A Response To Rep. Elijah Cummings
The loopholes which allow such corporate excess were not exactly handed down to Moses on tablets -- each and every loophole was approved by Congress.
The loopholes which allow such corporate excess were not exactly handed down to Moses on tablets -- each and every loophole was approved by Congress.
Think Progress | Michael Ettlinger | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
On Friday, the McCain campaign released Cindy McCain's 2007 tax returns. Sadly for the McCains, Mrs. McCain shows over $1.8 million dollars less tax r...
Ben Cohen | Posted 06.17.2008 | Business
Your warning that Obama would likely raise taxes is correct. Your warning that this would have a negative impact however, is ridiculous. You're a decent economist; you should know better.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.10.2008 | Politics
CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, whose collagen injections are widely reputed to be a key market bellwether, offered the New York Post the precise sort of dire...
Jeff Madrick | Posted 04.21.2008 | Business
Capital gains tax cuts are not magic. Over time, cuts in taxes on profits made by investing do not raise total tax revenues.
Chris Weigant | Posted 04.18.2008 | Politics
The twenty-first debate of the Democratic presidential nomination race happened this week. Much fulminating in the blogosphere immediately followed. ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics
Unfortunately these questions remain largely unanswered, almost two months after the last debate.
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics
Tomorrow night may be the last debate in the Democratic primary race. This will be the twentieth debate so far, which has to be some kind of record. ...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics
No awards this week A few quick thoughts this week before we get to the talking points. First, I will not be awarding the Most Impressive Democrat Of...
Chris Weigant | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics
This column is dedicated to the idea that Democrats can learn to use talking points as effectively as Republicans often do. This idea annoys many who...
Chris Weigant | Posted 01.18.2008 | Politics
I apologize in advance for the disjointed nature of this week's column. There are a lot of odds and ends to cover, including tomorrow's primary picks...
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Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics