Taxes

Scott Walker's certainly wrong about the dangers of business uncertainty

October 7, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Risky, but goodI'm back a third time to talk about the currently fashionable Republican notion (at least, fashionable among Republicans) that reducing business uncertainty is the only real way to fix America's economic woes. Sorry if I seem tiresome and pedantic on this issue, but I really do think it's important and instructive in many ways. This time, I present yet another reason why Scott Walker is certainly wrong about uncertainty

This idea of uncertainty holding back job creatjion is, as I've noted, one that has been adopted wholesale by Walker, as when he commented on the state Department of Revenue's decision to slam small "roll your own" cigaret shops:

"What we hear from employers all the time … is they want the certainty of knowing what the law is, what the rules are, that they're applied universally and across the board."

Guest Blog: 2012 Presents A Real Opportunity for Democrats To Propose Plausible, Progressive Economic Alternatives

October 3, 2011 by Democracy for N...

This is a guest blog by Alexander J. Cotoia, a paralegal with Holt Mynatt Martinez, P.C. in Las Cruces and a member of the Democratic Party State Central Committee from Dona Ana County. He previously sought the Democratic nomination for the District 7 seat on the Public Education Commission.

As a member of the Democratic Party State Central Committee, I’m often asked to defend the actions, or increasingly, inactions of my Democratic compatriots. My answer to critics is that I’m a progressive first and a Democrat second.  

Ask Sen Shelby to support the "Buffett Rule"

September 30, 2011 by Left in Alabama

Today, Sept 30, 2011  at 12 noon members of MoveON will deliver signatures on a petition asking Sen Shelby to support the "Buffett Rule" asking millionairs to pay their fair share of taxes. 

If you would like to join us, please meet us in front of the office building at 15 Lee Street, Montgomery Al.  at 12 noon.  

Many progressives who reside in Alabma are bullied into silence, thinking they are the only one who thinks in terms of societal justice and fairness.  Come find your kindred spirits and stand up for what is right.

Hope to see you there.  

 

The Buffett Rule Rules!

September 29, 2011 by Left in Alabama

Americans overwhelmingly support taxing the rich at least as much as we tax the middle class -- what Barack Obama calls "the Buffett Rule."  A Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey conducted last week for DailyKos.com found Americans overwhelmingly support the Buffett Rule:

Do you support or oppose ensuring that people who make over a million dollars a year pay the same percentage of taxes or more on their total income as those who make less than a million dollars a year?

Overall, 73% of respondents support this radical -- NOT! -- concept that millionaires should pay at least as much as the rest of us.