(Original Post) By William T. Terrell Published Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at 5:25 p.m.Updated Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at 5:26 p.m. It’s amazing that economist Arthur Laffer is having a…
(Original Post) JONATHAN KAMINSKY, Associated Press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWS VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state’s freshman House Democrats on Wednesday called for wide-ranging changes…
by Chris Markowski March 10, 2012 On April 1, our ally Japan is playing a cruel little April Fools’ Day joke on us: The country is lowering its corporate tax…
by Brian Lynn March 15, 2012 Speakers at a State House rally Thursday said repealing the state’s sales tax on groceries and a federal income tax deduction would create tax…
(Original Post) By Tim Feran The Columbus Dispatch Sunday March 18, 2012 9:40 AM When Ohio offered Sears big money in hopes the retailer would relocate its headquarters to central…
(Original Post) Once upon a time six years ago, the Legislature, prodded by a governor and shamed by a tax study, actually took a baby step toward tax fairness. Lawmakers…
11:02 PM, Mar. 19, 2012 Written by A Journal News editorial Sunday’s report on gas taxes in New York helps codify the pain and anguish so many New Yorkers feel…
(Original Post) Kasich thinks so, but our taxes aren’t really so high8:02 AM, Mar. 22, 2012 Written by Paul E. Kostyu COLUMBUS — Lower Ohio’s burdensome personal income taxes. Create…
(Original Post) By Scott Rothschild April 2, 2012 Tax-cut proposals harmful, group says The League of Women Voters of Kansas issued a news release critical of Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax-cutting…
Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2012 By Gene Meyer | Kansas Reporter TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback and state lawmakers say they want to cut income taxes. So what? tax…
(Original Post) Posted: April 4, 2012 – 12:23am By BARBARA KELLYLowcountry Liberal “A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” These words of Franklin Delano Roosevelt would…
(Original Post) Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 7:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time From factory farms to home foreclosures, state governments are helping hide corporate wrongdoingBy David Sirota You can’t be outraged…
(Originial Post) 5:56 p.m. EST, April 4, 2012| By Jason Garcia, Orlando Sentinel SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment had a banner year in 2011. Attendance and guest spending rose across its…
(Original Post) By Jason Garcia — The Orlando Sentinel Posted: 12:00am on Apr 9, 2012; Modified: 1:38am on Apr 9, 2012 ORLANDO, Fla. — SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment had a…
(Original Post) By Bernie Becker – 04/09/12 07:52 PM ET Twenty-six Fortune 500 companies paid a tax rate of less than zero over a four-year span, according to a new…
(Original Post) Instead of giving money to the government, it turns out more than a few U.S. companies are actually making money off their income taxes. In a recent report…
(Original Post) April 10, 2012 Robert BowenEconomic Policy Examiner A new report released today shows that many very profitable corporations paid no federal tax in 2011. In fact, many received…
(Original Post) April 10, 2012, 2:02 PM Twenty-six Fortune 500 companies including General Electric and Boeing paid no net federal income taxes from 2008 through 2011, according to a new…
LYNNE SHAW Published: 4/11/2012 2:24 AM Last Modified: 4/11/2012 3:53 AM What is the difference between serious statistical research and statistical manipulation? The foundation for all of the Oklahoma personal…
(Original Post) By Ashley Portero: April 11, 2012 11:20 AM EDT Twenty-six companies in the Fortune 500 paid no U.S. federal income over a four-year period, often through a corporate…
(Original Post) By SUSANNA KIM (@skimm)April 11, 2012 In November, the liberal lobbying group Citizens for Tax Justice stirred controversy with a report highlighting 280 so-called corporate tax-dodgers, highlighting companies…
(Original Post) You might have heard how the U.S. has just become “number one” in corporate taxation. The campaign to make this event news was led by the Business Roundtable,…
(Original Post) Published: April 11, 2012 6:13 PMBy CARL HAYDEN Carl Hayden is former Regents chancellor and former chairman of the SUNY Board of Trustees. Undocumented young people are everywhere…
(Original Post) By NIKKO PRICE Published: Saturday, April 14, 2012 Updated: Friday, April 13, 2012 21:04 This week, the Christian Science Monitor reported that illegal immigration in the United States…
