taxes

The GOP vs. Public Opinion on the Necessity of Tax Hikes

11/21/2011 1:54 PM ET
Economics reporter Catherine Rampell traces the GOP's stubborn refusal to raise taxes back to the 1970s and the Laffer Curve.

NBC's Gregory to Kyl: 'Real Deficit Hawk Republicans' Want Tax Hikes

11/21/2011 12:24 PM ET
While grilling Arizona Senator Jon Kyl on NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday, host David Gregory tried to bolster the argument for tax increases: "The Bush tax cuts...real deficit hawks, many of them ...

Schieffer Calls Anti-Tax Pledge a 'Problem,' Presses Republican and Democrat to Raise Taxes

11/20/2011 4:30 PM ET
Highlighting Grover Norquist's upcoming appearance on 60 Minutes, CBS's Bob Schieffer, on Face the Nation, pointed to the anti-tax hike pledge Norquist asks politicians to sign as "one of the ...

Amanpour, Agreeable with Pelosi, Pushes Boehner Repeatedly from Left to Raise Taxes

11/6/2011 7:12 PM ET
ABC's Christiane Amanpour, on Sunday's This Week, hit House Speaker John Boehner repeatedly from the left to raise taxes, a hostile, political agenda-driven approach she failed to apply a month ...

NBC's Isikoff Warns Cain's 9-9-9 Plan May Mean 'More Pain' for 'Struggling Families'

10/16/2011 7:30 AM ET
On Saturday's NBC Nightly News, correspondent Michael Isikoff filed a report recounting criticisms of GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan, as Isikoff asserted that "critics see ...

CNN's Velshi Admits Press Went Soft on Obama's Tax Hike Plan

10/6/2011 5:52 PM ET
CNN's financial guru Ali Velshi admitted that the press didn't really challenge President Obama's proposal for tax hikes after his Thursday press conference on his jobs bill. Velshi, perhaps going ...

CNN's Cafferty Suggests a 'Fat Tax'

10/4/2011 6:58 PM ET
Decrying the rise of obesity in America, CNN's Jack Cafferty on Tuesday all but argued for a "Fat Tax" in the U.S., on foods high in saturated fat.

NBC 'Today' Panelists Literally Applaud 'Fat Tax' on Food

10/4/2011 4:47 PM ET
As co-host Matt Lauer reported Denmark implementing a "fat tax" on certain foods during the "Today's Professionals" panel on Tuesday's NBC Today, advertising executive Donny Deutsch and NBC chief ...

'Music to His Ears': NBC's Today Touts Executive Asking Obama to Raise His Taxes

9/27/2011 1:21 PM ET
At the top of Tuesday's NBC Today, co-host Ann Curry feigned shock as she excitedly proclaimed: "Say what?...A retired executive throws President Obama a rather surprising question during a town ...

CNN's Yellin Touts Wealthy Who Want Higher Taxes

9/26/2011 6:30 PM ET
CNN's Jessica Yellin, reporting on President Obama's virtual townhall Monday afternoon, noted two wealthy persons who wish to pay higher taxes ' but didn't mention the small businessman who during ...
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