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NY Daily News Calls for IRS to Stop Auditing Trump’s Taxes – #ReleaseYourTaxes

Ezra Grant — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 01:50:23 +0000

Did you know that the Trump campaign has said he will NOT be releasing his taxes before the November presidential election? Imagine that! A presidential candidate who has decided to stick it to the American people and keep his taxes secret. The Daily News asks, what is Trump hiding? If Trump was a straight-up businessman […]

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Donald Trump Proposed “the Biggest Tax Hike… in History”

Ezra Grant — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 04:14:57 +0000

I love the way Yahoo News put this. They said if Trump had his way, his tax hike proposal would have made Bernie Sanders proud. In classic Trump fashion, the plan was big and bold. If enacted, Trump’s plan would have been biggest tax hike, in total raw dollars, in history. In a word, it […]

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Fox News Willfully Misleads – Implies That Obama is “Raising” Taxes on The Middle Class

Ezra Grant — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:58:30 +0000

One of the many specifics proposed by President Obama in this year’s State of The Union Address was lowing the taxes on middle class workers. To pay for this, the president has proposed closing tax loopholes and increasing Capital Gains taxes on the top 1%. But over at Fox News, they are hearing a completely […]

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Report: Poor Families Pay Double The Tax Rate as Rich Families

Ezra Grant — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 21:41:10 +0000

And the Republicans rejoice. They have been working for this outcome for decades! Middle- and low-income Americans are facing far higher state and local taxes than the wealthy, according to a new report assessing tax data from all 50 states. In all, the analysis by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds […]

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John Boehner Getting Crucified on His Facebook Page For Telling Another Lie

Ezra Grant — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 16:37:41 +0000

The Republican Leader of the House of Representatives thought he was on safe ground when he decided to write a post on his verified Facebook page, claiming “House Republicans have protected 98% of Americans from permanent tax increases.” For those of you following politics, you already know that the only “Americans” Republicans have fought to […]

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President’s Weekly Address – Ending Tax Loopholes For Tax Evaders Like Walgreens

Ezra Grant — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 14:25:02 +0000

In this week’s address, president Obama called on congress to close the tax loophole that allow some American companies to adopt the leaching mentality. The leachers sell their products to the American people, collect huge amounts in profit, but avoid paying taxes on their income by claiming overseas tax status. Walgreens, the company that calls itself “the pharmacy […]

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Brian McKnight in Tax Troubles – Files Lawsuit Against His Accountant

Ezra Grant — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:05:29 +0000

Now this one here is a shame. Clean cut R&B artist Brian McKnight, known especially for his 1997 hit “Anytime” and another hut in 1999 “Back At One,” apparently hasn’t paid taxes in a decade, and he is blaming his accountant. McKnight has filed a lawsuit against Vernon Brown and Company, claiming Brown ruined his […]

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New Data – Rich People Paying Less Taxes Under Obama

Ezra Grant — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:08:01 +0000

This, despised the fact that Republicans and those in the top 10 percent huddle together to convince low information Americans that President Obama is waging a war on the rich. New data is out from the IRS, showing the share of federal income taxes paid by those in each economic strata. Bruce Bartlett points out […]

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Man Files 122 False Income Tax Returns – Gets $92,000 in Returns

Ezra Grant — Tue, 28 May 2013 14:47:22 +0000

Here’s something original. Barry made over $92,000.00 filing 122 false income tax returns using the information of dead people. In other news, Republican Senator Rand Paul recently defended Apple’s decision to cheat the American Government out of billions in taxes, by shipping their income overseas. Paul was heard saying that everyone game the system in […]

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Acting IRS Chief Resigns, Obama Condemns ‘Inexcusible’ Targeting of Tea Party Groups

MelodyM — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:21:12 +0000

President Obama announced on Wednesday that the Internal Revenue Service acting commissioner Steven Miller has submitted his resignation for his agency’s “inexcusable” targeting of conservative groups who had applied for tax-exempt status. “I reviewed the Treasury Department watchdog’s report and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable,” Obama said in the East Room of the […]

