Right Turn: Taxes


Posted at 02:16 PM ET, 08/16/2012

Punch and counterpunch for the Romney-Ryan ticket
By Jennifer Rubin
Ryan and Romney have learned to strike back

By Jennifer Rubin  |  02:16 PM ET, 08/16/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Budget, Obamacare, Taxes

Posted at 03:34 PM ET, 07/25/2012

Obama tax rate: It might actually be higher
By Jennifer Rubin
I may have understated the magnitude of Obama’s misrepresentation.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  03:34 PM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 07/25/2012

Obama’s distortions become taxing
By Jennifer Rubin
He gets Romney’s tax plan wrong, too.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:30 AM ET, 07/25/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Economy, Taxes

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 05/17/2012

Republicans corner the president
By Jennifer Rubin
Republicans cast him as the do-nothing president.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:30 AM ET, 05/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Budget, Taxes

Posted at 10:30 AM ET, 05/14/2012

We don’t all wish to be California
By Jennifer Rubin
More red ink, fewer jobs

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:30 AM ET, 05/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Economy, Taxes

Posted at 09:45 AM ET, 04/18/2012

Misdirection is central to Obama’s campaign
By Jennifer Rubin
Obama has everything but substance.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  09:45 AM ET, 04/18/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 05:12 PM ET, 04/17/2012

Tax fairness, but whose definition?
By Jennifer Rubin
Tax fairness is in the eye of the beholder.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  05:12 PM ET, 04/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 10:15 AM ET, 04/17/2012

Income inequality flourishes under Obama
By Jennifer Rubin
This president should reflect on his own policies.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:15 AM ET, 04/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Economy, Budget, Taxes

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 04/17/2012

Will Obama regret the Buffett rule stunt?
By Jennifer Rubin
What’s the next gimmick?

By Jennifer Rubin  |  09:30 AM ET, 04/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Budget, Taxes

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 04/11/2012

Romney vs. the Buffett rule
By Jennifer Rubin
Fencing with the media

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:00 PM ET, 04/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Economy, Taxes

Posted at 02:15 PM ET, 04/10/2012

Buffett rule nonsense isn’t even good politics
By Jennifer Rubin
Getting nothing our of class warfare

By Jennifer Rubin  |  02:15 PM ET, 04/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Economy, Budget, Taxes

Posted at 10:04 AM ET, 03/14/2012

Santorum’s strong suit is not the economy
By Jennifer Rubin
Romney should hit Santorum on his unconservative tax plan.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:04 AM ET, 03/14/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 02/23/2012

Back to the future: Dump the manufacturing tax breaks
By Jennifer Rubin
We need a 21st-century tax code

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:45 AM ET, 02/23/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Economy, Taxes

Posted at 04:20 PM ET, 02/22/2012

Not only the rates matter
By Jennifer Rubin
Conservatives need to focus on anti-cronyism.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  04:20 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 12:39 PM ET, 02/22/2012

Romney’s tax plan: Not Obama, not Santorum, maybe doable
By Jennifer Rubin
Attainable tax and fiscal reform, his campaign says

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:39 PM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Budget, Taxes

Posted at 11:52 AM ET, 02/22/2012

Obama’s terrible tax plan
By Jennifer Rubin
It’s not reform, it’s complication

By Jennifer Rubin  |  11:52 AM ET, 02/22/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 02/15/2012

Neither Republican contender fits the Tea Party ideal
By Jennifer Rubin
Santorum and Romney are no Tea Partyers.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:45 AM ET, 02/15/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Economy, Taxes

Posted at 01:03 PM ET, 01/24/2012

Romney paid 42 percent of 2011 income in taxes and charity
By Jennifer Rubin
He has done more than his fair share for society

By Jennifer Rubin  |  01:03 PM ET, 01/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 10:53 AM ET, 01/24/2012

Mitt Romney’s taxes: Really, what’s the problem?
By Jennifer Rubin
He has an impressive history of charitable giving.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:53 AM ET, 01/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 12/23/2011

