Trump's Rebate Plan Will Push America Toward a Hyperprogressive Tax Code
The president’s $300 billion tariff rebate plan risks replaying Bush-era giveaways—but on a scale large enough to fuel inflation and deepen the deficit.
Bush Tax Cuts
The GOP's Deficit Trigger is a Self-Deceiving Budget Gimmick
Republicans want to create the illusion of deficit control.
Spending Cuts Are Mostly Fiction
Only in Washington could you get away with referring to both spending hikes and tax hikes as spending "cuts."
A Tax Cuts Mystery
If Government spending wasn't out of control, no one would have wanted to kill Bush tax cuts
The Politics of the Bush Tax Cuts
Passed in 2001 and 2003, they were extended to 2012 two years ago
Obama Set to Campaign on Fiscal Cliff Tax Hike Plan
Insists on only a partial extension of the Bush era tax cuts
Speaker Boehner: No Tax Hikes, Focus On Spending
You can hold your breath till your skin turns orange
The GOP's Secret Leverage in the Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Who actually has the leverage in negotiations over the fiscal cliff-and the extension of Bush-era income tax cuts in particular?
John Boehner Rejects Proposal by Fellow Republican to Yield on Bush Tax Cuts
Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma previously suggested uncoupling the tax cuts for those making under $250,000
George W. Bush, Middle Class Champion
Less than one-fourth of the Bush tax cuts benefit "the rich"
Republicans Have Already Lost Fight on Fiscal Cliff
Obama will never fall on his sword, because he doesn't even have to bring a weapon to this fight.
Uncovered: John Boehner's Draft Memo to Obama on Avoiding the Fiscal Cliff
A deal to avoid a do-over of the knock-down, drag-out fight over the debt-limit increase.
Bill Kristol Argues For Allowing Bush Tax Cuts to Expire
Says the GOP should stop standing up for "a bunch of millionaires"
How Much Is This Tax Cut Gonna Cost Me, Doc?
Those who fret about the cost of a tax cut are looking at the question from the wrong end of the telescope.
Tax Hike Would Accomplish Nothing
President Barack Obama's obsession with ending Bush-era tax cuts makes no sense as either policy or politics.
