Category Archives: Taxation

Awesome: Democrat Short Term Payroll Extenstion Unworkable

Obviously, the Democrats in the Senate are playing their typical games in kicking the issue of the payroll tax cut extension down the road. And, via Jake Tapper, we learn (ABC News) Officials from the policy-neutral National Payroll Reporting Consortium, Inc. have expressed concern to members of Congress that the two-month payroll tax holiday passed […]

Who’s Up For A Christmas Tree Tax?

Yes, you can thank the Obama administration for this one (Heritage) President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees. OK, it’s not much, and it only applies […]

Supercommittee Democrats Push Stimulus Spending As Part Of Deficit Reduction Deal

No, really. Somehow, these fools think that dumping more money in yet another wasted attempt to hook up campaign contributors stimulate jobs will reduce the deficit. Technically, if the spending would reap a huge hiring spree where salaries went up and people were again paying taxes (which would also be a boon to the cash […]

Rick Perry Set To Announce His Cut, Balance, And Grow Plan

Better late than never. Skipping the preamble and heading to the meat (Wall Street Journal) On Tuesday I will announce my “Cut, Balance and Grow” plan to scrap the current tax code, lower and simplify tax rates, cut spending and balance the federal budget, reform entitlements, and grow jobs and economic opportunity. The plan starts […]

Sssshhhh: Obama’s Deficit Plan Will Tax More Than The Evil Rich

Anyone who thinks this is anything more than a raise taxes on everyone plan is deluded, and his liberal cheerleaders will suddenly realize that the old Democrat axiom “do you get a paycheck? You’re rich” is in play It’s not just millionaires who’d pay more under President Obama’s latest plan to combat the deficit. Air […]

Angry Man Gives Angry Speech That Won’t Actually Have Substance

Yeah, I watched and listened to his speech on his so-called plan, noting that the “Day of Rage was Saturday, and Obama was late as usual”, and really, is there much more to say than that this was a highly political speech meant to increase his chance for re-election by playing to his base? President […]

Shockingly, Obama Calls For Taxation On Millionaires, Refuses To Send Check To IRS Himself

Yeah, I guess I should say something about Obama’s “Buffett tax,” though I really, really, really didn’t want to link the NY Times, thanks to that despicable 9/11 op-ed by Krugman. Alas, President Obama on Monday will call for a new minimum tax rate for individuals making more than $1 million a year to ensure […]

Obama “Jobs” Bill To Hit Municipal Bonds

What do municipal bonds have to do with Obama’s American Jobs Act? Well, according to Barron’s Municipal bonds have always been synonymous with tax-free income. That would end if President Obama gets his way. Under the jobs bill the President sent to Congress Monday, high-income individuals and families would no longer receive interest from state […]

Shocker! Green Tax Hikes Hit Businesses

A view of what America will have to deal with if we don’t stop these irrational, big government, nanny state progressive climate change hoax ideas, via what is already happening in the U.K. Green tax hike hits businesses Green taxes will make up more than a third of the price of electricity by the end […]

Democrats Get Their Marching Orders On Tax Increases (On Other People)

The sheeple were told what to do by their Liberal masters, and have shown up in force On Wednesday morning, as his tinted black bus pulled into Randy Hultgren’s congressional district, President Obama told residents that Republicans like Hultgren must be willing to raise taxes to reduce the deficit. A few hours and 90 miles […]

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