Joe Biden wants to raise corporate taxes a trillion dollars over the next decade. Not a dime of that increase will go to cutting the budget deficit. That shouldn't surprise anyone who listens to Biden's economic populist mantra of getting corporations to pay their "fair share" of taxes.
For many of us, the idea of negotiating a bill is a completely foreign concept. At best, it sounds naive to imagine your service providers will give you a break just because you ask—and at worst, it calls to mind the type of Scrooge who insists on celebrating wedding anniversaries at restaurants with BOGO coupons. But negotiation is neither doomed to failure nor the sign of a cheapskate. In fact, negotiating can be a relatively quick and easy way to reduce your expenses without changing your...
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution condemning carbon taxes, the first such vote since 2018. Americans for Tax Reform released a Key Vote Alert in favor of the resolution ahead of the vote. The House approved H. Con. Res. 86, “Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental […]
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) joins CNN’s Jake Tapper to discuss the $1.2 trillion government funding package passed to avoid a partial shutdown.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 made student loan forgiveness tax-free until Dec. 31, 2025. President Joe Biden wants to make that provision permanent.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas Senators have derailed a tax plan that passed the Kansas House, making room for potential negotiations on a final tax relief deal. However, lawmakers are working against the clock, as the deadline to consider bills approaches next Friday. "We need to unbundle the various tax policy pieces from here on out," []
Former Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) expressed criticism of House Republicans for prioritizing “messaging bills” over issues that United States voters have voiced their concern. Buck, who resigned from Congress on Friday, specifically criticized how Republicans in the House of Representatives have been focused on impeaching members of the Biden administration ever since the party took […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make Hershey's Kisses the state's official candy. State Representatives Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) and Patty Kim (D-Dauphin/Cumberland) renewed the bill after years of attempts saying last year the Kiss is "recognizable worldwide" and "strengthened the region’s economy in unparalleled ways." The idea of making []
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced a bill that would make Hershey's Kisses the state's official candy. State reps. Thomas Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) and Patty Kim (D-Dauphin/Cumberland) renewed the bill after years of attempts saying last year the Kiss is "recognizable worldwide" and "strengthened the region’s economy in unparalleled ways." The idea of making []
Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits.
(The Center Square) – Two dozen Republican U.S. senators are pushing back against the Biden administration's plan to increase taxes on the U.S. oil, natural gas and coal industries to the tune of over $110 billion. U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., led a coalition of 24 senators expressing “grave concern regarding the administration's continued hostility towards American energy production.” In a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, they wrote, “America's working...
Bills awaiting action by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin would allow for the expansion of ranked-choice voting and the use of less secure IDs.