taxes
Republican “pledge”: kill jobs, give money to rich
September 24, 2010While the GOP plan would deliver this harsh blow to working families, it would add some $629 billion to the deficit in order to provide new tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of Americans.
Read moreEuropean unions set to march for “Robin Hood taxes”
September 14, 2010Next in the "rising tide of world labor protest" file comes the September 29 labor actions in Europe.
Read moreRight-wingers frenzied to save tax cuts for rich
September 14, 2010Several House and Senate Republicans are complaining that GOP Minority Leader John Boehner fell for a trap laid by President Obama when he said last weekend that, given no other option, he would vote for extending...
Read moreBoehner blinks on Bush tax cuts for the rich
September 13, 2010House Minority Leader John Boehner says he'll vote for Obama's tax plan.
Read moreJeers to fat assets, cheers for action on jobs
August 30, 2010Fortune 500 companies are sitting on $1.18 trillion while Alan Simpson calls seniors "greedy geezers" - but cheers to the folks and organizations who are doing something about it.
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