Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’

Following Obama’s Orders, IRS Begins War on Tax Cheats

Sunday, July 26th, 2009

In a high-profile Tax Day press conference, President Obama announced an even more aggressive war on tax cheats. Now, the IRS is planning the assault.
By Michael Rozbruch
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It was only a couple of months ago that President Barack Obama, still freshly inaugurated, stood in the White House and announced his plan to go after — and go after aggressively — tax cheats, no matter where they hide their money.
His plan focused
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What Did the President Pay in Taxes? Barack Obama’s Tax Returns Released

Friday, April 17th, 2009

I’ve blogged about the numerous Obama administration nominees to have tax troubles - and now the White House has release Obama’s tax returns. Here’s a great blog post about what we can learn from Obama’s tax returns.
According to the Washington Post, Barack Obama earned about $2.6 million from the sale of his books, “The Audacity of Hope” and “Dreams From My Father” - which represent the vast majority of the
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Obama’s Plans to Improve the State of the Economy Include Income Tax Increases that Fall Heavily on Small Businesses

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

With the current global downturn, it is clear that the new President-elect needs to have a plan to help struggling Americans and lift our nation’s distressed businesses out of a lagging economy.
President-elect Obama wants to raise taxes on income, capital gains and dividends for families earning more than $250,000 annually. (By the way, I’ve heard $200,000 and $140,000 as well throughout the campaign and by Vice President-elect Biden).
Under Obama’s tax
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Michael Rozbruch on KKLA: Meet the Candidates

Monday, October 13th, 2008

I recently appeared on KKLA 99.5FM, Los Angeles with Frank Pastore to talk about the differences between John McCain and Barack Obama’s proposed tax cuts and economic plans.
Frank Pastore: In today’s wall street journal, a piece titled Obama tax 3.0 goes through the 3 different versions of Obama’s proposals. In the very beginning he wanted to raise the top marginal rate. Now he is saying if the country looks like it is headed towards
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How will the Candidate’s Plans for Tax Cuts Effect You?

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Here is another excerpt from my recent appearance on KKLA’s the Frank Pastore Show, focusing on how the candidate’s economic proposals will affect you:
Frank Pastore:   We keep hearing the fact that Obama is going to raise the taxes on people who make $250K or more a year, He is pounding that.
Michael Rozbruch:   If he does that he is going to handcuff the economy, he is going to trap more
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