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Atlanta puts new tax for transit to a vote
Jim Burress Jul 30, 2012
A proposal to add a penny to Atlanta's sales tax would mean billions raised for transit projects, winning the backing of business leaders but attracting a strange mix of opponents.
Arthur Laffer on income inequality, raising taxes
Jeff Horwich Jul 26, 2012
The father of supply-side economics explains why he's against raising taxes on the rich, and the problems with being so against income inequality.
Americans weigh in on fixes for the U.S. economy
Frank Newport Jul 19, 2012
Gallup's Frank Newport digs into the latest polling data on the cure for our economic ailments.
What's up, Europe? Umbrellas for Bastille Day
Kai Ryssdal Jul 13, 2012
Tomorrow is Bastille Day in France, the French will be celebrating despite the rainy weather and eurozone turmoil. This week French carmaker, Peugot, announced major layoffs, signaling the tough economic climate facing the country.
Tax rates hit historic low in 2009
Jeff Horwich Jul 11, 2012
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office says the tax rates paid by most Americans were at near-record lows in 2009. Who's paying less, who's paying more, and what's causing the change?
The biggest tax increase since...1993?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Jul 2, 2012
Where the Affordable Care Act ranks in U.S. tax history.
The health care mandate and your wallet
Tess Vigeland Jun 29, 2012
The Supreme Court ruled that President Obama's health care mandate is constitutional. So what does that mean for citizens?
Read my lips: A history of anti-tax pledges
Jeremy Hobson Jul 9, 2012
22 years after he was forced to retreat from his famous tax promise, George H.W. Bush's anti-tax movement continues.
Personal finance suggestions for grandson
Chris Farrell Jun 22, 2012
What do you recommend I get for my grandson who is in his third year of college and has no idea of how to manage his meager funds? William, Amherst, MA
French Socialist Party wins majority in parliament
Christian Fraser Jun 18, 2012
Voters in France this weekend gave President Francois Hollande's Socialists a solid majority in the lower house of parliament, complementing their majority in the upper house and thus, complete legislative power in the government.
