Articles About Joe Biden
- Author:
- John Driscoll
- Posted:
- 01.04.2013
Republicans Vote to Raise Income Taxes for First Time in a Generation
Like a good 30’s serial, Congress seems to enjoy brinkmanship and 11th hour rescues. And it was historic. For the first time in 20 years, Republicans voted to raise income taxes (the last time was when George H.W. Bush broke his “read my lips, no new taxes” pledge). The Senate’s “fiscal cliff” bill passed 257-167. […]
- Author:
- John Driscoll
- Posted:
Right Up to the Cliff
Like a good 30’s serial, Congress seems to enjoy brinkmanship and 11th hour rescues. And it was historic. For the first time in 20 years, Republicans voted to raise income taxes (the last time was when George H.W. Bush broke his “read my lips, no new taxes” pledge). The Senate’s “fiscal cliff” bill passed 257-167. […]
- Author:
- James I. Clark III
- Posted:
- 03.23.2011
TARP: Money Well Spent
A top Treasury official defended the federal government’s $700 billion bank bailout financial crisis-response program at a hearing where the effort was criticized by members of a watchdog panel insisting that it did more for Wall Street than Main Street. “The cost of TARP is likely to be no greater than the amount spent on […]