On AlterNet: tax policy

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Facebook IPO Will Boost 1%, But the Rest of Us Won't Be Sharing

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. February 8, 2012.

When it comes down to business, FB just looks like another triumph of the superrich. With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Spitzer: The Philosophical, Economic and Political Case for Raising Capital Gains Taxes

Eliot Spitzer, Slate. February 7, 2012.

Mitt Romney's large investment income has spurred arguments about whether to raise the tax on capital gains.

4 Ways the Poor Get Screwed That Everyone Takes for Granted

William Hogeland, AlterNet. November 11, 2011.

Even if we're not in the 1%, lots of us still benefit every day from policies that burden the less financially fortunate.

Occupy Wall Street: The Primary the President Never Had?

Matt Stoller, AlterNet. October 24, 2011.

The growing movement will force political leaders to choose between Big Money and popular legitimacy.

Will Congress Finally Tax The Billionaires?

Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Blog. May 27, 2010.

Wall Street tycoons get taxed at lower rates the the people who clean their buildings. Congress might be about to change that.

America's Richest Will Pay More Under Obama's Tax Plan

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. August 1, 2008.

A debate between campaign economists on taxes shows a clear divide on tax policy between Obama and McCain for America's wealthiest.

Maddow Breaks Down Obama Tax Plan, Dumping of \"Buffett Rule\" on New Chris Hayes Show

Digby, December 31, 1969.