http://dir.salon.com/topics/taxes/?source=rss&aim=taxes en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT By Mike Madden Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/17/flip_flop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/17/flip_flop/index.html?source=rss How Barack Obama and John McCain are changing positions on everything from wiretapping to taxes. By Justin Jouvenal Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/09/mccain_taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/07/09/mccain_taxes/index.html?source=rss He voted against Bush's tax cuts, but now, despite a ballooning deficit, he wants to slash taxes even further -- with most of the benefits going to the rich. Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/09/understanding_the_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/09/understanding_the_economy/index.html?source=rss As Obama sets forth his economic plan, McCain takes pains to remind Americans of his own confession of ignorance. By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/21/mccain_gas_tax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/21/mccain_gas_tax/index.html?source=rss An economics and transportation expert evaluates the presidential hopeful's plan to suspend the gas tax: "It's a terrible idea." By Catherine Price Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/15/freelance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/04/15/freelance/index.html?source=rss Tired of getting gouged on your taxes? Sensing an impending mental breakdown? Here are tips for the self-employed, from someone who feels your pain. By Robert B. Reich Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/23/reich_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/23/reich_economy/index.html?source=rss No U.S. leader wants to admit how bad the damage may get from the one-two punch of the credit crunch and housing slump. By Brad DeLong Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/07/huckabee_tax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/07/huckabee_tax/index.html?source=rss His loopy tax plan would be an economic disaster -- but it's more honest than the schemes being peddled by the establishment Republican candidates. Alex Koppelman Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/17/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/12/17/qotd/index.html?source=rss Well, at least someone's still enthusiastic about the economy. By Robert Reich Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/25/taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/10/25/taxes/index.html?source=rss Could it have something to do with the recent affection of hedge-fund managers for the Democratic Party? By Michael Scherer Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/13/hillary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/13/hillary/index.html?source=rss Her campaign-trail game is in top form and her lead in the polls is widening. But will voters think she's on cruise control? Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/23/tax_the_rich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/07/23/tax_the_rich/index.html?source=rss Large majorities in the world's richest countries just don't want to take it anymore. Tim Grieve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/06/wartax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/06/wartax/index.html?source=rss Lieberman floats the idea of raising taxes to pay for the war he's helping Bush wage in Iraq. By Cary Tennis Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/09/11/taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/09/11/taxes/index.html?source=rss I'm the controller of his company -- should I report him? Tim Grieve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/10/taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/10/taxes/index.html?source=rss Republicans in the House and Senate reach agreement on a tax plan. Tim Grieve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/04/taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/05/04/taxes/index.html?source=rss The job of a president is to solve problems now. Except when it isn't. Andrew Leonard Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/01/17/taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/01/17/taxes/index.html?source=rss The free trade tax: The poor get poorer. By Tim Grieve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/11/irs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/11/irs/index.html?source=rss Why release data on audits for the rich when you can be robbing the poor of their tax refunds instead? Tim Grieve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/08/economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/12/08/economy/index.html?source=rss The holidays are coming, and Congress is in a giving mood. By Alan Wolfe Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/03/nature_vs_civilization/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/03/nature_vs_civilization/index.html?source=rss Right-wingers point to blacks looting and see a Hobbesian war of all against all. Liberals see a failure of civilization to help the poorest among us. Aaron Kinney Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/09/02/taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/09/02/taxes/index.html?source=rss Hurricane Katrina will send the federal budget deeper into the red. Is it finally time for a sane fiscal policy? Tim Grieve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/07/taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/03/07/taxes/index.html?source=rss Even some Republicans say the time isn't right for extending the president's tax cuts. By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/02/09/johnston/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2004/02/09/johnston/index.html?source=rss A Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter argues that the rich have ruthlessly rigged the tax system against the rest of us. Aren't you shocked? By Louise Witt Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/07/09/lying/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/07/09/lying/index.html?source=rss Why don't Americans care that Bush may have lied to them about Iraq? The answer lies deep in our reptilian brains. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/07/01/bush_press/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/07/01/bush_press/index.html?source=rss In 2000, the media hounded Al Gore over alleged minor exaggerations. So why does it give Bush a pass when he doesn't tell the truth about life-and-death matters like Iraq and tax policies? By Arianna Huffington Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/02/12/tax_shelters/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2003/02/12/tax_shelters/index.html?source=rss The IRS and SEC continue to let accountants pocket a share of the taxes they save corporate clients, sanctioning a billion-dollar industry devoted to cheating the government -- legally.