| Apr 10, 2013 | Economy / BusinessIn January, Congress raised the top marginal tax rate on income over $450,000 from 35 to 39.6 percent. But even with this boost, that top federal rate is still less than half of what it was back in the Eisenhower years. Given the growth of the nation’s debt, we...
| Apr 3, 2013 | Economy / BusinessToday, corporate profits are setting all-time records while middle class families continue to struggle financially. These trends are intertwined. Whether you’ve clicked to send your tax forms to the IRS along the cyber-highway or dropped your return in the...
| | Economy / BusinessWith April 15 fast approaching, Americans are naturally thinking about taxes. But most of us won’t be thinking about them the same way our forebears once did. Over the past half-century, our nation has witnessed a profound transformation in attitudes toward...
| | Economy / BusinessPlease don’t fret about paying taxes. They’re your most productive investment. As Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. noted more than a century ago, “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” Tax cuts may bring some temporary...
| Mar 27, 2013 | Roundup|UncategorizedThis week in OtherWords, Jill Richardson makes the case for raising chickens in your backyard and Sam Pizzigati discusses Ford’s worker-financed bailout. Donald Kaul is taking a spring break this week and will be back on April 3, when we’ll run a Tax Day...
