Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Obama buffett rule

  • Taxes for Americas highest earners have fallen sharply since 1995, according to a White House report on Tuesday, released ahead of a speech by President Barack Obama on fairness in the tax code that is a key part of his campaign for reelection.
  • (CNBC)
  • With Tax Day a week away, President Obama is turning up the volume on his call for "tax fairness," a central part of his campaign message and a weapon Democrats hope to use against Republicans in Congress.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • There's someone who urgently needs to talk to you about your taxes this week, and it's not your panicked procrastinating CPA. President Obama wants you to know what your tax rate is.
  • (Time)
  • April 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is promoting a Buffett rule setting a minimum tax rate for top earners to ensure they pay a higher percentage of their income than middle- class families. For the most part, they already do.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • On a campaign fund-raising trip today to Florida, President Obama will make the tax fairness argument as part of his latest pitch for the Buffett Rule. The proposal is due for a vote next week in the Senate, and Mr.
  • (CBS News)
  • The White House and President Obama's re-election team launched a simultaneous offensive Monday to pressure Republican senators to approve the so-called "Buffett rule," a tax increase on income over $1 million.
  • (Washington Times)
  • Right now, Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary, Obama said in the speech, later declaring: Tax reform should follow the Buffett Rule: If you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30 percent in taxes.
  • (Jupiter Courier)
  • A week before a Senate vote, the Obama campaign on Monday ramped up its advocacy of the "Buffett Rule," which would impose a minimum effective tax rate of 30 percent on the wealthiest Americans.
  • (Boston Globe)
  • Obama will be making his case for the Buffett Rule, which would require millionaires to pay at least the same tax rate as middle class families. The rule is named after billionaire businessman Warren Buffett, who has long supported tax increases for the wealthy.
  • (msnbc.com)

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