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    Side Effects: IRS Could Eat Your Refund

    April 20, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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    Obamacare requires all individuals to carry health insurance for themselves and their families.  Those who don’t will have to pay a penalty.  And the IRS is the agency charged with making sure the uninsured pony up. Just how will the IRS do that?  It’s not something lawmakers got around to … More

    Tax Day Coincidence?

    April 15, 2010 at 6:00 pm

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    The Associated Press reported last week: “Tax Day is a dreaded deadline for millions, but for nearly half of U.S. households it’s simply somebody else’s problem. About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all for 2009. About 47 percent will pay no federal income taxes at all … More

    Obamacare Taxes: Deep Impact

    April 15, 2010 at 5:00 pm

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    During the 2008 presidential campaign, then-Senator Barack Obama pledged often and everywhere that Americans individuals making under $200,000 individually or families making under $250,000 would not see an increase in their taxes. However, by signing into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, President Barack Obama … More

    VIDEO: Tax Day By The Numbers

    April 15, 2010 at 1:30 pm

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    Today is tax day, the day when taxes are due and Americans send in their money to the federal government. These taxes go to fund a government that is addicted to spending and borrowing and is in desperate need of reform. Our latest video reveals some of the numbers behind … More

    Guest Blogger: Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) on Tax Day

    April 15, 2010 at 11:00 am

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    April 15th is Tax Day, the day that our tax returns are due to the Internal Revenue Service. As we perform this annual ritual it is important to take a look at how much we are paying to the government and what it is being spent on. Our nation has … More

    Morning Bell: How Tax Day Became Payday

    April 15, 2010 at 8:46 am

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    For just over half of all Americans today is Tax Day. But for the other half it is just another day on the calendar. That’s because they pay no federal income taxes. The old saying goes “you can’t get something for nothing.” But these “non-payers” receive government services and benefits … More

    Heritage’s Tax Day Money Bomb

    April 14, 2010 at 5:02 pm

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    The day after the House voted to pass Obamacare, the New York Times declared “a triumph.” A few days later, President Obama told Iowa liberals that Obamacare is a “victory” and said the left has prevailed “after a century of trying.” But how can a policy that buries the nation … More

    Think Tax Day Is Expensive This Year? Just wait.

    April 12, 2010 at 5:28 pm

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    As federal income taxes come due this Thursday, Americans are well aware of just how expensive government is becoming. But as the Wall Street Journal warned today, we ain’t seen nothing yet. Obama’s go-to strategy for cutting the deficit is to tax the so-called rich, but this would send tax … More

    High-Tax, High-Spend Model Still Does Not Work

    April 8, 2010 at 11:00 am

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    State government finances are in a bad way, and for an examination of why that is the case, see the latest edition of “Rich States, Poor States,” released this week by the American Legislative Exchange Council. The basic story, as anyone following state fiscal issues will surely know, is that … More

    Check Out the 2010 Budget Chart Book–New and Improved!

    April 8, 2010 at 9:37 am

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    The federal budget is on an unsustainable course with red ink as far as the eye can see, so it is especially important for Americans to understand spending, taxes, and debt.

    The Heritage Foundation’s Budget Chart Book is a user-friendly way to learn about the federal budget in pictures. More

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