'Buffet Rule' is a Good Start
...levels and intergenerational mobility is threatened by large gaps between rich and poor. The president's support for the Buffet rule contrasts sharply with Republican calls for even deeper tax cuts heavily tilted toward the wealthy combined with draconian...info
Buffet Rule is a stunt, not sound policy
...are others who are saying, ‘Well, this is just a gimmick. Just taxing millionaires and billionaires, just imposing the Buffett Rule, won’t do enough to close the deficit.’ Well, I agree.†The President went on acknowledge that the tax is not all we have to...info
'Buffet Rule' is a Good Start
...levels and intergenerational mobility is threatened by large gaps between rich and poor. The president's support for the Buffet rule contrasts sharply with Republican calls for even deeper tax cuts heavily tilted toward the wealthy combined with draconian...info
The Buffet Rule: Tax reform or political gimmick?
...Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The “Buffet Rule†is a wonderful political device â€" a call to even out the tax burden in a way that picks the pockets of those “millionaires and...info
Local tax administrators favor 'Buffet Rule'
...tax rate on their investment earnings that working class families pay on their incomes. "President Obama has proposed the 'Buffet Rule,'" said Jerry Byers, Ross County treasurer "It's based on the principle that people like the well-known billionaire Warren...info
Obama, Biden Don’t Qualify For Buffet Rule
...President Joe Biden also released his tax returns Friday and revealed that he too does not qualify for the so-called Buffet Rule. The Biden household raked in $379,035, well below the $1 million threshold. Under the Buffet Rule, those making more than $1million...info
Poll: Americans Want Congress To Pass Buffet Rule
...is mirrored by Independent voters who approve by more than 60 percent. A majority of Republicans â€" 53 percent â€" oppose the Buffet Rule while 43 percent favor it. Results from the poll are based on telephone interviews conducted April 9-12, 2012, with a sample...info
Republicans block ‘Buffet Rule’ tax rise for the rich
...so-called ‘Buffet Rule’ legislation that would require superrich Americans to pay a minimum income tax rate of 30 per cent was blocked by US Senate Republicans on Monday. The measure, pushed by President Barack Obama for months, failed to get the 60 votes...info
Buffet Rule: Sound solution or 'class warfare?'
...a job, or if you're working part time, or if you're underemployed." Democrat consultant and author Jason Stanford argues the Buffett Rule is fair, countering that the president's policy closes a loophole in the income tax system that allows the nation's wealthiest...info
Strategists Debate Buffet Rule Tax Plan
...is narrowing, one of the first major issues President Barack Obama and GOP hopeful Mitt Romney are taking up is the so-called Buffet Rule, which involves raising taxes on millionaires Watch the video for more information. Many pages in this Fox Television...info