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The Right Capital Gains Tax Rate Is Zero Sun Apr 15Daniel J. MitchellPoliticians conveniently forget that dividends and capital gains get hit by the corporate income tax. And since America now has the developed world’s highest corporate income tax rate, it’s adding insult to injury to tax the income again. Actually, it’s adding injury to injury! ... more
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Why Tax Capital Gains? Sat Apr 14John C. GoodmanIncome tax time is an appropriate moment to go to the heart of President Obama’s complaint about the taxes Warren Buffett and other rich people pay, or don’t pay. What the president is really complaining about is that the tax rate on capital gains is too low. ... more
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Donald LambroWhile Romney is a millionaire, any American who buys a share of stock and sells it for a profit, or is paid dividends from that stock or other investment, or sells a home would would pay the same rate Romney does. ... more
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Political CalculationsThe reason we find that conclusion to be significant is because the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 left dividend tax rates unchanged - they continued to be taxed at the same rates as regular income in the United States, which provided a powerful incentive for investors to treat the two kinds of stocks very differently, favoring the low-to-no dividend paying stocks over those that paid out more significant dividends. ... more
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Giving Stock or Cash: What's Better? Thu Oct 6Carrie Schwab PomerantzEspecially in tough economic times, like these when people in general have less to give, charities and universities welcome any type of donation -- cash or stock. ... more
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Obama's Biggest Lies Mon Sep 26Peter FerraraIf you work hard, play by the rules, save your money, create jobs, and make a success out of yourself, President Obama and the Democrat party will plunder everything you have worked so hard for, because in their view that is only fair. ... more
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Donald LambroWhat if Barack Obama had begun his presidency by enacting a permanent tax cut that further lowered income tax rates, cut the capital gains rate in half and reduced business taxes across the board? ... more
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I'm for The Rich Tue Sep 20Mona CharenPresident Obama and the Democrats are finally happy. Liberated from thoughts of compromise with Republicans, they can fully indulge their most lascivious pleasure -- trashing rich people. ... more
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Donald LambroThe president, of course, isn't in either business specifically, but in a larger sense he's been investing our money, picking the businesses he thinks will fuel economic expansion, new jobs and the technology of the future, and rebuild the nation's fraying infrastructure. ... more
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America Wants Answers Mon Aug 29Terry PaulsonIt’s time to put America back to work! Chances are that President Obama will give his “New” plan after his vacation. Most likely, he’ll announce a new stimulus plan with “shovel-ready” infrastructure improvements, a call for more taxes on the “wealthy,” and a move to extend unemployment benefits forever! ... more
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Donald LambroJob creation remains unacceptably weak in the Obama economy, which some Democrats are calling the "new normal." Friday's labor report for July showed there weren't even enough new jobs to keep up with population growth, let alone make a serious dent in the unemployment rate. ... more
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Spend That Savings Wed Jul 27Carrie Schwab PomerantzDear Carrie: My husband and I are both in our early 60s and plan to retire in a couple of years. Any tips on how to feel better about making this shift away from a reliable paycheck and starting to erode our savings? ... more
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The Ideologue in the Oval Office Wed Jul 20Jonah GoldbergThe president, we are told, is a pragmatist for wanting a "fair and balanced" budget deal. What that means is tax increases must accompany spending cuts. Any significant spending cuts would be way in the future. The tax increases would begin right after Obama is re-elected. ... more
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Tax Congress! Mon Apr 18John RansomThe rich people are out of control, they tell us. In order to get them back under control, they have to be taxed. Obama and his friends want to tax impose a super-tax on the 4 million household making more than $250,000 per year. ... more
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Herman Cain Bets On Main Street Wed Apr 13John RansomWhile Cain is not a candidate for president yet- he’s still in the exploratory stage- Cain already has a program that he thinks can put Americans back to work while getting rid of the reckless and wasteful spending in Washington. In doing so, Cain hopes to start a revival of American business that will create real, high-paying jobs. ... more
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Carrie Schwab PomerantzDear Carrie: I've been able to closely follow the markets in the past, but I am busy now. I've pared down speculative stocks, but I continue to carry some blue chips. Is it smart to switch all my stock investments to mutual funds at this point? ... more
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Forget the Past Two Years Wed Jan 26Donald LambroOver the past two years, President Obama has blamed big banks, Wall Street, corporate executives, trade deals, tax cuts and deregulation for all the nation's ills, while presiding over $3.4 trillion in additional debt. ... more
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Donald LambroLiberalism was running at full throttle in the Age of Obama until it collided with the 2010 midterm elections. ... more
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Ben ShapiroPresident Obama has a pattern when it comes to his political rhetoric. If he talks about foreign policy, he tells the truth; if he talks about domestic policy, he lies. ... more
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