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Wyden/Gregg Tax Reform Bill

Mar 17 2010in Featured, Policies CharlesTags: , , , ,
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Trying to promote a full overhaul of the tax code is no small task, so Senator Wyden and Gregg have taken their show on the road. Yesterday, they both spoke at an event at the Heritage Foundation and they have other events scheduled throughout Washington, DC in an

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Savings and Retirement Forum: Unrestricted Savings

Mar 17 2010in Briefings Charles No Comments »

Alehandra Lopez presented her paper on Unrestricted Savings to the Savings and Retirement Forum, a Market Institute hosted economic discussion group, on Tuesday March 16th. The paper addressed to importance of unrestricted spending for the smoothing effects, or the ability to handle unexpected issues, of people with unrestricted

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National Taxpayer Advocate’s 2009 Report

Mar 17 2010in Briefings CharlesTags: , , , , ,
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The National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina Olson, gave a stirring performance on Capitol Hill Tuesday, well, as stirring as Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight hearing can be. Witness: Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS

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The Health Care Whip Count and Today’s Schedule

Mar 17 2010in News Charles No Comments »

A “Whip Count” is the count by the party’s Whip (usually the #2), of how the members of their caucus will vote, and the health care whip count is now the most important aspect of the health care debate. So, you might be asking yourself what happened to the debate that this bill is full [...]

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