Posts tagged 'taxes'

Friday Funny - Lemonade and Taxes

by SteveK @ Friday, January 28th, 2011. Tags: , , ,
Filed under Humor

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 [...]

Friday Funny – Congress Adjourns

by SteveK @ Friday, October 8th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

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 – Happy Tax Tyranny Day

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

Most Americans Agree Congress Drafts Complex Bills to Hide Special Interest Spending

by SteveK @ Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Healthcare

According to a new survey by Zogby, more than 80 percent of Americans believe politicians intentionally create long and complex bills in order to conceal spending for their special interests, and to prevent constituents from understanding the bill before a vote is taken. A strong consensus was seen in just about every demographic.
Zogby asked this [...]

Democrat’s Health Bill Would Still Leave 23 million People Uninsured, Raise Taxes, and Ration Care

by SteveK @ Sunday, December 20th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Economics, Government, Healthcare

This nearly $900 billion bill would be paid for by $483 billion in cuts to Medicare and other federal health programs, as well as tax increases. Of course the real costs will undoubtedly be much higher as the government is notorious for grossly underestimating costs. Not to mention this is the same government with a [...]

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 [...]

Friday Funny - Economic Recovery

by SteveK @ Friday, December 4th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

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 [...]

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