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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Taxes

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Amazon cuts sales tax deals with states, not feds
Amazon may have just upended Congress — to the chagrin of those pushing for a federal online sales tax bill.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Investors | The 'Buffett Rule' Should Be Known As The 'Buffett Ruse'
President Obama insists his so-called "Buffett Rule" — which cannot even pass the Democrat-controlled Senate — is a serious proposal, not just an election-year gimmick. Let's consider the facts.
Entrepreneur | Lowering Taxes on Manufacturers Won't Help Small Business
President Obama wants to help American manufacturers by allowing them to pay lower taxes than other businesses. His tax reform plan sets a maximum corporate rate of 28 percent, but proposes a maximum rate of only 25 percent on manufacturers, and even less if the business qualifies as "advanced" manufacturer -- a term that the President's proposal fails to define.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | What Obamacare’s Tax Hikes Mean for All Americans
In a recent article for MarketWatch, Andrea Coombes writes, “Whatever their opinion of the health-care reform law, wealthy Americans have a lot of money at risk in the Supreme Court’s coming decision on the law’s constitutionality.”