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Republican House Bill: Federal Workers Owing Taxes Must Lose Their Jobs

Ezra Grant — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:32:00 +0000

The House will mark April 15, the day federal taxes are due, by passing a bill that would require the government to fire federal workers with “seriously delinquent” tax debts. Thousands of federal workers are cited each year for failing to pay their taxes on time. Last month, the IRS said more than 300,000 workers […]

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Bill O’Reilly And The Liberal On Taxing The Rich – Video

Ezra Grant — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 15:17:38 +0000

Although rich folks in America have been the only benefactors of a Republican policy called Trickle Down Economics – a policy earning them trillions in wealth since it was implemented – there are those who still believes that asking these same people to contribute to the economy by paying a fair share of taxes is […]

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Facebook Taxes – Made Over $1billion, Paid No Taxes, Received Millions In Refund

Ezra Grant — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:38:06 +0000

Here is another example of what the Republicans would prefer – allow a certain group to make as much money as possible, while making all provisions for those people to game the system and get even more. Such is the story of Facebook and their 2012 taxes. According to Citizens For Tax Justice, Facebook made […]

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666 Stamp On His W-2 Caused Christian Worker To Quit His Job

Ezra Grant — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:36:47 +0000

Walter Slonopas, 52, resigned as a maintenance worker at Contech Casting LLC in Clarksville after his W-2 tax form was stamped with the number 666. The Bible calls 666 the “number of the beast,” and it’s often used as a symbol of the devil. Slonopas said that after getting the W-2, he could either go […]

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Taxes Raised On The Rich, The Dow Goes Up. GOP Wrong Again

Ezra Grant — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:34:08 +0000

Wow. The Dow is approaching 14000 for the first time since 2007. This, in spite of the fact that taxes on the top 1% went up for the first time in over a decade. Seems Republicans were wrong on this too. Last week the broad Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 1,500 for the […]

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White House: The President Would Veto Boehner’s Plan B

Ezra Grant — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:23:55 +0000

In a statement released by the White House, Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer says President Obama would veto John Boehner’s “Plan B” proposal to extend Bush tax cuts for everyone making up to $1 million: This approach does not meet the test of balance, and the President would veto the legislation in the unlikely event of […]

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Poll Finds Americans Blame Boner… um… Boehner, For Fiscal Cliff Fiasco

Ezra Grant — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:34:05 +0000

President Obama is crushing John Boehner in the fiscal cliff battle—at least in the polls. An ABC/Washington Post survey out this morning finds 49 percent of those questioned approving of Obama’s handling of the budget negotiations, compared with 42 percent who disapprove. Now look at the House speaker’s numbers: Some 49 percent disapprove of his […]

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President’s Weekly Address – We Must Pass The Middle Class Tax Cuts Now

Ezra Grant — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:54:08 +0000

President Obama urges Congress to extend the middle class income tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans and 97 percent of small businesses without delay, making it clear that a balanced approach to deficit reduction means that Republicans in Congress must agree to ask the wealthiest Americans to pay higher tax rates.

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Republicans Released Their “Balanced” Plan – No Taxes On The Rich, Middle Class Pays More

Ezra Grant — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:47:58 +0000

Republicans have decided to release their list of demands. After the president’s plan at a balanced approach to avoid the fiscal cliff was laughed at by Republican House Leader John Boehner, Americans waited with baited breath in anticipation of what Republicans would propose. Well the wait is over and to no one’s surprise, Republicans are still […]

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Cliff Notes

Robert I. Grundfest — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 02:25:52 +0000

When I was growing up, I had a good friend named Cliff. He was smart and funny, OK, corny, and a bit nerdy, but he had a good heart and I’m sure he’s doing wonderful things with his life. Meanwhile, his name is being dragged through the mud. This Fiscal Cliff business is terrible for […]

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Most Americans Pay Lower Taxes Under Obama Than They Did In The 1980’s

