Taxes

Plan leans heavily on spending cuts to balance the federal budget — a consequence of the decision to propose limits on the size of the government.

Can mayors make the case that they should not be recalled when they have to raise taxes or fees in order to establish or maintain basic public services?

If one side gives up when it has maximum leverage, and the opposition says only that it will keep fighting for its original position, it's more apt to use the term 'surrender' or 'fecklessness.'

In this feature, we select a story that appeared in a major news outlet and take it in for repairs. The source material this week was a Politico story that reported that nearly a fifth of House Democrats were urging the Speaker to extend reduced capital gains and dividend rates tax rates for the wealthy beyond the scheduled year-end expiration of those rates.