http://dir.salon.com/topics/taxes/?source=rss&aim=taxes en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT By Michael Lind Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/tax_subsidies/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/tax_subsidies/index.html?source=rss The greatest threat to the U.S. economy is not creeping socialism. It's creeping subsidism By Michael Lind Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/jobs/index.html?source=rss The real unemployment rate is almost 20 percent. Here's what the federal government can do about the jobs crisis By Michael Lind Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/adam_smith/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/06/adam_smith/index.html?source=rss The 18th century's patron saint of free markets shares his surprising views about Barack Obama and the U.S. economy By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/15/the_taxman_and_the_beatles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/15/the_taxman_and_the_beatles/index.html?source=rss Move over, Yoko. The right wing has found a new villain to blame for the sundering of John, Paul, George and Ringo By David Sirota Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/08/sirota_selfish/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/08/sirota_selfish/index.html?source=rss Nothing will keep the rich from whining about how tough easy street is By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/30/marin_century/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/30/marin_century/index.html?source=rss Most state parks survived the budget crisis. But at least one bike ride is emerging with collateral damage By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/fixing_california_with_offshore_drilling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/fixing_california_with_offshore_drilling/index.html?source=rss Students, children, the frail and the poor are all hurt by the new budget deal. But a Houston oil company scores By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/california_deal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/21/california_deal/index.html?source=rss Reports out of Sacramento suggest legislators and the governor have reached a budget deal By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/a_higher_education_disaster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/20/a_higher_education_disaster/index.html?source=rss Higher education budget cuts slam students, staff and faculty in the Golden State. Oh yeah, and everywhere else By Robert Reich Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/16/tax_the_wealthy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/16/tax_the_wealthy/index.html?source=rss It's what the House of Representatives wants to do to pay for healthcare. It's a good idea, and a great slogan By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/06/california_for_sale_on_craigslist/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/06/california_for_sale_on_craigslist/index.html?source=rss The Golden State's budget crisis can't be that terrible if people are interested in buying its IOUs. Right? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/19/the_california_depression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/19/the_california_depression/index.html?source=rss Unemployment in the Golden State hits a record 11.5 percent. Where's our New Western Deal? By David Sirota Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/13/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/13/sirota/index.html?source=rss States are pushing ahead with their own reforms instead of waiting for the president to act. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/a_bailout_for_california/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/10/a_bailout_for_california/index.html?source=rss Forget about Citigroup, AIG, or General Motors. A Golden State bankruptcy would make them all look like small fry. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/09/california_doesn_t_work/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/09/california_doesn_t_work/index.html?source=rss Closed parks, public education in tatters, state workers on the unemployment line: How did we get here? By Michael Lind Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/19/lind/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/19/lind/index.html?source=rss Libertarians and conservatives react to the latest undramatic report on the trust fund's health by marshalling frightening, meaningless numbers. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/15/happiness_taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/15/happiness_taxes/index.html?source=rss Those darn Scandinavians lead the world in "life satisfaction" and super-expensive "nanny states." Could they get any more annoying? By Robert Reich Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/06/obama_pragmatism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/06/obama_pragmatism/index.html?source=rss The "ruthless pragmatist" is actually passionate about a central moral issue of modern American life -- the lopsided distribution of political and economic power. By Robert Reich Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/05/tax_havens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/05/05/tax_havens/index.html?source=rss It's about revenue and fulfilling campaign promises, but it may also have something to do with getting universal health insurance enacted. By Joe Conason Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/03/27/deficits/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2009/03/27/deficits/index.html?source=rss Deficits don't matter -- and Republicans who are complaining about Barack Obama's spending are hypocrites. By Gabriel Winant Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/19/bailout_taxes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/19/bailout_taxes/index.html?source=rss An outraged Congress wants blood, but the Obama administration seems to be biding its time, setting itself up for a larger victory. By Joan Walsh Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/2009/03/16/cnn/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/2009/03/16/cnn/index.html?source=rss Obama spending "$1 billion an hour" and other silliness. Watch me break it down on CNN. By Michael Lind Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/06/neoliberalism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/06/neoliberalism/index.html?source=rss Once, even Republican presidents like Eisenhower and Nixon believed in the public sector. Now, during a national crisis, a Democrat opts for inadequate, neoliberal, private-sector remedies. What happened? By Mike Madden Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/27/obama_budget/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/27/obama_budget/index.html?source=rss Budgets are about priorities, not numbers, and President Obama's first budget marks a sea change from the past eight years. By Mark Schone Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/26/state_budgets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/26/state_budgets/index.html?source=rss There's fiscal chaos in capitals coast to coast and the stimulus didn't stop it. A tour of the mayhem, from the nearly bankrupt, like California, to the flush.