Greece wants tax cuts, extra help for the poor and unemployed, a freeze on public sector lay-offs and more time to cut its deficit under…
The White House is insisting President Barack Obama will not extend the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans — even temporarily. Obama spokesman Jay Carney…
The recent downshift in the economy has dealt a powerful blow to President Obama’s chances of re-election in November. But perhaps most worrying for the…
(via AFP) Real Time Tax Data Hot Like the WeatherLEE ADLER 1 – LIQUIDITY TRADER- MONEY TRENDS JULY 6, 2021 The US House of Representatives, led by…
Taxes and Employment By BRUCE BARTLETT Real Time Tax Data Hot Like the WeatherLEE ADLER 1 – LIQUIDITY TRADER- MONEY TRENDS JULY 6, 2021 Bruce Bartlett held…
NEW YORK – Macroeconomic indicators for the United States have been better than expected for the last few months. Job creation has picked up. Indicators for manufacturing and services have improved moderately. Even the housing industry has shown s…
Ideas for improving the federal tax system are launched almost daily. Reformers have proposed a flat tax, an optional flat tax, the Buffett Rule. They’ve advocated broadening the tax base or instituting taxes on consumption or carbon.
Though most t…
The Republicans are doing everything they can to block the extension of the payroll tax cut (or are at least holding out for a big gift in return).
But wait. Why?
We thought the Republicans loved tax cuts.
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October 9, 2011
Recession Officially Over, U.S. Incomes Kept Falling
By ROBERT PEAR
WASHINGTON — In a grim sign of the enduring nature of the economic slump, household income declined more in the two years after the recession ended than it did durin…
Small business isn’t hiring, and the reasons are invisible to those without any real-world small business experience.
Most of the discussions about boosting hiring and employment are detached from the realities faced by actual small-business employ…
