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MONEY CULTURE
A War on the Rich?
Daniel Gross 3/6/2009 12:00:00 AM
To hear conservatives tell it, you'd think mobs of shiftless welfare moms were marauding through the streets of Greenwich and Palm Springs, lynching bankers and hedge-fund managers, stringing up shopkeepers, and herding lawyers into internment camps. President Obama and his budgeteers, they say, have declared war on the rich.
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Our Disinformed Electorate
12/13/2008 12:00:00 AM
More than half of U.S. adults (52 percent) said the claim that Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan would raise taxes on most small businesses is truthful, when in fact only a small percentage would see any increase.
CAMPAIGN 2008
Battleground Georgia
Suzanne Smalley 11/22/2008 12:00:00 AM
With the final balance of power in the next U.S. Senate still undecided, Democrats and Republicans have called the cavalry into Georgia, where a high-stakes runoff election is scheduled for Dec. 2. The runoff (required by state law when neither candidate garners 50 percent of the vote) has drawn some of the nation's best political operatives and spurred an ugly ground war. Democrats smell a filibusterproof majority of 60 within their grasp, and Republicans are desperate to stop it.
GLOBAL INVESTOR
The Case For Lower Taxes
Holger Schmieding 11/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
In normal downturns, it's usually a bad idea for governments to react aggressively, with either big increases in spending or blanket tax cuts. Better to leave the response to central banks. By lowering the cost of credit, central banks can fight falling demand for goods and services better and faster than parliaments and finance ministries, with their laborious decisions on how much to tax and spend.
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The Whoppers of 2008—The Sequel
Viveca Novak 10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM
Since our first "Whoppers of 2008" piece, we've seen some of the same themes repeated. McCain's campaign doesn't tire of distorting Obama's tax plan, it seems, and in the process has whipped up at least 15 minutes of fame for sudden star Joe the Plumber. Obama continues trying to pull seniors into his camp by making deceptive claims about what McCain would do to Social Security, and he has new distortions about his opponent's plans for Medicare.
REAL ESTATE
Wonder Why The Snowbird Flies South?
Linda Stern 10/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
There are reasons retirees flock to Florida, beyond the beautiful beaches or loving attention from presidential candidates. It's the tax structure. There's no income tax; prescription and over-the-counter drugs are tax-free; and retirees can claim an annual homestead exemption as high as $50,000 against their personal property taxes.