by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
It is no surprise that the 2013 federal budget proposal that President Obama released today is deemed "dead on arrival" in Congress. Most White House budget proposals are. That, however, does not make it irrelevant, especially in an election year that is a contest...
by Robert Borosage | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
The following was originally published at Politico Texas Gov. Rick Perry this week will try to revive his flagging presidential campaign by embracing an old conservative fancy — the flat tax, while calling for “scrapping the 3 million words of the current...
by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
President Obama has proposed a specific new minimum tax rate for millionaires. Should America's rich feel angry or relieved? We check the IRS tax data archives for an answer. The most famous secretary in America works “just as hard” as her billionaire boss — according...
by Sam Pizzigati | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
Can democracy, one top political scientist asked last week, 'function effectively in a society marked by vast economic inequality'? The fate of the modest new White House bid to tax our rich may tell the tale. Most Presidents of the United States end up with a...
