TaxBytes

Last April, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) told Tim Russert on Meet the Press: “You could rearrange the [tax] rates and come out without a tax increase and more equity in the system.

If we’ve said anything bad about France—although we can’t recall anything—we take it ALL back.

You know, a person could be forgiven for wondering who’s running the show—or if anyone is running the show—over at the White House.

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A few weeks ago, Rep.

According to the Los Angeles Times, "several states are poised to institute new taxes on Internet access the moment the current moratorium lapses.

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You know how children, especially the strong-willed ones, will occasionally decide to test the will and determination of their parents, just to see how much they can get away with? Well, that’s pretty much where we are on the bill reauthorizing and greatly expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).

No, but it does need to be better understood.

Congress is back and you know what that means: Time once again for the Democrats to push to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to up to 400 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) — a little over $80,000 a year for a family of four.