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    Jan 8, 2013 | Chicago Tribune

  1. Source document: Myth vs. Fact on the debt limit

    Change of Subject
    This 2011 release from the U.S. Treasury Dept. is once again relevant: The debt limit is the total amount of money that the United States government is authorized to borrow to meet its existing legal obligations, including Social Security and......
    2. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Congress readies for next fight over federal pay

    Congressional Republicans are stepping up their rhetoric on federal employee pay, positioning the issue as a central bargaining chip in negotiations next month over raising the debt ceiling and keeping the government open. House GOP leaders will hold...

    Tags: National Government, Finance, Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting

    3. Jan 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Sympathy for Phil Mickelson, but not too much

    By <a href=&quot;http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/golf-devil-ball-golf/phil-mickelson-warns-drastic-changes-because-state-federal-165909894--golf.html">complaining</a> that state and federal tax hikes are forcing him to make "drastic changes," Phil Mickelson quickly became the poster boy for conservatives and liberals alike. The former said Mickelson <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2013/01/21/phil-mickelson-is-not-alone-in-fleeing-taxes/">epitomizes</a> what happens when lawmakers try to fix their budget problems by soaking the rich. The latter said Mickelson should stop whining and <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/01/22/1476801/mickelson-complains-higher-taxes/?mobile=nc">hire a better accountant</a>.
    By complaining that state and federal tax hikes are forcing him to make "drastic changes," Phil Mickelson quickly became the poster boy for conservatives and liberals alike. The former said Mickelson epitomizes what happens when lawmakers try to fix their...

    Tags: Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax, Personal Income, Republican Party, Income Tax

    4. Jan 19, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. For Democrats, unity and its pitfalls

    It's hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it's been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family.
    It's hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it's been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family. Sure, there was grumbling from the left over President Barack Obama's agreement to keep...

    Tags: Los Angeles Times Columnists, Brookings Institution, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party

    5. Jan 9, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. U.S. could save $2 trillion on health costs - study

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with economic growth, a study...

    Tags: National Government, Finance, U.S. Congress, Private Health Care, Government

    6. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  6. In 2013 we need a Farm Bill, spending cuts

    Recently, I have had the opportunity to travel around the state to several cities for town hall meetings to discuss our nation's financial stability. I have enjoyed these meetings and believe that all South Dakotans deserve to know the path ahead as...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Income

    7. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Medicare: Is 67 the new 65?

    Looking for ways to slow the growth of entitlement programs, budget negotiators in Washington are considering making seniors wait two years longer to qualify for Medicare &mdash; from age 65 to 67. Many Republicans have endorsed the idea, noting that Medicare beneficiaries now live far longer on average than they did when Congress created the program in 1965. The problem with the proposal is that it wouldn't save the federal government much money overall, even though it might cut Medicare's costs. Worse, it would probably cause total spending on healthcare to go up faster, which is the opposite of what Washington should be trying to achieve.
    Looking for ways to slow the growth of entitlement programs, budget negotiators in Washington are considering making seniors wait two years longer to qualify for Medicare — from age 65 to 67. Many Republicans have endorsed the idea, noting that...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Personal Income, Insurance, Republican Party, Social Security

    8. Jan 17, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  8. Column: Unity has pitfalls for Democrats

    It’s hard to recognize the Democratic Party these days. In recent decades, it’s been a divided, brawling tribe. But this year, Democrats are one big, happy family.  Sure, there was grumbling from the left over President Barack Obama’...

    Tags: Brookings Institution, U.S. Congress, Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Barack Obama

    9. Jan 4, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Goldfinger Would Envy Latest Taxpayer Shakedown

    It has become fashionable to despair of our supposed recent lack of technological progress. All the big inventions of modern society -- jet engines, television, nuclear weapons -- were on the scene by the early 1960s.
    It has become fashionable to despair of our supposed recent lack of technological progress. All the big inventions of modern society -- jet engines, television, nuclear weapons -- were on the scene by the early 1960s. Proponents of this view should...

    Tags: Financial Markets, Finance, Federal Reserve, Government Debt, Economy, Business and Finance

    10. Dec 28, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  10. For farmers, estate tax drama builds on edge of 'fiscal cliff'

    Glen Cope owns 500 head of cattle on about 2,500 acres near Aurora, Mo. Like most farmers and ranchers he's worried about the weather, the price he gets for his product, and the cost of fuel and feed needed to run his operation. But as 2012 winds to a...

    Tags: Farms, Sam Graves, Fiscal Cliff, Budgets and Budgeting, Labor Legislation

    11. Jan 3, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  11. 1950s Tax Fantasy Can't Give Solace to Republicans

    Of course, 2013 will be fine, because the 1950s sure were. That&rsquo;s the premise for the coming year, especially in regard to the agreement in Washington to raise U.S. tax rates on the well-off.
    Of course, 2013 will be fine, because the 1950s sure were. That’s the premise for the coming year, especially in regard to the agreement in Washington to raise U.S. tax rates on the well-off. In the 1950s, after all, tax rates were far higher than...

    Tags: Calvin Coolidge, Internal Revenue Service, Republican Party, Barack Obama, World War II (1939-1945)

    12. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. Deal will prevent spike in milk prices

    WASHINGTON (AP) - A potential doubling of milk prices will be averted as part of the compromise that White House and congressional bargainers reached on wide-ranging legislation to avert the ''fiscal cliff,'' a leading senator said late on Dec. 31....

    Tags: Republican Party, John Boehner, U.S. Senate, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Politics

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