would be at least 1/3 of their total gross income. Now they also must pay off mortgages, property tax, utilities, well you get the idea. But, the Republics can't [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:28:09
Blog: Animal Rights For Anima...
I disagree with Mr. Bush on a lot, but every time I go to a nice store or do some traveling, I whisper quietly, "Thanks, big guy ... .5% of all earners than there are executives from non-financial companies. The writer claims [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:47:56
Blog: Collecting my Thoughts...
They Just Don't Get It
Sen. John McCain rolled out his health care plan today, and said: Right now, too many of our citizens don't have an insurance policy at all, ... with their job. I believe that everyone should get a tax credit of $2500, $5000 for families. Let's look again at the brave yet struggling Frost family of six. Their combined income, before taxes, is [more...]
Date: 2007-10-11 23:48:55
Blog: Campaign for America's ...
'Lord Ashcroft merely levels the playing field'
ConservativeHome has long believed that political parties should not be dependent upon the state or a few big donors for their income ... of tax relief. The Canadian Conservatives have been forced to pursue a retail fundraising strategy [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 11:00:47
Blog: ConservativeHome's Tory...
Third World America
I’m writing, again today, at the risk of offending some very fine people — and that is certainly not my intent. But I am concerned enough to risk it. I am in, what appears to be northeastern Wisconsin. I drove through about an hour and a half of it yesterday on my way to my first day of staff development, [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 12:30:50
Blog: 2¢ Worth...
The Conscience of Paul Krugman
It's propitious that Times Select took down its paywall just in time for the release of Paul Krugman's new book, The Conscience of a Liberal ... isn't a "true" conservative, showing how he displays the same fealty to tax cuts, disinterest [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:53:00
Blog: D-Day...
Good News for Women and for the Well-Educated
Bad news for non-immigrant relatively uneducated men. (America still offers an amazing deal to immigrants.) David Wessel writes about the latest labor market research. The Journal really should put Wessel on page A1: Why Job Market Is Sagging in the Middle: [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 16:32:16
Blog: Brad DeLong--Economics ...
Paul Krugman: Banging the Drum for Communism... Again
Income Inequality is New York Times columnist Paul Krugman's favorite hobby horse. For decades, Krugman has assailed the increasing gap in pay between the wealthiest Americans and the poorest [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 02:09:47
Blog: Doug Ross @ Journal...
Taxes and Al Gore's Nobel Prize
Today's one of those good news, potential bad news days for Al Gore. More on the use of the qualifier "potential" in a minute ... apoplectic. More good news for Al. In addition to the recognition factor, he gets half of the award's [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 20:15:35
Blog: Don't Mess With Taxes...
Rising Inequality
New data confirm that inequality is still rising: Income-Inequality Gap Widens, by Greg Ip, WSJ: ... % share in 2000. The IRS data, based on a large sample of tax returns, are for "adjusted gross income ... The richest Americans' share of national income has hit a postwar record, surpassing the highs [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 07:15:00
Blog: Economist's View...
National Housing Trust Fund Passes House, Draws Bush Veto Threat
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- On Wednesday this web site joined the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) Campaign's more than 5,600 supporters across the country to celebrate the passage of the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007. The bill---H.R. 2895, introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass) [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:12:11
Blog: Florida Workforce Hous...
Only One Choice - Raise Taxes
Mayor Daley says "Only One Choice". Mayor Richard Daley proposed a whopping $293 million increase in taxes, fees and fines Wednesday, including a 15 percent jump in Chicago's property-tax levy, among the biggest in the city's history. If the City Council approves the plan, [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:16:51
Blog: Mish's Global Economic ...
The Jackass has a moonbat problem
With all of the attention that the mainstream media, talk radio and the blogs have been paying to the divisions in the Republican Party lately it was nice to see a reminder of the fact that the Democrats are even more deeply divided. From The New York Times: WASHINGTON, Oct [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 13:29:29
Blog: Hillbilly White Trash...
Harper dials down the bravado while Dion goes at a Conservative "strength"
First, to Harpie...sounds like the realization has set in with someone that the party workers in Ontario have no taste for an election right now ... corporate tax rates. During his speech to the Economic Club of Toronto, Mr. Dion dangled a pre-election carrot to the well-heeled crowd — vowing to further reduce the federal corporate tax rate, which fell [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 21:20:25
Blog: Impolitical...
Fred Thompson: Master of Detail
Fred Thompson: Master of Detail The dominant image that critics of Fred Thompson have noted and/or created is one of a half-hearted candidate, ... of the U.S., "We have the second highest corporate tax penalty in the world." According to a study produced by the global consulting firm KPMG, the U.S. top corporate tax rate of 40 percent is just [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 03:10:08
Blog: The Influence Peddler...
