Payroll tax cut
No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill
A year-end deadline approaching, quiet negotiations to avoid an economy-rattling "fiscal cliff" yielded no tangible signs of progress on Monday as Republicans pressed... Read more »
GOP 'fiscal cliff' plan echoes failed budget talks
Republicans are proposing a "fiscal cliff" plan that revives ideas from failed budget talks with President Barack Obama last year, calling for raising the eligibility... Read more »
Scaling back or limiting deductions is the right move
A tax break once considered sacrosanct may no longer be so sacred: the deduction for mortgage interest. As talks move apace in Washington about tax reform and deficit... Read more »
Taxes are not punitive or evil in any way
The current budget negotiations in Washington are completely confounding. The small tax hike the president is proposing is very reasonable, will have no appreciable... Read more »
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