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The Taxman Cometh

15 hours ago ago from Investors Daily Edge

Let me tell you how it will be, There’s one for you, nineteen for me, ‘Cause I’m the Taxman, Yeah, I’m the Taxman. For those of you who weren’t around in the 60s, the above lyrics are from “Taxman,” the opening track of the Beatles’ 1966 Revolver album. The song was a protest against the whopping 95% marginal tax rate inflicted on the UK’s top earners. The song also touched a nerve in the United States, where top marginal rates ...

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Advance Democracy

1 day ago ago from Submitted to a Candid World

Courtesy Matt Yglesias, we're told that America is, owing to recent farces of democracy like the tea party protests, inherently This is an unfairly inflammatory way of stating a basic (and acknowledged) truth: Republicans are better than us at exploiting inherent flaws in democratic theory, to the ruin of all. Democracy demands a degree of selflessness, a willingness to see the other side, a decent respect for our opponents, and an ...

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Dems fight to keep confiscating assets of the dead

15 hours ago ago from Estate of Denial

The Tax That Won't Die Democrats are afraid to let the estate tax rate hit zero. December 11, 2009 The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703558004574579932066655144.html In less than three weeks, the hated death tax is scheduled to expire—with the rate falling from 45% to zero for 2010. Then the tax will be resurrected in 2011 at a rate of 55%. This bizarre policy dates back to 2001 when Democrats ...

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Betsy's Page HOME Betsy neither necessarily uses, nor endorses, the products advertised on this site. Advance your career by earning a masters degree online . The truth about Avesil Wikio Get exclusive travel deals and book discount cheap flights Comments from an AP history and government teacher in Raleigh, NC. e-mail betsynewmark AT gmail.com Commissions earned from selling items ...

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Ore. leads nation in income taxes. Now view 2010 change

2 hours ago ago from Oregon Business News

Oregon already is a leader in state income taxes, but now consider how much higher it will be if the 2001 Bush Tax Cuts will expire. By Oregon Tax News , Americans for Tax Reform did a calculation of what each state's top income tax rate would be if the Bush 2001 tax cuts expire.  The results are ranked from best to worst with nine states being tied for the first spot as these states have no income tax.  Oregon was noted for being the ...

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Andy Ostroy: The Economy is Recovering, No Thanks to Republicans

21 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

It's the Democrats' economy, stupid. One year ago the United States economy was on the precipice of catastrophic meltdown. One year later America's financial system, while not thriving, is surely showing signs of surviving and climbing back from its abysmal state, with a broad range of economic indicators signaling the early stages of recovery. The economy is indeed turning, and it's done so with absolutely no assistance from Republicans, ...

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