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Category Archives: tax cuts for the wealthy
Budget Bills Pass
While I was sleeping early Friday morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the rescission bill which claws back funds approved by Congress in a bipartisan process. Republicans rescinded parts of previous spending agreements they didn’t like, which were needed … Continue reading
Posted in tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged Chuck Grassley, joni ernst, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Minority rule, politics, Reconciliation, Rescission, tax cuts
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LTTE Plus A Debt Ceiling Mislead
Here is another good Letter to the Editor by friend of BFIA Don Paulson: Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is still part of the problem and not the solution. Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, debt ceiling, Economy, Republican Policy, tax cuts for the wealthy, Veterans
Tagged Miller-Meeks
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Analysis Of Iowa Tax Proposals From Common Good Iowa
Many of you may remember that the old think tank of iowpolicyproject.org updated itself into commongoodiowa.org. As before, they are the gold standard in Iowa for budget and tax policy analysis. With the legislature going full throttle and our news … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, iowa legislature 2022, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged commongoodiowa.org, flat tax, iowa legislature 2022, Iowa taxes, tax cuts
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Shrinking The Tax Gap
Last Wednesday, I participated in an online briefing with former IRS Commissioners Fred Goldberg Jr. and Charles Rossotti on modernizing the IRS and shrinking the tax gap. Goldberg was appointed as IRS Commissioner by President George H.W. Bush in 1989 … Continue reading
Posted in Income inequality, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged Ashley Hinson, income inequality, Iowa politics, Shrink the Tax Gap, taxes
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Iowa Policy Project On The State Of The State
It is hard to squeeze out time to listen to things like the State of the State address given by the governor last Tuesday. However, when a person can’t listen it is nice to know that someone with deep knowledge … Continue reading
Paying For Tax Cuts May Take Down Social Security
Government To Borrow ONE TRILLION Dollars To Pay For Tax Cuts From Ring of Fire: (3 minutes) Imagine that – paying for the Republican tax cuts for the rich may eventually take down the safety net programs, especially the most … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Joni Ernst, Social Security, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged borrowing a trillion dollars
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How Will You Spend Your Huge Tax Savings?
Video about the Kansas experience. Note the similarity to Iowa’s new tax scam. About 4 minutes I can almost not contain my excitement! Wednesday, Kim Reynolds signed that giant tax cut into law! Holy Moly I’ll have more money every … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Iowa legislature 2018, Iowa Policy Project, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, tax cuts for the wealthy
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Backfill Cut Is BS
Editor’s note: This ‘on the money’ rant from a friend landed in my mailbox on Friday morning. It is quite self explanatory You can email your legislator and urge them to vote NO on SF 2081- backfill elimination bill. Backfill? … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Budget, economic inequality, Economy, Iowa legislature 2018, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged property taxes, reneging the backfill
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Astonishing Number: US Spends $250 Million Per Day On War
That astonishing number is according to International Business Times, what the GWOT – Great War on Terror – has cost the US – some $1.46 Trillion total – since the day planes were flown into the World Trade Center and … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare, Social Security, tax cuts for the wealthy
Tagged cost of war, Great War on Terror, medicaid, Mike Pence
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