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On AlterNet: tax

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "tax"

California: Oakland Voters Approve Nation’s First Marijuana Business Tax

California: Oakland Voters Approve Nation’s First Marijuana Business Tax

Paul Armentano, NORML AlterNet: DrugReporter. July 24, 2009.
Approximately 80% say they want to bring the pot industry into the city's tax base.

Obama's Tax Haven Reform Amounts to Chump Change

Obama's Tax Haven Reform Amounts to Chump Change

Charlie Cray, CorpWatch. June 17, 2009.
By failing to stoke popular support with a clear plan, Obama has for now effectively left Congress little choice but to dicker over the details.

McCain's Tax Plan Would Have Saved the McCains $730,000

McCain's Tax Plan Would Have Saved the McCains $730,000

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. October 23, 2008.
If McCain's tax proposals had been in place he and his wife would have saved $730,000 over 2006 and 2007.

Marijuana Could Be a Gusher of Cash If We Treated It Like a Crop, Not a Crime

Marijuana Could Be a Gusher of Cash If We Treated It Like a Crop, Not a Crime

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. September 11, 2008.
Economists estimate tens of billions for governments if we taxed pot like tobacco and stopped wasting money on the drug war.

Charlie Rangel: America's Richest Need to Pay Their Share

Charlie Rangel: America's Richest Need to Pay Their Share

Sam Pizzigati, Too Much: A Commentary on Excess and Inequality. October 29, 2007.
A powerful House Democrat has proposed higher taxes on America's richest. His ambitious tax reform package has hedge fund managers frowning. Should the rest of us be cheering?

The Tax Collector Cometh

The Tax Collector Cometh

Christopher Brauchli, The Human Race and Other Sports. August 14, 2007.
Can out-sourced tax collection survive the Democrat-controlled Congress?