Tag: tax cuts
Wiretap: How excited was Trump about tax cut win? So excited...
Donald Trump was so excited to finally get a legislative win he inadvertently let slip that Republicans had, in fact, been deceptive (read: lied)...
Wiretap: If you think the GOP tax cut was tough, wait...
Republicans have passed their tax bill. That will almost certainly be the easy part. The harder part comes next with the expected arguments coming...
Wiretap: Sure, GOP lost in Alabama, but that doesn’t mean anyone’s...
If you think Republicans were afraid that their tax-cut bill is being seen as a boon to the rich, think again. In the House-Senate...
Wiretap: Another mass shooting leaves us mourning the dead and asking...
No one seems to understand why a 64-year-old man with no criminal history and, according to his brother, with no history of gun violence,...
Wiretap: Trump’s tax plan may skimp on details, but one thing...
Donald Trump says he doesn't benefit from his new tax cuts. But, of course, he does. Although there are many details of the plan...
Littwin: The CBO tells the hard truths about Trumpcare that the...
It's official. The CBO projects that the Senate version of Trumpcare would not be quite as mean as the House version. Instead of 23...
Obama explains deal: Tax cuts for wealthy the GOP ‘holy grail’
Taking heat from the left as well as from moderate Democrats like Colorado's Mark Udall for cutting a deal with Republicans to extend tax...
Billionaire Buffet: Tax me, please; trickle down doesn’t work
Warren Buffet is a billionaire businessman who once asked California Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to raise taxes on the rich. The wealthy governor ignored...
Tied to tax debate, unemployment benefits likely to lapse
Democrats in Washington are catching on to the idea that they can’t capitulate to an extension of Bush-era tax rates for the rich without...
The deficit is more than just a 2010 campaign issue
Lawmakers, including Republicans who have been in Washington for decades, are extremely concerned this year with the nation's budget deficit. Part of that concern...