TAX CUTS
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Fong presser update
Here's what the Tax Commissioner's Office just released in regard to the news conference they had this morning. I was unable to go due to my work on another project. The AP should have a story soon. ...
Posted on 9/14/10 at 10:45 AM
Greg Stites, Bismark ND, letters: Let Clinton-era tax rates get U.S. on track 
There is no catastrophic “fiscal cliff.” Both parties have embraced the term “fiscal cliff” to describe a return to the federal tax rates that existed before both political parties passed of the Bush tax cuts in 2001.
By Greg Stites , December 23, 2012
Scott Nelson, Grand Forks, letter: Tax cuts make deficits worse, not better
Republican’s campaign promise of extending tax cuts for the wealthiest is completely out of step with both history and reality.
By Scott Nelson , September 16, 2012
North Dakota Senate revamping income tax cut package
A package of North Dakota income tax cuts is being overhauled in the state Senate.
By Associated Press , March 30, 2011
Paul Ronningen, Bismarck, letter: Low-income families also deserve relief
If someone like me gets tax breaks, shouldn’t there be provisions for low- and moderate-income working families — provisions such as a state earned-income tax credit, a proposal killed by the Senate?
Fair is fair.
By Paul Ronningen , March 13, 2011
Brent McCarthy, Bismarck, letter: Tax cuts anger Dems like nothing else
This debate never was about balancing the budget. It’s about punishing those “greedy” people with their big houses and new vehicles who get up every day and make this country work.
By Brent McCarthy , December 26, 2010
Stocks edge lower as lift from tax cuts fades
All three major indexes are set to rise today after President Barack Obama signed a $858 billion package Friday renewing tax cuts for another two years and extending expiring unemployment benefits through next year.
By Chip Cutter , December 20, 2010
Senate extends Bush tax cuts, legislation moves to the House
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a sweeping tax package today that would save millions of Americans thousands of dollars in higher taxes while also reducing their Social Security taxes and extending jobless benefits.
By Associated Press , December 15, 2010
Brandon Omdahl, Grand Forks, letter: Finger-pointing and blame hinder progress
To say that Bush won approval solely through his claim of weapons of mass destruction is unfair, simply because most political elites in Washington have the same access to information as the president does.
By Brandon Omdahl , December 15, 2010
Obama’s deal will haunt Dems in 2012
I’ve spent the past couple of days trying to make my peace with the Obama-McConnell tax-cut deal. President Barack Obama did, after all, extract more concessions than most of us expected.
By Paul Krugman , December 11, 2010
A temporary extension of Bush tax cuts appears likely
The Bush-era tax cuts that are set to expire Dec. 31 are expected to be extended temporarily by the lame-duck Congress, with a two-year extension the most promising compromise.
By David Lightman and Kevin G. Hall , November 12, 2010
Daryl Jelsing, Rugby, N.D., letter: Failure to extend tax cuts says it all
We are dealing with a very poor economy and the highest unemployment in decades. How is increasing the taxes on every level of income going to help?
By Daryl Jelsing , October 12, 2010
Rachel Barthnek, Minot, letter: Democrats are poised to let tax cuts expire
Democrats have called every spending increase they’ve pushed through in the last year and a half “urgent.”
But when it comes to middle-class Americans’ tax cuts that are about to expire, Democrats are taking their sweet time. At least we know where their priorities lie.
By Rachel Barthnek , October 08, 2010
James Pedersen, Grand Forks, letter: A nine-point map to economic recovery
As a recently retired person, I would like to offer some thoughts on federal financial recovery.
By James Pedersen , September 23, 2010
Expiring tax cuts hit taxpayers at every level
Here's some pressure for lawmakers: If they don't reach agreement on extending soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts, nearly all their constituents back home will get big tax increases.
By Stephen Ohlemacher , September 16, 2010
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