Read more tax policy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25047/tax-policy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:59:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67248/not-so-green-seattle-voters-reject-grocery-bag-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe $1.4 million the plastics industry spent to defeat a grocery bag tax initiative paid off yesterday when Seattle voters defied their green reputation to reject the tax, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The measure would have charged shoppers 20 cents per plastic or paper bag as an incentive to...http://www.newser.com/story/67248/not-so-green-seattle-voters-reject-grocery-bag-tax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 5:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66338/time-may-be-right-to-talk-raising-taxes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf the administration must raise taxes, now could be its big chance, NPR reports. Only 46% of Americans in a recent Gallup poll said their taxes were too high—the smallest fraction since 1961. “Americans, relatively speaking, are more satisfied with the amount of taxes they pay than they have...http://www.newser.com/story/66338/time-may-be-right-to-talk-raising-taxes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 9:51:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62364/nerd-ron-paul-was-right-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBoy, the winter of 2007-2008 seems like a lifetime ago. Back then, Ron Paul was "the class nerd" at Republican primary debates, eliciting eye-rolls and laughter with seemingly bizarre opinions. Now, Paul's "rants about the Federal Reserve, monetary policy and the devaluation of the dollar" are the only issues conservatives...http://www.newser.com/story/62364/nerd-ron-paul-was-right-after-all.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 19:23:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56670/livid-wall-streeters-see-themselves-as-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMain Street doesn’t hold a monopoly on victimhood, Gabriel Sherman writes in New York . From AIG execs and their disappearing bonuses to Wall Street bankers who get dirty looks, the once-privileged feel like they’re shouldering too much blame. “It is difficult to sympathize with these people,” Sherman writes, “but you...http://www.newser.com/story/56670/livid-wall-streeters-see-themselves-as-victims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 16:03:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53589/madoff-stanford-victims-can-get-break-from-irs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVictims of Ponzi schemes—including those perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and R. Allen Stanford—can claim big deductions on their taxes, the IRA commissioner told lawmakers today. The matter, unclear in the tax code, had been a concern for victims, the New York Times reports. The IRS “is issuing guidance...http://www.newser.com/story/53589/madoff-stanford-victims-can-get-break-from-irs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Mar 2009 12:35:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40802/mccains-final-strokes-paint-obama-with-lefty-brush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain criticized Barack Obama’s economic plans yesterday as the Republican focuses on portraying his opponent as a tax-and-spend liberal with a socialist vision for America, the Los Angeles Times reports. McCain had hoped to iconic plumber Joe on his tour of central Florida, but Joe Wurzelbacher refused. Instead, McCain...http://www.newser.com/story/40802/mccains-final-strokes-paint-obama-with-lefty-brush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 15:19:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35830/with-economy-uncertain-so-is-obamas-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promises change, but if he’s elected in the current uncertain economy, those changes may come later rather than sooner, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama’s big economic priorities–government-sponsored health care for millions, greenhouse-gas reductions, and tax increases—leave the government with a tab in...http://www.newser.com/story/35830/with-economy-uncertain-so-is-obamas-plan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 13:55:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35434/candidates-differ-most-widely-on-wealthy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain and Barack Obama both target the very wealthy in plans to overhaul the tax code, to the opposite effect: Obama would raise their taxes and McCain would cut them. It's the most profound difference in their dueling proposals to stimulate the economy, the Los Angeles Times notes in...http://www.newser.com/story/35434/candidates-differ-most-widely-on-wealthy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 15:58:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20615/mccain-outlines-more-specific-fiscal-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHow would John McCain run the economy, really? In an interview with the Wall Street Journal , the candidate tried to answer that question, positioning himself as a fiscally responsible defender of the Bush tax cuts. But the candidate’s tax proposals don’t quite add up, the Journal notes, and he contradicted...http://www.newser.com/story/20615/mccain-outlines-more-specific-fiscal-stance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Mar 2008 12:45:30 CST