taxes
Romney scandal worse than it seems
July 20, 2012Defenders of Mitt Romney say his refusal to release tax returns and his stashing money overseas are nothing more than what most people would do.
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New Study: Romney tax plan would kill 800,000 jobs
July 17, 2012Mitt Romney's tax plan would reward companies for exporting more U.S. jobs as well as encouraging the firms to duck taxes.
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Unions mount effort to end Bush tax cuts
June 5, 2012A coalition of unions and progressive groups launched a grassroots effort to end the Bush tax cuts by the end of this year.
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Pay your share! Community members crash Chicago Mercantile Exchange
May 25, 2012Who would have guessed the Mercantile Exchange needed help from Illinois taxpayers?
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Proposed bill would end fossil fuel subsidies
May 15, 2012Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. announced they would introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act to Congress.
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