Why We MUST Build the ACT for America Citizen Action Network
Why We MUST Build the ACT for America Citizen Action Network October 12th, 2007 What’s At Stake: Why We MUST Build the ACT for America Citizen Action Network — And Why We Can’t Afford Not To An Important Message from Brigitte Gabriel On Wednesday, I told you about Islamic paramilitary camps in the U.S [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 21:26:21
Blog: Iraq .::. The Current T...
Essay: Chamber Music - 10/12/07
Normally the Michigan Chamber of Commerce doesn’t have much in common with the Michigan Democratic Party. But these days they do ... of a state income tax of 4.6 percent. Yet in spite of what you heard, they didn’t. They talked ... for returning the state income tax rate to 4.6 percent. Had the Chamber signaled that was all right [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:59:19
Blog: Jack Lessenberry Essays...
Al Gore - Man of Vision, Man of Accomplishment
To all you chuckleheads who keep asking, what did Al Gore ever do for the environment ... in American history The President’s strategy of fiscal discipline, open foreign markets and investments [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 20:08:46
Blog: J.M. Bell - and Friends...
Clinton / Gore - The Utah Impact
This was last updated in April 2000, and the current Occupier in Chief, and his administration have dismantled most of these statistics, so, remember when you read this, that a lot of this went away starting in 2001. Clinton-Gore Accomplishments — Utah– EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: * Unemployment Down to 3 [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 20:12:10
Blog: J.M. Bell - and Friends...
The Rich Get Richer
From the Wall Street Journal: Income-Inequality Gap Widens The richest Americans’ share of national income has hit a postwar record, ... of the previous bull market in stocks. The bottom 50% earned 12.8% of all income, down from 13.4% in 2004 ... surpassing the highs reached in the 1990s bull market, and underlining the divergence of economic [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 22:40:18
Blog: Kmareka.com...
The Game is Rigged
Joshua Holland at Alternet:The American Dream is Dead, gone along with the era of good union jobs, ... increases, fewer educational opportunities and the constant tide of pro-business propaganda being pumped out by right-wing think tanks and business roundtables that enforces the idea that working people [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 21:36:49
Blog: The Liberal Journal...
The Praiseworthy Career of the Prostitution Decoy
Update: Florida cop Andrea Eichhorn has dropped her lawsuit against the family of a brain-damaged boy ... false names to work off-duty jobs, apparently as a tax dodge in order to hide income. It appears [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:20:30
Blog: Mack White...
GOP hopeful Ron Paul says youth 'responding to message'
Article published Oct 12, 2007 GOP hopeful Paul says youth 'responding to message' October 12, ... a standing-room only crowd to the Boulevard Woodgrill. The Texas Republican criticized the income tax and what he called the Bush administration's "illegal, unwise, unconstitutional military [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 15:09:46
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...
Prosecutors expected to file charges against Bernard Kerik
Exclusive BY GREG B. SMITH DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Friday, October 12th 2007, 4:00 AM Special Investigation: ... that will likely include allegations of bribery, tax fraud and obstruction of justice, the Daily ... that will likely include allegations of bribery, tax fraud and obstruction of justice, the Daily [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 14:50:25
Blog: CRIMES AND CORRUPTION O...
Cook County taxpayers get relief extended
Posted by Ray Long and Jeff Meitrodt at 11:50 a.m. State lawmakers today voted to extend a key property tax break to Cook County homeowners for ... approval to the 7 percent cap on property tax assessments on a 55-1 vote. The Senate joined the House in an override that chamber did previously, rejecting the governor's move to make the tax breaks [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 16:49:46
Blog: Clout Street - local po...
Hillary Sidesteps Social Security Questions to ‘Not Spook’ Americans
Hillary could have saved CNBC “Street Signs” viewers about 10 minutes of their lives by just saying “Trust me, ... s said wants to roll back Bush’s tax cuts for those in the top two tax brackets to fund entitlements ... with what’s left. Harwood asked her if those tax increases would hurt the economy. “Well, I don’t believe [more...]
Date: 2007-10-11 21:28:03
Blog: NewsBusters.org | Expos...
McCain Rolls out Health Care Plan To NH Reporters
On the eve of his eleventh trip to New Hampshire, John McCain laid out his health care plan to Granite State reporters ... "competition based, free market based," the McCain plan would allow a tax credit of $2,500 to low-income individuals and $5,000 to low-income families who obtain their own insurance. McCain's plan would [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:58:57
Blog: New Hampshire President...
