Warren Buffett, the world's richest man and a vocal supporter of Barack Obama , thinks the pending cap and trade legislation would further stunt economic growth. BECKY : You said you didn't like cap and trade especially in this economy though, because it puts a tax on people. BUFFETT : I think...
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Catherine Favazza
on 06-25-2009
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It’s A Stimulus Stupid! Part Two! Last week when I left all you wonderful viewers we were talking about the alternative minimum tax increase found in the American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Now it is our duty to move on and uncover more of the nonsense that was passed off as “stimulating...
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on 05-12-2009
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Chances are if you are reading this, you are familiar with the American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009. It is the shining star of the Barack Obama administration in its first hundred days or so. The Act includes federal tax relief, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions...
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