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Buffett Rule Shares Flaw with Tax it Would Replace
Say goodbye to the much-loathed Alternative Minimum Tax and hello to the Buffett Rule. Sweet relief. The AMT has perplexed taxpayers and agonized accountants for...
The 'Buffett Rule' Returns: Why President Obama Wants to Talk to You About Your Taxes
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...
The Numbers and Politics of Barack Obama’s New Buffett Rule
The moral case President Obama has made to explain his “Buffet Rule” proposal is pretty simple. “Let me tell you something,” Obama told a crowd in Iowa on...
Why Voluntary Taxation is a Bad Idea
In response to President Obama’s proposal that millionaires and billionaires pay at least the same tax rate as middle class families, the conservative Super PAC...
The Crazy Way We Think About Taxes
When it comes to paying taxes, Americans are downright weird. We often say one thing and do the exact opposite. Consider the billionaire Warren Buffett, who has...
As Small a President as He Can Be
Woodrow Wilson once said the President "is at liberty, both in law and conscience, to be as big a man as he can." In his re-election bid, President Obama is...
How Much Would Mitt Romney Lose Under the 'Buffett Rule'
When Barack Obama talks about taxes these days, he likes to talk about Omaha billionaire Warren Buffett's secretary. "Middle-class families shouldn't pay higher...
Morning Must Reads: Incrimination
Republicans hope to raise $800 million for Romney. Backyard candidness or not, there are holes in his tax plan. Obviously, the Buffett Rule falls to a...
Morning Must Reads: Reality
Obama out to a big approval rating lead vs. Romney, but hasn’t reached escape velocity from the slow recovery yet. He’s in Florida to sell the Buffett Rule and...
Buffett Part of Group to Buy Heinz in $23B Deal
(NEW YORK) — H.J. Heinz Co. has agreed to be acquired by an investment group including billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a deal valued at $23.3 billion. ...
