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photoApr 09, 2013 2:05 pm
![Jon Stewart Pins Down The Media With Their Own Words
It’s all taxpayer money: the difference is what people buy with it. Would you rather your money go toward feeding someone, or buying premium gasoline?
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Jon Stewart Pins Down The Media With Their Own Words
It’s all taxpayer money: the difference is what people buy with it. Would you rather your money go toward feeding someone, or buying premium gasoline?
[Upworthy Original. Quote graphic by Everyday Feminism.]
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photoApr 04, 2013 8:27 pm
Raising taxes on the wealthy improves the economy.
FYI: The CRS stands for the Congressional Research Service.
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linkFeb 28, 2013 7:11 pm
Fun Fact: Big Banks Would Barely Be Breaking Even Without Your Tax Dollars
If big banks are really “too big to fail,” shouldn’t they be able to make some kind of profit without average Americans propping them up?
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photoFeb 23, 2013 10:16 am
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photoFeb 22, 2013 8:27 pm
In today’s Daily Comment, George Packer looks at how the recent increase in payroll taxes sent Walmart’s earnings into a temporary free fall and asks if the Administration and Congress have overestimated the recovery, as they’ve done countless times before: http://nyr.kr/ZqQvMy
Photograph by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty.
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linkJan 22, 2013 6:54 pm
The Biggest Newspaper In America Doesn't Think You Exist
Depressed about your tax implications? That’s OK, you may not exist. That is, at least according to this recent infographic from The Wall Street Journal, which neglects to include the financial impact on anyone making less than $180,000 a year. Nice job by the Working Families Party for catching this.
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linkJan 14, 2013 10:44 pm
I Know Congress Isn't Great At The Whole 'Budgeting' Thing, But This Is Just Ridiculous
Excuse me, Congress, are you really spending my taxpayer money on lawyer fees? To support a law that would discriminate against legally married couples? A law that the Obama administration has already said it won’t approve? Are you freaking kidding me with this right now?? Do something useful, for Pete’s sake!
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linkJan 03, 2013 6:55 pm
Which Tax Write-Off Could Pay For Ending Homelessness In America Three Times Over?
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, it would cost us $20 billion to end homelessness in America. Granted, we can all agree that $20 billion is a lot of scratch, but if Americans are going to spend the same amount on holiday decorations, and THREE TIMES that amount on tax write-offs for corporate meals and entertainment, well, maybe the issue isn’t the money it’ll take to solve homelessness, but our collective will to tackle it.
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photoSep 22, 2012 7:16 pm
The 47 Percent, In One Graphic
Mitt Romney’s comments regarding the 47 percent of Americans who pay no income tax is getting lots of attention today. Our colleague Mark Memmott explains the context.
Here’s a closer look at the numbers.
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photoAug 24, 2012 10:09 pm
Read the essay from the new issue.
![Jon Stewart Pins Down The Media With Their Own Words
It’s all taxpayer money: the difference is what people buy with it. Would you rather your money go toward feeding someone, or buying premium gasoline?
[Upworthy Original. Quote graphic by Everyday Feminism.]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/1ecded02fa694744ce7c3fce1f3581ba/tumblr_mkydacevyK1rsbrsao1_500.jpg)
