Tax the Rich

Should We Cut Rich People's Taxes Completely?

Posted 03.01.2012 | Comedy

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On Wednesday night's show, Stephen Colbert made the argument that everyone else is afraid to make: cut rich people's taxes all together. During his...

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A Bold Proposal

Ross Hyzer | Posted 02.15.2012 | Comedy

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"If hunger is a problem in America," said professional logician Rick Santorum, "then why do we have an obesity problem among the people who we say have a hunger program?" Exactly.

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Burying Your Victories: What if Obama Taxed the Rich But Never Told Anyone?

Paul Loeb | Posted 02.07.2012 | Politics

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Did you know Obama's health care bill contained a $20 billion a year tax on the richest Americans? I didn't.

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GOP Plan Includes Soliciting Millionaires For More

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.30.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans unveiled a plan Wednesday to cut payroll taxes that asks the rich to pay more tax if they feel like it, freezes and c...

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Republican Senator Says Tax The Rich

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.30.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Moderate Republican Sen. Susan Collins broke party ranks Wednesday, supporting a tax hike on millionaires and billionaires in order to f...

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House Republicans Agree On Burdens Of The Rich

Posted 11.22.2011 | Politics

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The debate about taxing the super-rich is as pertinent and contentious as it has ever been, thanks to the Occupy Wall Street movement pushing the issu...

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Rand Paul: 'The Rich And The Middle Class Are Paying Their Fair Share'

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.20.2011 | Politics

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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that the richest 1 percent of Americans are taxed fairly. "We hear that over and over again, 'The rich are not ...

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Tom Coburn: Feds Pay Out Billions In 'Welfare For Well-Off'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 11.14.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Millionaires are receiving billions in taxpayer-funded support every year that helps them pay for everything from child care to bad debt...

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Harry Reid Channels Occupy Wall Street In GOP Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.01.2012 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid leveled a blistering attack at Republicans Tuesday that echoed the message of Occupy Wall Street, sayi...

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The Impact of Social Security Reform Should Be Required Reading for the Supercommittee

Nancy Altman | Posted 12.31.2011 | Politics

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It is not surprising that Congress's approval rating is, for the first time, in single digits. The views of the American people who -- across party lines and all demographics -- consistently say "do not cut Social Security," "Do not cut Medicare" lack standing in this policy discussion.

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'Tax The Poor' Becomes Conservative Rallying Cry

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.30.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- The nation's ongoing economic downturn has sparked an odd response from a growing number of conservative and Republican leaders: a desir...

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Most Millionaires Want Higher Taxes For Millionaires: Survey

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.23.2012 | Business

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Tax the rich, Warren Buffett says -- and a majority of millionaires agree. According to a survey from the consulting firm Spectrem Group, sixty-eig...

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Class Warfare?: No Class, No War, No Fair

Rabbi Samuel April | Posted 12.05.2011 | Religion

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The president has been accused of class warfare for trying to raise the taxes on the wealthy. His reply was "This is not class warfare, this is math." This is classless, it is not war, nor is it fair.

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Friday Talking Points -- Class Warfare? Hardly.

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.23.2011 | Politics

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As was entirely predictable, once Obama stood up for taxing the rich folk a wee bit more, the Republicans fired back with what they think is the biggest weapon in their arsenal: screaming "Class warfare!"

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Is Our Nation on the Titanic?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.23.2011 | Politics

What is our values compass as we seek solutions to rampant joblessness and poverty among millions of Americans, including 16.4 million poor children?

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WATCH: Colbert Calls Out Obama's Class Warfare

Posted 11.21.2011 | Comedy

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No one declares class warfare in this country without Stephen Colbert calling them on it. On Tuesday night, Colbert explained why taxing the rich i...

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Obama's Tough Talk Won't Reduce The Debt On Its Own

Howard Fineman | Posted 11.19.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Can Barack Obama be the tough guy? There he was in the Rose Garden today, comparing himself to George Washington and the Republicans to...

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Paul Ryan, Herman Cain Push For Tax Hikes On Middle Class

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.18.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on Sunday that House Republicans would oppose President Barack Obama's payroll tax cuts for both employers ...

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House Liberals Propose New Tax Hike For Rich

AP | Posted 11.14.2011 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- Nervous that Social Security seems under siege from all sides, congressional liberals on Wednesday proposed raising the payroll tax that...

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Why Taxing The Rich Is Good For America

Posted 10.24.2011 | Business

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Last week, Warren Buffett wrote an incredible opinion piece in The New York Times asking the federal government to raise taxes on the wealthiest Ameri...

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Friday Talking Points -- Phony Vacation Outrage

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.19.2011 | Politics

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President Obama is on vacation. This fact is being subject to ridicule from Republicans, and their enablers in the media. Which has prompted me to -- in the fashion of Bill Maher -- come up with a New Rule.

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Tax The Rich, But First Define 'Rich': Fiscal Times

The Fiscal Times | Bruce Bartlett | Posted 10.19.2011 | Business

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On Monday, financier Warren Buffett ignited a tax debate by recommending a tax increase on the super-rich. The reaction by some Republicans and others...

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WATCH: Zach Carter Discusses Controversial Panama Trade Deal With Dylan Ratigan

Huff TV | Posted 10.16.2011 | Politics

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HuffPost's Zach Carter appeared on MSNBC's 'The Dylan Ratigan Show' to discuss the controversial trade agreement between the U.S. and Panama. Carter r...

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Warren Buffett: The Rich Should Pay More Taxes

The New York Times | Posted 10.14.2011 | Politics

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OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pai...

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Friday Talking Points -- More Tea, Anyone?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.05.2011 | Politics

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With the conclusion of the debt ceiling "crisis," the media pivoted swiftly to their standard larger questions (to them, at any rate) about any politi...

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