From The Atlantic: In 1990, President George H. W. Bush raised taxes, and GDP growth increased over the next five years. In 1993, President Bill Clinton raised the top marginal tax rate, and GDP growth increased over the next five years. In 2001 and 2003, President Bush cut taxes, and…
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From ThinkProgress: House Republican Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) announced Friday that after next week, the House will stand in recess until November 13. His plan for a nearly two month vacation will undoubtedly allow more time for campaigning, but will leave several vital bills awaiting action. Among the important legislation…
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From Detroit Free Press: Romney’s comments came an interview broadcast Friday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “No one can say my plan is going to raise taxes on middle-income people, because principle number one is (to) keep the burden down on middle-income taxpayers,” Romney told host George Stephanopoulos. “Is $100,000…
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From DemocracyNow: A new article by reporter Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stone sheds new light on the origin of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s fortune, revealing how Romney’s former firm, Bain Capital, used private equity to raise money to conduct corporate raids. Taibbi writes: “What most voters don’t know is…
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From Pennlive.com: The moral outrage and national embarrassment over Pennsylvania’s strictest-in-the-nation voter identification law are well-deserved. But what’s most disturbing about this law is the fact that it’s a blatant abuse of power by the controlling party in Harrisburg — the Republicans — for purely partisan political gain. The state…
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Wow. This guy can barely speak English and he’s running for President? We haven’t seen a politician butcher the English language like this since the Sage of Wasilla. This AM, when prompted to discuss his tax plan and what tax loopholes he would close, Romney said: “Well, the specifics are…
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From Center for American Progress: A reasonable question to ask in any election year is whether we are better off today than we were four years ago. This year, the question happens to be remarkably easy to answer. Yes, by almost any measure, we are better off now than we…
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Nate Silver reports zero to little GOP Convention bounce according to Gallup:
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