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Fan mail, of a sort, for the 'sequester'
There’s little agreement about anything regarding the “sequester” except that the $85 billion in cuts to federal spending this year will be implemented starting Friday. As The Times’ editorialized Thursday: “The irony is...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Unemployment, Ben Bernanke
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On sequestration, Obama becomes extortionist in chief
At the end of 1995 and stretching into January 1996, the federal government "shut down" because of an impasse between President Bill Clinton and House Republicans led by then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The issue was increased taxes vs. less spending....Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, The New York Times, Tiger Woods, U.S. Congress
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American reaction to budget cut hype? Yawn.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pulling out all the stops to warn just what could happen if automatic budget cuts kick in. Americans are reacting with a collective yawn. They know the drill: Obama raises the alarm, Democrats and...
Tags: New Year's Day, Times Square, Executive Branch, Layoffs and Downsizing, Google Inc.
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More bogus budget cuts?
I was surprised and pleased to see David Fahrenthold's article on the federal "cuts in spending" approved in 2011 ("'Smoke & mirrors,'" Feb. 24). I wished he would have pointed out the added smoke and mirrors that persists from this president. President...Tags: Barack Obama
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Charlevoix school district headed for own fiscal cliff
If it continues on its current path, by the end of this school year, the Charlevoix Public Schools may be teetering on the edge of its own fiscal cliff, with just $40,000 in the bank. Jeff Crouse, assistant superintendent with the Charlevoix-Emmet County...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Rick Snyder, Unemployment, Budgets and Budgeting
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Letter to the Editor - Feb. 28
Conservatives exist in an ‘information bubble’ To the editor: I was fascinated by Ned Garrett’s conclusion (Feb. 22) that Barack Obama’s re-election was the result of “voter apathy.” Garrett professes the tea party...Tags: Elections, Chris Christie, Barack Obama, Human Rights, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Payroll tax cuts? Not necessarily
All I hear these days are complaints that the federal government has raised taxes, dimishing take-home pay. That’s true: The payroll tax holiday was not extended. That holiday cut Social Security contributions and the like, amounting to a 2-...Tags: Willow Springs, Pat Quinn, Government, Illinois Governor, Holidays
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Democrats missed their chance with Ashley Judd
Wiser Democratic heads prevailed last week as actress Ashley Judd was nudged out of the race to unseat Mitch McConnell, Kentucky's senior Republican senator. Did the eyes in those heads ever see Judd in "Double Jeopardy," one of the great damsel-in-...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Movies, Ronald Reagan, Entertainment
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Nearly 9 in 10 Americans say it's not acceptable to cheat on taxes
WASHINGTON -- Economic times are tough, but more Americans -- nearly 9 in 10 -- say it is "not at all acceptable" for people to cheat on their income taxes, according to a 2012 survey by the Internal Revenue Service. The 87% figure was up 3 percentage...
Tags: Personal Income, Taxation, Google+, Internal Revenue Service, Politics
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Oil revenue fuels intense fighting among Alaska lawmakers
JUNEAU, Alaska — Over most of the last several decades, Alaska's North Slope was America's energy powerhouse. The legendary oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk gushed 2 million barrels a day out of the frozen tundra and down the Trans-Alaska...Tags: BP Plc, Finance, Conservation, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues
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Remove Medicare's straitjacket
Now that the budget "sequester" is in effect, Congress is shifting its attention to entitlement reform. There's simply no way to achieve long-term reductions in federal spending without touching the big health programs, particularly Medicare. Although...
Tags: New Products, Macular Degeneration, Health Insurance Cost, Bevacizumab (drug), Medicare
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S&P 500 trades above all-time closing high
NEW YORK -- The benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 index burst through a half-decade-old record as stocks continued their strong rally. The broad S&P index is on track to finish the day above its all-time closing high of 1,565.15 recorded Oct. 9, 2007....
Tags: Finance, Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
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