Topic: Laura Tyson
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Mitt Romney's 14 percent tax bite: your guide to deciphering what's 'fair'
Many millionaires pay an effective tax rate much closer to Mitt Romney's 14 percent than to the official 35 percent top bracket. Preferential rates for investment income, including capital gains, are the reason. Is it time to change that?
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Bankruptcy protection: Kodak makes moves to stave it off
Kodak may file for bankruptcy protection, as analysts wonder if the company will find a buyer for its trove of patents. Bankruptcy protection could hit 'in the coming weeks,' according to one report.
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Opinion Super committee and California: Can they each break through dysfunction?
The nation's capital and the capital of the nation's most populous state both seem dysfunctional. But even as the congressional super committee looks set to fail, a bipartisan group of high-profile Californians is readying ballot initiatives to reengineer state government, including tax reform.
11/21/2011 02:42 pm -
Paper Economy The 'first-time goldbuyer' tax credit
Government looking for an exciting new stimulus policy? How about a tax credit for first-time gold buyers? Housing is out … Gold is in!
09/07/2010 06:17 pm -
Tax VOX Obama’s tax-reform panel: a giant missed opportunity
The tax-reform panel provides useful budget-cutting hints, but Obama never allowed it to tackle the really big issues.
08/30/2010 07:40 am -
The New Economy Christina Romer: Who will replace her as Obama's economic adviser?
Christina Romer is leaving as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. Two front-runners have emerged to replace Christina Romer: Austan Goolsbee and Laura Tyson.
08/09/2010 02:02 pm -
More economic stimulus needed? Obama rules nothing out.
07/08/2009 01:00 am -
Obama, McCain, and the financial crisis
John McCain has the harder job of countering his support of Bush and his push for deregulation.
09/22/2008 01:00 am
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