The Tax Tracker

  • DEMOCRATS’ TICKING TAX BOMB, PART VI (Investments)
    Sep 30, 2010  - Starting January 1, 2011, Washington Democrats will impose a $3.8 trillion tax hike on hard-working Americans.  This tax increase will affect every American who pays income taxes through higher tax rates on individuals, families, and small businesses.  As described below, Washington Democrats are ... More
  • The Targets of Washington Democrats’ Tax Hike – Small Businesses
    Sep 16, 2010  - Small businesses all across America are protesting Washington Democrats’ plan to increase taxes.  In a recent letter to members of Congress these employers wrote: “Some policy makers propose extending only some of the current tax rates, arguing that only a handful of businesses would be affected i... More
  • Top economist sees increased odds of double-dip recession
    Aug 25, 2010  - An economist who advised Democrats on the $787 billion stimulus has increased his prediction of the odds of the economy entering a double-dip recession. Mark Zandi, the chief economist of Moody’s Analytics, pegged the chances of a second recession at one in three. Just a few weeks ago, he saw onl... More
  • DEMOCRATS’ TICKING TAX BOMB, PART V (Small Businesses)
    Aug 23, 2010  - Starting January 1, 2011, Washington Democrats will impose a $3.8 trillion tax hike on hard-working Americans.  This tax increase will affect every American who pays income taxes through higher tax rates on individuals, families, and small businesses.  As described below, Washington Democrats are ... More
  • DEMOCRATS’ TICKING TAX BOMB, PART IV (Senior Citizens)
    Aug 18, 2010  - Starting January 1, 2011, Washington Democrats will impose a $3.8 trillion tax hike on hard-working Americans, resulting in higher taxes for every American who pays income taxes, as well as on small businesses, the engines of job creation.  Unfortunately, Democrats have done nothing to disarm this t... More
  • Growing Chorus of Experts Call on Congress to Block Democrats’ 2011 Tax Hikes
    Jul 30, 2010  - This week, a wide array of economists joined Congressional Republicans in calling on Democrats to prevent their planned massive tax hike: Mark Zandi, Moody’s Economy.com Chief Economist, who is often called upon by Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats for economic guidance, advised that “I wou... More
  • DEMOCRATS’ TICKING TAX BOMB, PART III (Middle-Class Families)
    Jul 28, 2010  - Washington Democrats will impose a $3.8 trillion tax hike on hard-working Americans (as described in Part I of this series) starting January 1, 2011. This will result in higher taxes for every American who pays income taxes, as well as on small businesses, the engines of job creation. Part II of thi... More
  • DEMOCRATS’ TICKING TAX BOMB, PART II (Typical Taxpayers)
    Jul 21, 2010  - As described in Part I of this series, starting January 1, 2011, Washington Democrats will impose a $3.8 trillion tax hike on hard-working Americans.  This tax increase will affect every American who pays income taxes through higher tax rates on individuals, families, and small businesses.  Married ... More
  • DEMOCRATS’ TICKING TAX BOMB, PART I (Overview)
    Jul 19, 2010  - Get ready to pay higher taxes in 2011 thanks to Democrats in Washington.  Starting January 1, 2011 – less than six months from now – an unprecedented, $3.8 trillion tax increase is scheduled to kick in, affecting every American who pays income taxes.  This Democrat tax hike will force hard-working A... More
  • Democrats’ Health Care Law Saddles Small Businesses with Millions of Dollars in Increased Costs, Mounds of Confusing Paperwork
    Jul 14, 2010  - Buried in the Democrats’ trillion dollar health care bill is another small business nightmare. Through an expanded tax filing requirement, Democrats slapped 40 million businesses, charities and other entities with burdensome new paperwork and increased compliance costs. The new rule, set to take eff... More