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Billionaire USA families couldn’t cover one-fifth of Obama’s deficits

By Steve McGough / July 9, 2014 /

It’s time to bash the wealthy! News media love to tell the common people just how rich the top 1 percent are, letting us know what kind of stuff they own and remind us that most of them contribute to [evil] Republicans.

Obama administration “balanced approach” short on the “balance” part

By Steve McGough / November 30, 2012 /

Obama administration staffers discussing President Obama’s proposed balanced approach to reducing the deficit a few dollars – there is no interest in discussing the debt or unfunded future liabilities – have shown little or no interest in spending cuts.

Buffet’s company sued for back taxes

By SoundOffSister / April 10, 2012 /

Slipping under the radar last month was news that the federal government sued NetJets, a company owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, for some $366 million in unpaid taxes and penalties.  The legal question, as with most tax cases, is complex.

$200k – $500k earners pay double average tax rate compared to $50k – $75k

By Steve McGough / December 9, 2012 /

Deserving of its own post.  Here is a table I created from the original. Those earning $200k to $500k – the largest group directly effected by the increased tax rate demanded by Democrats – are paying more than double the rate of the $75k to $100k group!

Krauthammer: Obama’s desire for tax rate hikes political – not economic move

By Steve McGough / December 5, 2012 /

On Special Report last night, Charles Krauthammer reminded us the Simpson Bowles Commission identified federal tax loopholes and deductions that totaled more than $1 trillion every year.

Hinderaker takes on Obama concerning math and taxes

By Steve McGough / November 15, 2012 /

Last night, John Hinderaker called out President Obama on his ability to calculate the results of his tax plan. I did the same thing on Nov. 7, and I’m hoping* the media will also take a few minutes to run the numbers based on tax data collected.

Middle class average federal income tax rate less than half of the “rich” – Update

By Steve McGough / December 7, 2012 /

I’ve had some Facebook friends post informational graphics concerning tax policy and health care issues. Almost every one is published by a liberal organization in support of President Obama and liberal policies. They are designed with emotion as the foundation. Here is my first shot at a conservative image you can download and post on Facebook.

Will Smith changes tune on tax rates

By Steve McGough / August 9, 2012 /

He’s got no problem paying more taxes so “his country will grow,” but once he hears the French president is suggesting a 75 percent tax on income of more than $1 million Euros, he balks.

Bamboozled: The rich do pay a higher tax rate than middle class

By Steve McGough / November 26, 2012 /

We’ve been telling you this for years. You can pick out individual cases where really rich people – especially those living exclusively on dividend income – pay a lower effective federal income tax, but that is rare. For the 2010 tax year, IRS data proves millionaires payed an average tax rate of 20.4 percent, while…

Tax the rich – Run the numbers on taxing the millionaires in the United States

By Steve McGough / January 28, 2012 /

This is a rehash of my April 2011 post. Since we’re taking about the “Buffett Rule” I thought it appropriate to duplicate this post.