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The First Family Is Definitely Not Getting a Tax Cut

Well, of course it’s Tax Day, and while we’ve been a bit preoccupied with all the wacky Tea Party hijinks, it also means that we get to take a look at the president and first lady’s tax returns, which were just released.
The bottom line: they do all right for themselves. The Obamas claimed a total [...]


Cindy McCain’s Tax Returns … at Last

For months now, the media covering the McCain campaign have been clamoring for potential first lady Cindy McCain’s tax returns.
Well, the campaign that is so fond of releasing information late on Friday evening, driving my colleagues from the television networks berserk, has released her returns from 2006 and 2007, with 18 days left in the [...]


Tax Lawyers: The Palins Owe Thousands

On the campaign trail, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin likes to mock Sen. Biden’s comment that “paying higher taxes is patriotic.” (Actually, what Biden said is paying taxes is patriotic, which is another thing entirely.)
Well, a pair of tax lawyers analyzed the Palins’ recently released 2006 and 2007 tax records and found that Palin really doesn’t [...]