As we’ve discussed, House Republicans have passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut that, if signed into law, would, among other things, take health care coverage from 13 million Americans and raise taxes on the middle class. You would think those two things alone would be enough to motivate people to call their elected officials and […]
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The Republican tax plan puts graduate students, scientific research and the future of America in peril
Posted in Education, Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged academic research, America Cares Act, American aristocracy, American Association for the Advancement of Science, anti-science, call to action, Donald Trump, Erin Rousseau, estate tax, free college tuition, health care reform, higher education, mandates, middle class, Obamacare, Orrin Hatch, research and development, Science, STEM, student debt, student loans, tax credits, tax cuts, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, those anti-science Republicans, threats to the middle class, Trumpcare, tuition 22 Comments
Closing tax loopholes for billionaires
I don’t have the time or desire to put together a long post tonight on how our American tax code is unnecessarily complicated, and favors the super-rich. To do it well would be a daunting task, and I’m not up for it at the moment. What I am up for, however, is passing along this […]
Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Politics Also tagged Angel Investor Tax Credit, angel investors, billionaires, call to action, capital gains, Christian Science Monitor, hedge fund loophole, hedge funds, Henry Kravis, loopholes, MoveOn, Paul Allen, private equity, Robert Reich, startup investing, tax loopholes, tax the rich, taxes, the plight of the overtaxed rich, vodka, vodka eyeballing 42 Comments