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More Reasons to Like Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Tax Plan

October 15, 2011
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Poll Insider put on his thinking cap, and gives us a few more reasons to jump on the Cain train and support the 9-9-9 tax plan. First, what I like about 9-9-9 (Hahahaha, get it?) Seriously, I like most of what everyone else says they also like about 9-9-9. It’s fair, transparent, opposes class...

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Club for Growth Endorses Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan

October 14, 2011
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The Daily Caller reported today that Chris Chocola, the president of the Club for Growth, has come out in favor of Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan. Chocola told the DC that the critics of the plan don’t understand it. Chocola argues the plan’s skeptics just don’t get it. “Those who argue against the sales...

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Art Laffer and Paul Ryan Like Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan

October 13, 2011
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Art Laffer and Paul Ryan both made news today by praising Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 economic plan. Since Cain has risen in the polls, his plan has been under quite a bit of scrutiny, from both sides. My biggest concern has been that third 9 – the national sales tax. Others feel the same way,...

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AP Fact Check: Rich People Pay More in Taxes than Their Secretaries

September 20, 2011
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The Associated Press “fact-checked” President Obama and Warren Buffett’s claims that rich people pay less in taxes than their secretaries. It’s not true. On average, the wealthiest people in America pay a lot more taxes than the middle class or the poor, according to private and government data. They pay at a higher rate,...

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Rush Limbaugh to Warren Buffett: Give Your Secretary a Raise

September 20, 2011
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Uber-rich Warren Buffett keeps telling us that his secretary pays more in taxes than he does, and nothing would make him happier than to pay a higher tax rate. (He could that, by the way.) He even let President Obama name a proposed new tax after him. I heard that Buffett doesn’t even pay...

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If this isn’t class warfare, I don’t know what is – Updated with response from Herman Cain

September 19, 2011
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President Obama unveiled his plan for deficit reduction today. It includes $1 in “cuts” to every $3 in tax increases. In one breath he “rejected the idea that this is class warfare,” and in the next he blabbered about gutting research and education while allowing rich people to keep some of the money they...

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Obama Wants $1.5 Trillion in New Taxes

September 18, 2011
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Oh, this is sure to help the struggling economy. President Obama is going to unveil another deficit reduction plan, including plenty of new taxes and the Buffett Rule, but no entitlement reform. The Washington Post says the plan draws contrasts with the Republican vision. Talk about an understatement. President Obama on Monday will unveil...

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Obama Proposes Millionaires Tax, Calls it the “Buffett Rule”

September 18, 2011
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If Warren Buffett and President Obama have their way, a big new tax will be named after the billionaire who wants to be taxed more. (Never mind that he’s free to pay all the taxes he wants.) The details are sketchy, but Obama wants to make sure millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share....

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Jan Schakowsy Thinks the Government Should Keep Most of the Dollars We Earn

September 14, 2011
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Listen to Dem. Rep. Jan Schakowsky describe how we don’t deserve to keep the dollars we earn, because there are so many government employees we must all help to pay for. She’s a real peach, that one. She said we all need to pay our “fair share” to cover all of the things people...

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Video: Chuck Woolery Helping the Rich Pay More Taxes

September 14, 2011
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Chuck Woolery has a message for rich guys and fat cats who want to pay higher taxes. This is just great, watch:

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White House Proposes Paying for Jobs Plan with Tax Increases

September 12, 2011
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President Obama’s “jobs plan” doesn’t have anything to do with economic growth. It’s all about transferring money from one group of people to another. It’s just more of the same, and he wants to pay for it with tax increases. The Washington Times has the details: Budget director Jacob “Jack” Lew told reporters Mr....

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Illegal Immigrants Receive Billions in Tax Credits

September 2, 2011
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The Washington Post reported that illegal immigrants have received billions of dollars in federal tax credits, and that the numbers have exploded in the past few years. These are not refunds of taxes already paid, but payments to people working in this country illegally. Think of it as a massive wealth transfer program. The...

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A Simple Solution to the Debate Over Taxes

August 22, 2011
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PJM’s Zombie came up with a simple solution to the debate over taxes. It sounds like a good start to me, seeing how our representatives have done such a poor job when it comes to the tax code and spending. ****** Submitted for your approval: The perfect solution to America’s national debate over taxes....

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Former CEO of American Express Responds to Warren Buffett and President Obama’s Call to Tax the Rich More

August 21, 2011
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Harvey Golub, the former CEO of American Express, isn’t happy with the way Warren Buffett has classified guys like himself as “coddled.” He penned an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal stating that he already pays between 80 and 90% of his income in combined taxes to the state and federal government. He also...

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