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No Country For Old Men

msalt — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:52:26 -0800

On January 1st, the U.S. estate tax will disappear. For exactly one year. Then it will come back higher on Jan. 1, 2011. Will lots of old rich people die? Bush's 2001 tax reform law gradually reduced the estate tax to what is now 45%, with an exemption of the first $3.5 million. During 2010, there is no tax at all. In 2011, the pre-Bush tax resumes (55%, $675,000 exemption.) Dem. Senator Max Baucus expects to pass a retroactive tax next year. Republicans, while calling for total repeal, have offered 35% and $5 million. Estate tax previously: 1 2 3 4

l33tpolicywonk — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:30:42 -0800

Five US representatives arrested in act of civil disobedience in front of the Sudanese embassy, part of the Save Darfur Coalition's campaign to bring attention to genocide there. One of them, Rep. John Lewis, has seen jail before.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:22:18 -0800

djgh — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:19:20 -0800

Is there a link between donations given and bills passed? MAPLight.org aims to help you find out, giving you the ability to compare contributions with how legislators voted. [Via]

stratastar — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:11:25 -0800

I'm an amendment to be - Yes an amendment to be. And I'm hoping that they'll ratify me. With political pressure towards signing bills becoming more relevant in the Rovian era of politics (example), will we see a shift in Congressional jurisprudence on issues such as Social Security, The War in Iraq (nytimes op-ed reg req), Ethics in the 110th? Perhaps Public Perception has a lot to do with it. Of course, some loopholes couldn't hurt.

daksya — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:44:47 -0800

OpenCRS - easy access to US Congressional Research Service Reports