- U.S. Federal Income Taxes – Should We Raise Them? Hell No!!!!! Take a Look
1040.jpg For those of you out there that feel we are falling behind in tax revenues due to those infamous “tax cuts for the wealthy”, I can direct you to the figures for income tax revenues collected between 2003 and 2006 ... corporate income tax revenues. Total Federal Tax Revenues Collected 2003 - $1.783T Total Federal Tax [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 22:23:53
Blog: Debt Free...
Reviewing James Petras' "Rulers and Ruled in the US Empire" - by Stephen Lendman James Petras is Binghamton University, ... chronicler of the region's popular struggles as well as being an advisor to the landless workers ... debate on immigration and market liberalization policies, the use of force and genocidal carnage [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 10:53:08
Blog: Palestine Blogs - The G...
Big Spender - 10/6/07 (Part 2) (pfblogs.org)
Thanks guys for all your comments about my recaps of the show. I'm glad you enjoy reading them ... talking to. Her bad habits are rubbing off onto her teenage daughter. Her best friend Michelle loans [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 12:22:12
Blog: The Ad-Free Personal Fi...
VERRRRY INTERESTING….. (pfblogs.org)
Yesterday’s blog posting by TAX PROF Paul Caron, titled “Republicans Introduce Taxpayer Choice Act”, ... (including home mortgage interest, charitable contributions, and state and local taxes) and credits would [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 12:22:12
Blog: The Ad-Free Personal Fi...
Mexican Tax Reform
Mexican Congress Passes Tax Reform Bill aimed at decoupling mexico’s economy from fluctuating oil prices, gas prices will be raised by 5% ... has no legitimate income tax and the gov’t needs more sources of income, but this move is totally bass ... . While also adding a 2% tax to bank deposits above $2,500 USD aimed at recapturing some revenue [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:09:26
Blog: home | Quality Peoples...
What’s-Old-Is-New Watch
As our friend LJ has pointed out in recent weeks, there is a reorganization underway in the voting blocs, regional bases, and even the political behavior of our two major parties. The once-Republican North and West are now blue. The once Democratic South is presently red. Business is blue. The working class is red [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 00:44:26
Blog: race42008.com ...
White House Press Briefing by Dana Perino 10/11/07 VIDEO PODCAST
Press Briefing by Dana Perino, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE White House Conference Center Briefing Room, Dana M. Perino Biography, 12:35 P.M. EDT.MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have a couple of announcements -- well, three announcements [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 01:28:38
Blog: Republican National Con...
The Virulence of Hillary
I've been reflecting on the presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton. I'm trying to come to terms on why I dislike her so much ... ("stealing") items from Perot's campaign platform. By parroting Perot's "business approach" to government [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 21:40:13
Blog: RSM | Bienvenue...
The Wealth Expo
Y’all know that I love my island paradise home. I’d be crazy not to. After twelve years I’m pretty firmly planted in Hawaii. Having a home and a business here, it would be difficult to move anywhere else anyway. Still ... and business taxes daily. I’d love to be in New York next week to attend the Wealth Expo [more...]
Date: 2007-10-11 21:18:00
Blog: skeet’s stuff...
I would be happy to see a battle of tax cutting between the grits and the Tories. dion, the leftist, is now endorsing deep corporate tax cuts ... opposition bloc in Parliament, said the country needs to lower its corporate-income tax rate to offset ... . I would also end all corporate subsidies. let the companies pay a lot less tax and no longer [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 20:36:01
Blog: Dr Roy's Thoughts...
Tax Cuts For the Wealthy Everyone
Via Don Luskin comes this link to the most interesting item of the day: a graph that shows federal income tax rates on various income levels in 1990 (before Clinton raised taxes), in 2000, and in 2005 (after the 2001 Bush tax cuts kicked in). It looks like the 2001 cuts [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 22:44:30
Blog: LIBERTY BELLES...
Spitzer's no-fingerprints approach
The morning papers all have accounts of yesterday's Spitzer-Bruno dustup over efforts by the governor's aides to get Senate Democrats to send a ... " refer the case. Isn't this kind of the nub of the problem? The tax issue itself (imputed income ... of saying publicly that it was time to stop the backstabbing and do the people's business while his aides [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:59:36
Blog: Inside Long Island Poli...
dump robert adley; tyler nezat for la.senate dist 36
despite being one of two louisiana state senators, (the other being 'doc' hines) ... sunshine in the state budgeting process and income disclosure for elected officials that does not deter ... his legislative status to benefit his own business interests in the 2006 regular legislative session [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 18:43:24
Blog: we saw that......
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