Social Security, Snoopy Snoopy Poop Dogg, & Sen. Alan Simpson
It’s easy to laugh at former Sen. Alan Simpson’s bizarre malapropisms on Your World With Neil Cavuto. The Wyoming Republican appeard on the Fox News show earlier this week in his capacity as co-chairman of Barack Obama’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Early on in the segment (watch the whole interview [...]
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Unemployment and the Deficit Commission
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On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the latest jobs numbers, which put unemployment at 9.8%, and how plans by Obama’s deficit reduction committee may impact small businesses.
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Obama’s Proposed Payroll Tax Increase Is a Growing Threat
Back during the presidential campaign, Barack Obama proposed several tax increases. Some of those tax hikes, such as the proposed higher income tax rates on investors, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and other “rich” taxpayers, have received a lot of public attention.
But it’s also important to guard against stealth tax hikes, and Obama’s proposal to increase [...]
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