Looming Obama Tax Increases Will Hit Working Americans Right Where it Hurts Most

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  November 5th at 11:30 AM  | 

Talking of “Bush tax cuts” at this point, as so many seem to do when discussing the change in tax policy set to go into force this coming New Years Day, is beyond absurd.  What’s coming on Jan. 1, 2011 is the Obama Tax Increase — no less than the largest tax increase in our history, courtesy of a president who, last Tax Day, declared | Read More »

The Case of the Magically Doubling Health Care Surtax

By: Jeff Emanuel (Diary)  |  July 31st at 08:14 AM  | 

Last night, during yet another attempt to mark up the House health overhaul bill, Rep. Henry Waxman’s (D-CA) House Energy and Commerce Committee took up and voted down (33-25) an amendment by ranking member Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) to prevent the implementation of a little-known provision in the bill that would cause the highly-publicized surtax on high earners to double if the cost of the | Read More »