The payroll tax cut denouement
By Jennifer Rubin
McConnell clears the decks for 2012.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:00 AM ET, 12/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  House GOP, Taxes

Posted at 11:02 AM ET, 12/22/2011

McConnell offers a way out of the payroll tax cut thicket
By Jennifer Rubin
A payroll tax cut solution.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  11:02 AM ET, 12/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Budget, Taxes, Senate Republicans

Posted at 10:45 AM ET, 12/21/2011

Make a deal on the payroll tax, and come back for more
By Jennifer Rubin
Time to cut a deal.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:45 AM ET, 12/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Budget, Taxes, House GOP

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 10/26/2011

Paul Ryan, showing the GOP how to discuss taxes
By Jennifer Rubin
Will the GOP contenders pay attention?

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:00 AM ET, 10/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 01:24 PM ET, 10/21/2011

9-9-9, take two
By Jennifer Rubin
Cain tries to rescue his tax plan

By Jennifer Rubin  |  01:24 PM ET, 10/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 09/14/2011

Paul Ryan explains tax reform
By Jennifer Rubin
The GOP’s explainer-in-chief does it again.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:00 AM ET, 09/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Taxes

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 09/08/2011

Free advice to pols on tax reform
By Jennifer Rubin
Glum about the prospects for a deal.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:00 PM ET, 09/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 09/07/2011

Free advice to pols on tax reform
By Jennifer Rubin
There might be a deal to be had.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:00 PM ET, 09/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Taxes

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 09/02/2011

A win-win: Tax repatriation
By Jennifer Rubin
Getting more revenue, with conservatives’ approval.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  09:00 AM ET, 09/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Budget, Taxes

Posted at 12:00 PM ET, 08/30/2011

Free advice to politicians: What to do on jobs
By Jennifer Rubin
Is a pro-jobs agenda possible?

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:00 PM ET, 08/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Economy, Taxes

Posted at 12:35 PM ET, 08/12/2011

The tax fight
By Jennifer Rubin
Republican don’t want to raise taxes, even a little.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  12:35 PM ET, 08/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 11:30 AM ET, 08/05/2011

Where are all the jobs?
By Jennifer Rubin
The lack of job growth is Obama’s No. 1 liability

By Jennifer Rubin  |  11:30 AM ET, 08/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Economy, Taxes, President Obama

Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 08/03/2011

The fight over taxes goes on
By Jennifer Rubin
Democrats are dying to keep tax hikes on the table.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  09:15 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 08/01/2011

Republicans’ sobriety on taxes and defense
By Jennifer Rubin
Republicans shouldn’t panic.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  10:00 AM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Budget, Taxes, National Security

Posted at 03:47 PM ET, 07/19/2011

Polls: A mixed picture on debt
By Jennifer Rubin
The public wants government spending curtailed

By Jennifer Rubin  |  03:47 PM ET, 07/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Budget, Taxes

Posted at 09:00 AM ET, 06/17/2011

The optimistic debt scenario
By Jennifer Rubin
Republicans fight for major cuts and hold the line on taxes.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  09:00 AM ET, 06/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Budget, Taxes

Posted at 02:30 PM ET, 05/17/2011

The energy tax vote: Making clear which is the tax hike party
By Jennifer Rubin
Senate vote may haunt vulnerable Democrats

By Jennifer Rubin  |  02:30 PM ET, 05/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Taxes

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 05/05/2011

How much more can we soak the rich?
By Jennifer Rubin
The rich don’t pay their ‘fair share’ in taxes? In fact, they pay much more than that.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  11:00 AM ET, 05/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Budget, Taxes

Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 03/30/2011

Should conservatives be defending ethanol subsidies?
By Jennifer Rubin
There’s a good reason for conservatives to skip Iowa.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  08:30 AM ET, 03/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  2012 campaign, Taxes

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 03/27/2011

Big Business vs. conservatives on tax reform
By Jennifer Rubin
Corporate America can be politically tone-deaf.

By Jennifer Rubin  |  11:00 AM ET, 03/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Taxes, Right Turn