Fiscal Cliff
Charging Through the Back Door
A change in how itemized deductions are calculated is raising concerns among economists and nonprofits that the government has unlocked a back-door revenue raiser and could hurt charitable giving.
Van Hollen: Sequester Was Not Kicked Down the Road
Joe Biden’s Estate Tax Guru
Vice President Joe Biden secured estate tax hikes as part of the final fiscal cliff package while employing a former top lobbyist for the life insurance industry, which is set to benefit from the legislation.
Meathead Wins Again
My least favorite political cliché—that liberal donors don’t ask for anything in return for campaign contributions—was exposed as laughably false by the Kick the Can Down the Road Act of 2012, also known as the American Taxpayer Relief Act, or the “fiscal cliff deal.”
Compromise with a Side of Pork
Republicans expressed dismay at the amount of excessive spending in the fiscal cliff deal that Congress passed Tuesday evening.
DOD Prepares to Furlough Employees in January
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta issued a letter to Defense Department employees Thursday warning of possible furloughs in the future due to ongoing fiscal cliff negotiations.
Patty Murray Delivers Really Original ‘Plan B’ Joke No One’s Ever Heard
Cantor: We’re Going to Have the Votes
Higher Taxes Matter More to Obama Than UI
Without an extension of unemployment insurance as part of a fiscal cliff compromise, more than 2 million Americans, or roughly 43 percent of those receiving unemployment benefits, will lose Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits at the end of the year, according to a report from the Department of Labor.
