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January 20, 2011
An R&D Tax Credit That Works
Congress has, once again, at the last minute extended the research and development tax credit for a single year, making it retroactive to Dec 31, 2009 (when Congress allowed it to lapse) and extending it until the end of 2011.
December 14, 2010
Don’t Let This Failed Congress Control the Next Budget
The next issue before the Senate is funding the federal government.
December 7, 2010
Is the Payroll Tax Cut a Good Idea?
One of the proposed provisions in the deal to extend the Bush tax cuts is a temporary 2 percentage-point reduction in the Social Security payroll tax, from 6.
November 30, 2010
Medicare Reform Is on the Table Once Again
The financial disaster facing the country if it doesn’t get control of entitlement spending has made discussion of Medicare reform fashionable again.
November 23, 2010
A Bold Proposal from the Deficit Commission
Now we're talking! The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform's (aka, the Deficit Commission) "Zero Plan" for personal and corporate income tax reform puts an excellent option on the table.
November 16, 2010
How the Economy Is Like a Cessna
Members of Congress return to Washington this week for the so-called lame duck session.
November 9, 2010
California Is Not Too Big to Fail
America’s voters delivered an unequivocal message in last week’s election, both at the federal and state levels, that they demand fiscal responsibility, including less spending, lower taxes and a more limited role for government.
November 3, 2010
Puerto Rico Raises Taxes and U.S. Conservatives Are Happy
The governor of Puerto Rico, Luis Fortuno, has just pulled a fast one--literally.
October 19, 2010
Fed-Up Yet?
The Federal Reserve Bank under Ben Bernanke is hinting that it will pump billions of dollars into the economy by buying up U.
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