Proposed business tax changes would boost US economy; tax cuts for individuals seem problematic. Read More...Tags: GovCare, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Rep. Kevin Brady, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Treaasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Gary Cohn, tax bracket, zero tax bracket, standard deduction, personal exemptions, Itemized deductions, state and local tax deduction, Child Tax Credit, Alternative Minimum Tax, estate tax, C corporations, pass through entities, S corporations, current expensing, taxation of international buinsss income, tax complelxity, tax preparation programs, rocket fuel, Council of Economic Advisers, dynamic scoring, Sen. Tom Carper
07/07/17 Filed in:
Political SystemWhen political positions are taken on an "I think it so it must be true basis," rational answers may prove elusive. Here are three current examples. Read More...Tags: Hamlet, dynamic scoring, Richard Rahn, tobacco taxes, special economic zones, minimum wage, Seattle, voter fraud, national popular vote, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Pesidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, Vice President Mike Pence, Kris Kobach
House GOP agenda falls short of its advance billing as a collection of “bold conservative proposals.” Read More...Tags: House Republicans, Speaker Paul Ryan, Welfare system, Leviathan on the right, Beginning of a conversation, Lake Wobegon, National security, External and homeland threats, Radical Islamic terrorism, Nato obligations, Iranian nuclear deal, Smarter regulation, "Sue and settle", REINS Act, power of the purse, filibustering appropriation bills, Afffordable Care Act, healthcare insurance , Cadillac tax, Medicare, Medicaid, tax reform plan, territorial system, border adjustments, Tax Foundation, Earned Income Tax Credit, static scoring, dynamic scoring
07/18/16 Filed in:
Political SystemSputtering Trump campaign needs to get its mojo back; focusing on the issues might help. Read More...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, House report on Benghazi attack, FBI Director James Comey, Bernie Sanders, Mike Pense, Orlando, Dallas, France (Nice), Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention, Trump's chances in November, national polls, swing state polls, proposal to unbind GOP delegates, Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, convention coup, "Network" video, Brexit vote, Speaker Paul Ryan, "A Better Way" proposal of House Republicans, War on Poverty, Tax Foundation, House tax cut plan, Trump tax plan, dynamic scoring, Democratic 2016 platform
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Taxes | Campaign IssuesThe candidates are searching diligently, but there isn’t much money available for tax cuts these days. Read More...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz, Clinton economic plan, healthcare tax credit, Laffer Curve, Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, dynamic scoring, simple flat tax, business flat tax