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    Morris Pearl, a former managing director at the investment giant BlackRock, is a member of Patriotic Millionaires, a group that advocates for a more equitable tax system.
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    He's Part Of The 1%. And He Thinks His Taxes Aren't High Enough

    Oct 08, 2020
    The tax code allows wealthy people who live off investment income to pay taxes at a much lower rate than average people who earn salaries.
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    A demonstrator celebrated outside the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 after the court voted to uphold key tax subsidies that are part of the Affordable Care Act. But federal taxes and other measures designed to pay for the health care the ACA provides have no
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    Want New Taxes To Pay For Health Care? Lessons From The Affordable Care Act

    Nov 19, 2019
    When passing the ACA, Democrats touted the fact that they had included many measures to pay for the bill's expanded coverage. But nearly 10 years later, Congress has eliminated many of those taxes.
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    The fatter paychecks that many Americans have been receiving this year may end with a big check to the government come tax time.
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    More Taxpayers Will Owe The IRS In April Because Of Underwithholding, Report Says

    Jul 31, 2018
    The Government Accountability Office says 3 million more Americans are likely to have experienced underwithholding from their paychecks in 2018 as a direct result of the new tax law.
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    Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., at Capitol Hill on July 20, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
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    Rubio, Corker Give Thumbs Up To Tax Bill, Clearing Roadblock To Passage By Christmas

    Dec 15, 2017
    The two Republican senators had been holdouts but now the bill appears on track for passage next week.
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    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (center), gathered the support he needed on Friday to pass the GOP tax bill in the Senate. Now that legislation must be reconciled with the House version.
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    9 Sticking Points The House And Senate Have to Work Out In Their Tax Bills

    Dec 04, 2017
    Now that the Senate has passed its own version of a tax bill, lawmakers have to iron out differences with the House bill. The final product could then be sent to the president to be signed into law.
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    President Trump greets supporters Wednesday in St. Charles, Mo., before his speech on taxes.
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    FACT CHECK: President Trump's Tax Speech In Missouri

    Nov 29, 2017
    President Trump traveled to Missouri Wednesday to promote the GOP tax plan. Here's a closer look at some of the claims he made.
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    House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., announces the outlines of a GOP overhaul of the tax code in September. The full bill's release is being delayed to Thursday.
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    Tax Bill Delayed As GOP Divisions On Eliminating Tax Breaks Persist

    Oct 31, 2017
    A House GOP bill to rewrite the tax code was going to be released on Wednesday, and is now expected on Thursday. The hold up could threaten plans to get it signed into law by year's end.
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    House Speaker Paul Ryan answers reporters' questions moments after the House narrowly passed a budget, 216 to 212, beginning a process for the Senate to move forward on an overhaul of the tax code.
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    SALT Reduction Becomes Major Sticking Point In Tax Overhaul. So What Is SALT?

    Oct 28, 2017
    The Trump administration and congressional leaders want to close a popular tax break, but they're getting resistance from some fellow Republicans.
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    Analysts at the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center predict that nearly three-quarters of the savings from the GOP tax overhaul would go to the top 20 percent of earners.
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    Who Will Benefit Most From GOP Tax Plan? Early Report Suggests The Wealthy

    Oct 04, 2017
    Republicans in the White House and Congress have billed their tax proposal as a boost for the middle class. But a nonpartisan analysis finds the richest Americans would see the most immediate gains.
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    President Donald Trump, flanked by Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., (left) and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during a meeting with senators on his Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, on Feb. 9, 2017, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.
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    Trump Dinner Menu: Tax Cuts

    Sep 12, 2017
    President Trump is hosting a bipartisan group of senators for dinner Tuesday evening. He's looking to build support for a tax overhaul.
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    President Trump arrives at the White House on Aug. 23. On Wednesday, Trump is visiting Springfield, Mo., to promote Republican efforts to overhaul the tax code.
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    Trump Hits The Road To Promote Tax Cuts (Details To Come)

    Aug 30, 2017
    President Trump will argue for tax cuts on Wednesday in Springfield, Mo. It's the beginning of what aides say will be a concerted push for a tax overhaul, but details are still vague.
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    A statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands guard outside the Treasury Building in Washington. Trump's campaign plans for a total overhaul of the U.S. tax code — while maintaining the revenues flowing into the federal government — ma
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    Some Tax-Cut Backers Urge Trump To Drop Full Overhaul, Go For Quick Win

    Apr 20, 2017

    Nearly 100 days into Trump's presidency, there are still big questions about what his proposed tax overhaul will include — and whether the large changes he had envisioned are even possible.

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    Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivers a speech on the U.S economy in Warren, Mich., on Thursday.
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    In An Effort To Pressure Trump, Clinton Releases Tax Rate

    Aug 12, 2016

    The Clinton campaign says Hillary and Bill Clinton paid their 2015 federal taxes at a rate of 34.2 percent. The couple's overall tax rate was 43.2 percent, the campaign said.

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    Mitt Romney, former 2012 Republican presidential nominee, says Donald Trump must make his tax returns public.
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    Mitt Romney: Trump's Decision To Not Release Tax Returns Is 'Disqualifying'

    May 11, 2016
    "There is only one logical explanation for Mr. Trump's refusal to release his returns: There is a bombshell in them," Romney said.
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    Linda (left) and Colleen Squires have been together for 30 years and married for 12. This year will be the first time they can file both their state and federal taxes as any other married couple.
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    For Same-Sex Married Couples In America, A Historic Tax Day

    Apr 14, 2016
    This tax season marks the first time that every married couple in the U.S. can file both state and federal taxes together, after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex unions across the land last year.
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    The price of getting a health insurance card may seem expensive, but officials say the minimum tax penalty for remaining uninsured is $695, and could rise to more than $10,000 for wealthy families who choose not to get coverage.
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    Still Uninsured? Buy A Health Plan This Week To Avoid A Tax Penalty

    Jan 28, 2016
    Millions are still uninsured, even as the Jan. 31 deadline to sign up for a plan under the Affordable Care Act approaches. No deadline extensions this year, federal health officials warn.
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    House Speaker John Boehner listens as President Obama speaks to media during a bipartisan, bicameral leadership meeting at the White House this week. Boehner and others have reacted dismissively to Obama's tax overhaul plan.
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    Republican Leaders Dismiss Obama's Tax Proposal As 'Not Serious'

    Jan 18, 2015
    House Speaker John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and others have rebuffed the president's plan to cut taxes for middle income earners by raising them on the wealthiest Americans.
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