Political support for a windfall tax on the country's leading energy suppliers is growing. More than 80 MPs are now calling for a one-off tax on the profits of energy firms to be given to people struggling to cope with soaring fuel bills this winter ...
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After more than three weeks of gathering signatures on a petition, Jim Modlin can now rest. A quick look The Issue: The Lawrence County Commission has approved an annual wheel tax increase from $25 to $50, which would generate $880,000 annually. The ...
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In 2007, consumer spending was roughly $9.68-trillion. That would be the tax base for the Fair Tax. Note that this includes both new and used goods. To replace all the tax revenue for that year (less excise tax receipts and customs duties) would ...
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Eager to avoid the missteps that plagued the first months of the Clinton administration, aides to Barack Obama have begun working in concert with top Democrats in Congress to craft a preliminary legislative agenda that would guide the senator from ...
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BECKY QUICK , co-anchor (Omaha, Nebraska): But we're in Omaha this morning, folks, for the world premiere of a new documentary that's resonating with Americans from Wall Street to Main Street. It is appropriately titled "I.O.U.S.A." Let's take a look ...
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DENVER : Senator Joseph Biden Jr. of Delaware accepted the Democratic vice-presidential nomination on Wednesday night with an ode to his middle-class upbringing and a blistering attack on Senator John McCain. On tax policy and the war in Iraq, on ...
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AS New York's all-important financial industry faces what could be years of lower profits and fewer jobs, the city and state face multibillion-dollar deficits - and the temptation to fix their problems by turning a crisis into a disaster. Tax hikes ...
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