Posts tagged 'tax'

Poll Claims Americans Want Higher Taxes for “Rich”: MSNBC Plays Class Warfare

by SteveK @ Tuesday, January 4th, 2011. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, Media

Citing a poll alleging that 60 percent of Americans want higher taxes for the “rich” as a ’solution’ to the budget crises, the Morning Joe panel on MSNBC chimed in with the typical responses one would expect. From lamenting tax cuts for the so-called rich (rarely defined, but rather amorphous) to suggesting that the middle [...]

Democrats Push for Internet Sales Taxes

by SteveK @ Monday, July 5th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government

Rep. Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., has introduced a bill that would force Americans who shop over the Internet to start paying state sales taxes. Despite the negative economic impact it would have on most Americans, pro-tax politicians and states have been lobbying Congress for some time to tax the Internet.
The typical argument is that states are [...]

Friday Funny - A More Difficult Leak to Plug

by SteveK @ Friday, May 21st, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Friday Funny – Happy Tax Tyranny Day

by SteveK @ Friday, April 16th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Senate Health Care Bill Will Force Some Middle Class Families to Pay $15,200 Yearly Insurance Fee

by SteveK @ Tuesday, December 15th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Family, Government, Healthcare

Originally posted HERE.
By Terence P. Jeffrey

(CNSNews.com) - Forget the public option. Even without it, the health care bill presented in the Senate by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) would make some middle-class American families pay what amounts to a $15,200 annual federally-mandated insurance fee, according to facts revealed in analyses published by the Congressional [...]

Hidden Costs In Healthcare Reform Will Trigger ‘Massive’ New Taxes

by SteveK @ Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , ,
Filed under Economics, Government, Healthcare

It was no small lie when Obama promised the American people that they would not be hit with any new or increased taxes for those earning less than $250,000 per year. Unfortunately, that broken promise will turn out to be the biggest and most devastating lie any president in history has ever told. And that [...]

European Style VAT Tax in Health Care Reform Bill

by SteveK @ Monday, November 30th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare

True to form, politicians in Washington are pushing yet another tax, but one that closely resembles the European ‘value added tax’ - a type of national sales tax. A VAT is among the most regressive taxes that can be imposed and disproportionately harms the middle and lower classes.
The Democrat’s Health Reform bill contains a provision [...]

Higher Taxes and Penalties To Pay For Government-run Health Care

by SteveK @ Tuesday, October 13th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Healthcare

CNSNews.com posted an article detailing some of the new taxes the Democrats are forcing onto all Americans despite Obama’s campaign pledge to not raise taxes on those earning less than $250,000 per year. While many of the tax increases are not direct, Americans will still have less money every month thanks to the Democrats’ policies. [...]

Massive Cap and Trade Tax Passes House: What to Expect Economically

by SteveK @ Saturday, June 27th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Environment, Government, Media

Unfortunately, cap and trade is on its way to becoming a disastrous reality now that is has passed the House. Cap and trade will be the largest tax expansion in history and is destined to destroy millions of jobs, increase the welfare rolls, greatly lower our standard of living, and do next to nothing for [...]

Obama to Raise Taxes On All Americans With Cap-and-Trade

by SteveK @ Thursday, May 28th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Environment, Government, Science

“I can make a firm pledge. Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.“ - Barack Obama during campaign
We are all familiar with Obama constantly promising Americans [...]

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