Ezra Grant — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:53:46 +0000

Alan Hicks divides long days between the insurance business he started in the late 1970s and the barbecue restaurant he opened with his sons three years ago. He earned more than $250,000 last year and said taxes took more than 40 percent. What’s worse, in his view, is that others — the wealthy, hiding in […]

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Republicans – Using The Middle Class As Bargaining Chip To Get More Tax Cuts For The Rich

Ezra Grant — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:14:25 +0000

Two years ago, Republicans held the middle class American people hostage and demanded that the rich get a continuation of the Bush tax cuts. Those tax cuts were set to expire the last day of December 2010, but Republicans told the President that if the rich couldn’t get more tax cuts, then the middle class […]

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Bill Kristol Again Sees Nothing Wrong With Raising Taxes On The Rich

Ezra Grant — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 23:49:00 +0000

The Weekly Standard’s Bill Kristol was among the panelists on this week’s Fox News Sunday, where he again noted that a tax increase for the wealthy wouldn’t be the end of the world for Republicans — and that, honestly, many members of the Tea Party wouldn’t care. “I just don’t think that the Republicans have the leverage — […]

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President To Republicans: Don’t Hold The Middle Class Hostage While Debating Tax Rates For The Rich

Ezra Grant — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 16:57:46 +0000

Picking up right where he left off before the election, President Obama continued his call for maintaining the middle class tax cut, while asking the rich to pay their fair share. He once again called on Republicans to get on board, instead of holding the middle class “hostage” in their effort to pander to the […]

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Mitt Romney – “I Admit, [President Obama] Did Not Raise Taxes In His First Four Years”

Ezra Grant — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 02:20:31 +0000

Mitt Romney is shaking things up again, and I do mean the etch-a-sketch. Romney spent a major part of his campaign criticizing President for “raising taxes” on the middle class. But with the debates looming and the realization that he will meet with the President face to face, Mitt Romney is now trying to erase […]

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Mitt Romney Calls The USA a Foreign Country On His Taxes

Ezra Grant — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:30:58 +0000

Maybe Mitt Romney thinks he lives in Switzerland? When the former Massachusetts governor released his official 2011 tax return Friday, he (or whoever actually filled out the form) appeared to have mistakenly referred to the United States as a foreign country. “If you have a foreign address,” the tax return instruction reads, “also complete spaces below.” In […]

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Harry Reid – “For All We Know, Mitt Could Be One of The 47%” Who Pays No Taxes

Ezra Grant — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:52:52 +0000

Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid took to the Senate floor today and renewed his call for Mitt Romney to release his taxes. Using Romney’s own words that 47% of Americans pay no taxes, Reid said; “For all we know, Mitt Romney could be one of those who have paid no federal income tax,” he said. […]

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The Hypocrisy – Romney Asked For 10 Years Worth of Taxes In His VP Search

Ezra Grant — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:51:12 +0000

Mitt Romney’s desire is to keep the American people from seeing his tax returns. And so far, the man who could be the next president of the United States, has been successfully, only allowing voters to see one year with a promise to show one more. But when it came to picking his running mate, […]

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New Poll – Americans Believe Rich People Don’t Pay Their Fair Share In Taxes

Ezra Grant — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:31:40 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the income gap between rich and poor widens, a majority of Americans say the growing divide is bad for the country and believe that wealthy people are paying too little in taxes, according to a new survey. The poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center points to a particular challenge for Republican presidential candidate Mitt […]

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VIDEO: Paul Ryan’s Budget Will Give Mitt Romney a 1% Tax Rate – Up From 0%!

Ezra Grant — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:39:31 +0000

PrioritiesUSA, the SuperPac supporting President Obama has created another video. We all remember how Republicans and Mitt Romney got up-in-arms over the SuperPac’s video about Joe Soptic – a factory steel worker fired when Romney’s Bain Capital closed the company that employed him. Joe’s wife later died of cancer because the unemployed couple had no health […]

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