http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/tax Blog Articles Tagged with 'tax' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119730?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Greg Mankiw says that if your goal is to keep dividend taxes low, you should vote for Obama:On Dividend Taxes, It s a Post-Partisan Race, by N, Gregory Mankiw, Economic View, NY Times: ...Before 2003, when a person received dividends from his stock... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119730?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1119667?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Here is my column in tomorrow's NY Times. The bottom line: On the issue of dividend taxation, Barack Obama may be the candidate with the best chance of preserving George Bush s legacy.... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:47:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1119667?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1119642?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Why oh why can't we have a better press corps? Here's Chris Conkey in the WSJ, doing some straight reporting: Bush Ends Opposition to Highway-Fund Boost: WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration reversed earlier opposition to a plan backed by congressi... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:26:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/brad-delongs-semi-daily-journal/1119642?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1119570?rsstype=tag&tag=tax The PEP blog draws our attention to this trenchant analysis of health policy:The most promising way to move forward in all three dimensions coverage, cost, and long-run fiscal situation is to replace the employer exclusion with a tax credit, ... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:03:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1119570?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119572?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Here's more on the employment report from The Economist:Postpone the optimism, The Economist: Not long ago economists and policymakers in America clung to hopes that the economy, after lurching through the depths of a financial crisis earlier this ye... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119572?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119562?rsstype=tag&tag=tax European economic integration and trade: how big was the boost? - Vox EU A New View On TV - WSJ.com McCain Claims about Obama Tax Policy: just plain wrong - ataxingmatter If McCain s Tax Cuts Will Create Jobs, Why Haven t Bush s? - EconomistMom... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119562?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1119464?rsstype=tag&tag=tax THE 'L' WORD.... We talked the other day about a surprising Washington Post editorial, which criticized John McCain's demonstrably false claims about Barack Obama's tax policies. Hiatt & Co., hardly a reliably liberal bunch, didn't pull any punches, ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:30:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1119464?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1119486?rsstype=tag&tag=tax EconomyThe weekly leading indicator sets remain in sharp downtrends andcontinue to herald an ongoing downturn.The monthly new orders indicators indicate only mild contraction inthe US and are being heavily supported by a strong export book,especially... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:48:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1119486?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1119207?rsstype=tag&tag=tax During the campaign and as late as August 1st, Senator Obama proposed to provide $500 per person or $1000 per family to supposedly compensate America for the burden of high gasoline and home heating oil prices for a 4-month period. That will cost abo... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:40:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1119207?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119159?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Ed Glaeser says education is the answer:The dream for a human capital agenda, by Edward L. Glaeser, Commentary, Boston Globe: ...[I]n this hopeful season of presidential change, even economists need to be for something. Some of my colleagues labor to... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119159?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1119151?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are a new type of investment with an excellent record of high rates of stable growth & mostly tax-free (until the ultimate sale) high yields. Despite this performance, they are still little appreciated & understood ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:49:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1119151?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119048?rsstype=tag&tag=tax The BLS responds to criticism about the CPI. The answers are on the continuation page: Common Misconceptions about the Consumer Price Index: Questions and Answers, BLS: An August 2008 Monthly Labor Review article by BLS economists John Greenlees and ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:41:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119048?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1119016?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Yesterday I suggested that we take note that the weakish marketuptrend had rolled over. I did not anticipate such a fast and forcefuldrop would result today. The SP 500 closed out around 1236, andthat's close enough to the low test zone of 1200 - 121... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/capital-markets-economic-analysis/1119016?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1119009?rsstype=tag&tag=tax When people try to figure out what was the cause of today's 344 point whackage, one of the items they will point to will be SocGen's alert today from Albert Edwards:***Alert****Economic and equity market meltdown imminent****Alert***Last week saw the... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1119009?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118950?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc. (JTX)F1Q09 Earnings Call... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:58:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118950?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-indian-economy-blog/1118899?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Unorganised and organised retail must coexist and flourish in India After almost scaring the Tata Motors away from West Bengal, Mamata Bannerjee has now trained her guns on Reliance Retail. Well, Reliance Retail should be used to being targeted by ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:35:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/the-indian-economy-blog/1118899?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1118770?rsstype=tag&tag=tax A letter in today's Wall Street Journal:In regard to Martin Feldstein and John B. Taylor's John McCain Has a Tax Plan to Create Jobs (op-ed, Sept. 2): Barack Obama is proposing large middle-class tax cuts to reward work, encourage wealth accumulati... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/greg-mankiw-blog/1118770?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118716?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Yesterday, September 3 after-hours, H&R Block Inc. (HRB) reported a Q1 09 loss of $0.41 per share or $132.7 million on $339.6 million in revenue vs. a loss of $0.93 per share or $302.6 million on $381.2 million in revenue a year ago (see confer... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:16:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118716?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118622?rsstype=tag&tag=tax Or, What would be the net effect on investment of the McCain tax plan? Figure 1: Real nonresidential fixed investment (blue) and investment in equipment and software (red), SAAR. NBER defined recession dates shaded gray. Source: BEA GDP release o... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:19:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118622?rsstype=tag&tag=tax http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1118676?rsstype=tag&tag=tax We showed a Charlie Rose interview with Pete Peterson, co-founder of the Blackstone Group, sometime ago. Here is a prior interview in 2004 on entitlements and the need to end preferential tax breaks for the wealthy. ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1118676?rsstype=tag&tag=tax