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It’s Not Like Tax Cheats Are Rare

By | 02.06.09 | 6:43 pm

What was bad news for Tom Daschle, Nancy Killefer, Tim Geithner and now Hilda Solis might be good news for the federal government.

Their recent tax woes — by which we mean their getting caught not paying their (or their spouses’) taxes — mean that the More…

Kent Conrad, Meet David Brooks

By | 01.30.09 | 3:51 pm

Is there an echo in here?

In The New York Times today, op-ed columnist David Brooks blasts the Democrats’ House-passed stimulus package with the charge that it doesn’t meet the “timely, targeted and temporary” criteria pushed by supporters:

In a fateful decision, Democratic leaders merged the temporary stimulus

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GAO: Many Bailout Recipients Operating in Tax-Haven Countries

By | 01.16.09 | 2:21 pm

Want to lower your taxes and maybe get a bailout?

Incorporate.

The Government Accountability Office released a report today indicating that 83 of the 100 largest U.S. corporations — including many that are benefiting from Washington’s many taxpayer-funded bailouts — operate subsidiaries in countries known to be tax havens. Additionally, More…