Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Obama buffett rule

  • President Barack Obama is intensifying his campaign for higher taxes on top U.S. earners by casting the issue against Republican opposition as one of fairness and support for the middle class.
  • (Businessweek)
  • If there had been any doubt that the general election was here, it was dispelled Wednesday morning.
  • (Washington Post)
  • (CNN)-- In the early 1980s when I served on the staff of the Joint Economic Committee, we invited the Republican deficit scourge, Peter G. Peterson, to testify on Reaganomics, but he wouldnt come.
  • (CNN)
  • President Barack Obama is intensifying his campaign for higher taxes on top U.S. earners, casting the issue against Republican opposition as one of fairness and support for the middle class.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • President Obama sought Wednesday to expand his push for the so-called Buffett Rule by highlighting its support among corporate chieftains and even Republicans.
  • (MSNBC Firstread)
  • Forget Warren Buffett, or whatever other political prop the White House wants to use for its tax agenda.
  • (FOX News)
  • President Barack Obama says his call for raising taxes on millionaires is not a redistribution of wealth, but a way to free up money for crucial investments in the U.S. economy.
  • (AP - msnbc.com)
  • President Obama accomplished two things when he made the case on Tuesday for the so-called Buffett Rule, which would require millionaires to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes.
  • (New York Times)
  • BOCA RATON, FL -- President Obama used a Tuesday speech to not only push legislation enacting the so-called Buffett Rule, but also outline his vision for the economy versus Republican presidential rivals.
  • (MSNBC Firstread)

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