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Fiscal deal will cost you: 8 tax changes
Here are eight tax changes under the 'fiscal cliff' deal that may hit your pocketbook.
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How much do you know about US entitlement programs? Take our quiz.
The push to reform entitlement programs is at the heart of debates about the future of the US budget. They include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (welfare).
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'Fiscal cliff' 101: 5 basic questions answered
President Obama and congressional leaders are working to stop the US from going over the “fiscal cliff,” a combination of higher taxes and lower spending set to take effect Jan. 1. Here are five steps to understanding what's going on.
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Seven battleground states: Does economy help Obama or Romney?
Seven states have emerged as battlegrounds that may well determine the 2012 presidential election. Here's a look at seven battleground states and how their economic situation is shaping the presidential election:
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'Why You're Not Married...Yet': 5 tips from the book's author
Writer Tracy McMillan offers readers advice on relationships.
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Congress to vote on $1 trillion bill to fund government 9 more months
The House and Senate are set to vote Friday on a huge omnibus bill to fund government for the rest of fiscal 2012. Unemployment insurance and payroll tax cut are still up in the air.
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Unemployment claims down by 19000
“Initial” unemployment declined 19,000 to 366,000 claims from last week’s 385,000 claims, while seasonally adjusted “continued” claims increased by 4,000
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Government shutdown? Congress suddenly uniting to avert it.
Government shutdown looms because of the absence of spending legislation. But GOP, Democratic leaders are sounding bipartisan notes to resolve conflict over payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits and avert a government shutdown.
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Add to stalemate over payroll tax the threat of government shutdown
Congress continues to skirmish over the best way to extend unemployment benefits and the payroll tax cut. A separate bill to fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal 2012 is caught in the crossfire.
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Reduced weeks of unemployment insurance is an awful idea
The average length of unemployment has never been higher. So why do conservatives want to reduce the number of weeks that the unemployed can receive benefits?
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Why 'temporary' tax cuts never die: Payroll tax and 3 other examples
Before Congress shuts out the lights and goes home for the holidays, one last bit of business is to extend the tax breaks or tax fixes that, though designated “temporary,” get renewed year after year. They are typically grist for some of the most important dealmaking in any session. Sixty-seven tax provisions are set to expire Dec. 31. At least half are typically extended retroactively.
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Obama presses GOP on consumer watchdog delay
Republicans are blocking the appointment of Richard Cordray as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Obama says he won't back down on his effort to protect middle-class Americans from deceptive business practices and prevent another financial meltdown.
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Payroll tax: House GOP offers new plan
Payroll tax plan from House Republicans would extend Social Security payroll tax and unemployment benefits, although trimmed from current levels.
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How GOP made its unemployment benefits plan palatable for conservatives
House Republicans now have their own extended unemployment benefits plan, but with reforms to satisfy conservatives, including drug testing, job training, and shorter terms of eligibility.
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New wild card in Congress's fight over payroll tax: an oil pipeline
House Republicans offer their plan for extending the payroll tax cut for US workers. A sweetener to get conservatives on board: the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which Obama wants to delay.
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Unemployment claims continue to drop
“Initial” unemployment claims declined 23,000 to 381,000 from last week, while “continued” claims declined by 174,000.
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ECB not buying bonds? US stocks slide.
European Central Bank cuts interest rates but says it has no plan for large-scale purchases of European government bonds. Shares on Wall Street fall in early trading.
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Payroll tax holiday isn't perfect, but it's better than nothing
The payroll tax cut is far from optimal policy, but the economy still needs the stimulus it provides
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Payroll-tax cut not dead yet. Can the House save it?
House Republicans met behind closed doors Friday in search of common ground on the payroll-tax cut and other popular measures, set to expire Dec. 31.
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Unemployment benefits 101: four basic questions answered
Like last year, Congress is debating whether to reauthorize extended unemployment insurance. At stake as early as January are benefits for some 1.8 million Americans, including some 430,000 people who lost jobs as recently as July. Although Republicans and Democrats say they plan to reauthorize the law, they differ on how – or even whether – to pay for it. Here are the different scenarios and ramifications of what could happen:
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Payroll tax bills defeated in Senate. Now what?
Payroll tax cut measures from Democrats, Republicans go down in Senate. The House is now focus of payroll tax debate over how to stimulate economy.
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Can the GOP be tough on the rich? How about no food stamps?
The White House on Thursday rejected as insubstantial a GOP proposal to curtail unemployment insurance and food stamps for the rich as an offset for extending the payroll tax cut.
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What kind of society do Republicans want? It looks like social Darwinism.
They’re not conservatives. They’re regressives. And the America they seek is the one we had in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century.
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Restoring the basic bargain between the rich and the rest
The deal at the heart of the American economy is that employers pay their workers enough to buy what employers are selling. When we forget that–as we have over the last decade–the trouble starts.
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Opinion: Black Friday 2011: Consumers aren't lacking in confidence. They lack cash.
Black Friday 2011 deals are here but economists say consumers are hesitant. The problem isn't psychological; it's financial. Seventy percent of the economy depends on consumer spending, but 80 percent of families are experiencing declining wages. Raising the minimum wage would help.
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Stocks nosedive amid gridlock in Washington debt talks
Stocks plunge Monday as budget talks in Washington hit gridlock. The Dow average fell more than 300 points, with all 30 stocks losing value.
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Super committee failure threatens key tax breaks
Super committee deal would have made it easier for Congress to extend temporary tax breaks that are buoying the economy. The likely debacle of the super committee could trim growth by ending those tax breaks.
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Unemployment claims drop again
Unemployment claims declined 5,000 to 388,000 "initial" from last week’s 393,000, while “continued” claims declined by 57,000 resulting in an “insured” unemployment rate of 2.9 percent.
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Opinion: How the tea party can 'agree' with Occupy movement's demands
Given the somewhat amorphous slogans of the Occupy Wall Street movement, members of the tea party may be wondering if they should join the fray. Depending on how the Occupy Wall Street agenda is actually applied, many of the protesters’ calls for change resonate pretty strongly with tea partiers. University of Denver law professor Robert Hardaway suggests how the tea party might “agree” with five of the Occupy movement's top demands – in its own way:
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U.S. economy finally back to pre-recession level
U.S. economy posts 2.5 percent increase for third quarter, up from 1.3 percent in second. Biggest challenge for U.S. economy: jobs.
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