by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 15, 2012 | Blog
The Senate is scheduled today to vote on Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's "Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012," which seeks to enshrine into law the "Buffett Rule" that millionaires and billionaires should not be paying taxes at a lower rate than the people who work for them....
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
This will make you long for the mythical days of "liberal media bias." A news story in The Washington Post this morning bashes the current debate around the Buffett rule in a classic case of conservative media bias. The story, in its too-cute lead-in, declares that...
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 Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
Later this week on the floor of the House of Representatives, several federal budget proposals embodying different approaches to our country's economic challenges will compete for attention. One of those, the Congressional Progressive Caucus's "Budget for All," offers...
by Isaiah J. Poole | Apr 12, 2012 | Blog
You know the KISS rule: "Keep It Simple, Stupid." When it comes to taxing wealth vs. taxing work, what's become known as the "Buffett Rule" is an elegant example of the KISS principle at work. Income is income. It should be taxed at the same rate, whether you've...
