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A new CBS News poll shows that a majority of Americans want more taxes on rich people.
Sixty four percent of Americans want more taxes on people making more than a million dollars a year, while 30 percent want the taxes on the rich to stay the same.
The poll shows support for President Obama’s “Buffett Rule” named after the billionaire who also believes that the rich should be taxed more.
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Well it isn’t only Warren Buffett asking to be taxed more. A group of European CEOs are asking for France’s government to bring on the taxes.
France’s richest woman and the chief executive over at Ferrari said it’s only fair they “give up more cash.”
Both of them along with 15 other billionaires have begged the treasury to tax them more to help drag France out of the financial crisis.
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Roland Martin talks with Gregory Johnson Executive Director and COO of the National Association of Black Accountants about preparing your 2010 taxes. Johnson explained that many are losing out on tax deductions because of the lack of knowledge.
For more information about the National Association of Black Accountants, visit www.nabainc.org
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A producer of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” reality series is listed in an application seeking film production tax credits from the state.
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Washington — President Barack Obama is expected to sign legislation that will extend the Bush-Era tax cuts for the wealthy and also extend unemployment benefits to 13 months and cut payroll taxes by 2%.
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Washington — The tax bill that extends the Bush tax cuts and slashes the estate tax while extending unemployment benefits has passed the House House by a vote of 277-148 and is heading for the President to sign, according to The Huffington Post
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If Congress fails to reauthorize extended unemployment benefits by the end of November, it will spoil the holidays for 1.2 million people, according to the National Employment Law Project.
“The program deadline falls in the midst of the holiday season, when unemployed families do their best to put food on the table and hold on to their family traditions,” said NELP in a release. “It’s also a time when the economy, especially the retail sector, is counting on consumer spending —
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It’s no secret that funnyman Drew Carey LOVES Cleveland.
The city’s native son has based a large chunk of his career on the struggling city, and now, it’s the focus of a new documentary series slated to air next week.
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The Internal Revenue Service plans to start regulating paid tax preparers, requiring them to register with the government, pass competency tests and adhere to ethical standards.
The new regulations, announced Monday, will not be in effect for the current filing season.
