Two Records Set in 2008: Most Nonpayers and Highest-Earning Nonpayers

Nonpaying status used to be a sure sign of poverty or near-poverty, but Congress and the President have changed the tax laws to pull much of the middle class into the growing pool of nonpayers. The income level at which a typical family of four will owe no income taxes has risen ( Read more... )

ВОЗ выступила с  интереснейшим предложением - обложить глобальным налогом продажу оружия (со ставкой 10%), а также Интернет и оплату счетов on-line.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering a plan to ask governments to impose a global consumer tax on such things as Internet activity or everyday financial transactions like paying bills ( Read more... )

AFL-CIO reportedly is proposing a tax on every single stock transaction - and gaining some support among Dems.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/02/report-afl-cio-pushes-tax-stock-transactions/

The bill unveiled by House Democratic leaders Tuesday would create three new tax brackets for high earners, with a top rate of 45 percent for families making more than $1 million. That would be the highest income tax rate since 1986, when the top rate was 50 percent.
The plan would honor Obama's campaign promise not to raise taxes on families making ( Read more... )