Posts Tagged ‘ taxes ’

The fact that Americans are so hard working means most Americans would never consider themselves a freeloader.
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Jared Johnson breaks down the end of the year in his DC Roundup.
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Around the District: The Council passed DC's first income tax increase in over thirty years, a stir-up over contractors, and The Silver Line Metro.
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As the 2010 election rapidly approaches, there is no doubt that every race has gotten progressively more intense. Between the smear campaigns and ad hominem attacks, candidates are establishing themselves as “outsiders,” while trying to label their opponents as either political insiders or corrupt businessmen.
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Oregon is proposing a 1,900% tax increase on beer brewed in the state. Not only is this a bad idea due to the economic climate, it’s a bad idea period. Oregon has the second lowest beer tax in the country, which has allowed Oregon’s microbrewery industry to flourish. This increase will surely mean that...
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It seems the DC Statehood movement took a pretty interesting turn yesterday. Rep. Louis Gohmert (TX-1) introduced legislation that would exempt D.C. residents from federal income taxes. “This solution keeps with the early history and democratic traditions of the United States as well as the principles established in the Constitution,” Gohmert said in a...
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…by taking up smoking! It seems the bill looking to expand SCHIP passed in the House of Representatives yesterday. This expansion will be funded with an increase of the federal cigarette tax to $1 per pack. If the fedreal government truly wants to increase health care access to middle income families, why are they...
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Here is a list of 10 actual quotes/excerpts from actual Daily Kos staff writers. My “favorite“: “You Americans Aren’t Selfish Enough  “You pay all these taxes but you don’t want anything in return for it. You don’t want free health care. You don’t want time off of work. You don’t want anything. You’re not...
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I want to open this question up to answers in the comments section, because maybe I am just not that smart and can’t figure it out: I was watching Bill Maher’s show just now and Bernie Sanders kept going on and on about how the top 1% controls so much of the wealth in...
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Here is in effect Senator Dobson’s proposal on a statewide level: “We want to show Maine taxpayers — down to the agency, person and penny — where their dollars go,” Bragdon said. “How can you get the most bang for the taxpayer’s buck?” “We felt like Maine people, elected officials and the media really...
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