…candidate who wants no tax increases. Back in September 50% of Americans favored a mix of spending cuts and tax increases (but 64% weren’t willing themselves to pay higher taxes,…

…four). Eliminates the alternative minimum tax [AMT]. Promotes saving by eliminating taxes on interest, capital gains, and dividends; also eliminates the death tax. Replaces the corporate income tax – currently…

by Linda Beale crossposted with Ataxingmatter Dealing with the Sunset of the Bush Tax Cuts (Part IV in a series)–the Tax Relief Coalition The Tax Relief Coalition–another of the myriad…

…defense of the “covered interest” tax loophole that let him treat his fees at Bain as if they were capital gains (15% tax) rather than wages (35% tax). All perfectly…

…of Bowie’s oeuvre had provided a level of patronage that’s inconceivable for a musician of Bowie’s bent today…he spent the Nineties as a free agent, jumping from label to label,…

…in which tax dollars flow directly from provincial governments to doctors and hospitals, from systems like Germany’s in which tax dollars and compulsory premium payments flow first through insurance companies….

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

…There are two tax rates that generate zero tax revenue, percent and 100 percent. And in between, there is some tax rate which generates a maximum, non-zero amount of tax…

…Furthermore, the incentive to avoid taxes and reinvest increases as tax rates increase. Of course, at some point, tax rates get high enough to encourage individuals to reinvest even though…

…We provide the resources at almost no cost–piddling royalties at best. We give layers of tax breaks, including the “percentage depletion allowance” that reduces the taxable income on the theory…