June 19, 2013
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Taxes
Original Reporting
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Social Security, Taxes
April 10, 2013 — For all the talk of the Social Security system running out of money, it is well established that raising or eliminating the cap on the wages subject to payroll taxes would guarantee...view
Readable Research
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Budget deficit, Politics, Taxes
Jan. 16, 2013 — The resolution of the “fiscal cliff” pushed by President Obama and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and accepted by Congress at the beginning of this year made permanent...view
Original Reporting
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Budget deficit, Role of government, Taxes
Jan. 16, 2012 — When discussing the then-impending “fiscal cliff,” most politicians in Washington described calamitous consequences were an agreement on taxes and sequestration of appropriations not...view
Original Reporting
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Elections, State government, Taxes
Dec. 6, 2012 — As we reported yesterday, the supporters of Proposition 30 (Prop 30), the California ballot initiative to raise income tax rates on high earners as well as sales taxes across the board...view
Original Reporting
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Elections, State government, Taxes
Dec. 5, 2012 — In ratifying Proposition 30 last month, California voters seem to have signaled that support for a tax increase is not political suicide in all circumstances. But to what extent does...view
Editorial Cartoons
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Budget deficit, Politics, Taxes
Nov. 28, 2012 — Have a higher resolution monitor? Click here for screen resolutions of 1280 x 960 or better, or here for 1920 x 1200 or better.view
Original Reporting
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Markets, Taxes
July 30, 2012 — Concerns about the market-destabilizing effect of speculative, “high-frequency” trading, along with a desire to generate more revenue for governmental programs from...view
Commentary
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Budget deficit, Economy, Role of government, Taxes
June 18, 2012 — A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on the long-term budget outlook for the U.S. from now until 2037 has reheated deficit hysteria, with the Romney...view
Editorial Cartoons
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Economy, Employment, Taxes
June 6, 2012 — Have a higher resolution monitor? Click here for screen resolutions of 1280 x 960 or better, or here for 1920 x 1200 or better.view
Original Reporting
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Budget deficit, State government, Taxes
June 6, 2012 — When Wichita Public Schools Superintendent John Allison learned that, thanks to rising revenues, Kansas was projected to have a budget surplus of more than $300 million at the...view