By James Kwak My Atlantic column today is on the bizarre fixation that some conservatives have with taxing poor people, pointed out by Bruce Bartlett in his latest column. Here’s one explanation: The other, even-more-disturbing explanation, is that Republicans see the rich … Continue reading →
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Bruce Bartlett: Taxes and Employment – NYTimes.com
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Taxes and Employment By BRUCE BARTLETT Bruce Bartlett held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul. He is the author of “The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform – Why We Need It and What It Will Take.” Since…
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Raising Taxes on the Rich: Not Whether But How
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Bruce Bartlett held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul. He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Benefit and the Burden.”
Last week, th…
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“None of the business owners complained about regulation
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October 4, 2011, 6:00 am
Misrepresentations, Regulations and Jobs
By BRUCE BARTLETT
Bruce Bartlett held senior policy roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and served on the staffs of Representatives Jack Kemp and Ron Paul.
Repub…
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How A Default Could Devastate The Country
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Among the growing signs that the U.S. is bracing for the possibility of default:
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke met Friday for 90 minutes to begin contingency plans for preventing a default fro…
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Why banks aren’t lending
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Jul 21, 2011
Why banks aren’t lending
By Ellen Brown
Why aren’t banks lending to local businesses? The Fed’s decision to pay interest on US$1.6 trillion in “excess” reserves is a chief suspect.
Where did all the jobs go? Small and medium-sized b…
