Topic: William Gale

What will Obama say about jobs? The pre-speech maneuvering begins.

In the run-up to his much-anticipated jobs speech Thursday, Obama challenged the GOP to put 'country before party.' The Republican response: 'Your economic proposals don't work.'

NY Times: OK, you fix the budget

The New York Times presents readers the chance to try to balance the federal budget.

Just how many small business owners are in that top tax bracket?

The media keeps citing an old statistic claiming that 97 percent of small business owners don't fall into either of the top two tax rates. Is that number based on faulty logic?

Obama's 'tea party' complex

President Obama tweaked tea party tax day protesters for failing to see their tax burden has fallen under his presidency. Okay, he's got a point. But why kick a political hornet's nest?

Obama stimulus, deficit plans: What matters is 'marginal' job creation and 'marginal' deficit reduction

Read their lips: Mixed signals from Obama team on taxes

The White House said Monday that Obama's commitment not to raise taxes on the middle class stands firm. Some economists question if that's realistic, given America's fiscal plight.

Obama’s deficit promise won’t be easy to keep

A likely topic in his address Tuesday, the long-term budget gap is largely caused by popular entitlement programs.

Obama aims to cut deficit in half by ’13

This week is about the budget, as he issues his first, hosts a ‘fiscal responsibility summit.’

Fair tax? Flat tax? Candidates tout novel plans.

Two want to abolish the income tax – and the IRS. Others say they'd renew the Bush tax cuts.