Here’s what you need to know about tax reform in the U.S. Senate: Montana went for Mitt Romney by 13 points in the 2012 presidential election. If that doesn’t sound like an important tax reform facts to you, then you’re not paying close enough attention. In the Senate, taxes are controlled by the Finance Committee…. Read more »
Posts Tagged: Undermine
Reich: Tea Party ‘Conspiracy to Undermine the Government of the United States’
Democrats and the media have accuses Tea Party favorite Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of “McCarthyism” merely for posing tough questions to and about Chuck Hagel during the latter’s confirmation as Secretary of Defense. Yet a recent column by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich reveals who the real McCarthyites are in U.S. politics today, as… Read more »
Foreign Donations Undermine U.S. Sovereignty
Foreigners have long tried to influence America’s elections though illicit campaign contributions, and a new report by the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) found foreigners no longer need middlemen to circumvent America’s campaign finance laws. Instead, they can undermine America’s sovereignty with a click — or multiple clicks — of the mouse. Peter Schweizer, president of… Read more »
Yes, But: NBC and CBS Try to Undermine Romney’s Accurate Observation 47% Escape Income Tax
NBC and CBS felt compelled Tuesday night to fact check Mitt Romney’s assertion “47 percent of Americans pay no income tax” and both had to acknowledge his accuracy, but then tried to undermine Romney’s point. Noting the statistic had become “Tea Party mantra,” NBC’s Andrea Mitchell allowed “it’s true that approximately 47 percent of Americans… Read more »