Pelosi says new tax is ‘on the table’

By Michael O’Brien,The Hill

Pelosi is ready to add another layer of taxes on American Businesses

A new value-added tax (VAT) is "on the table"to help the U.S. address its fiscal liabilities,House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday night.

Pelosi,appearing on PBS’s [...]

Obama Admin:Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year

by Declan McCullagh,CBSNews

Obama is caught in a lie about Cap &Tax:Here come the higher taxes

The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year,the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes by about [...]

Obama Urges Taxing Wealthy More

 

By Laura Litvan and Ryan Donmoyer,Bloomberg

President Barack Obama wants Congress to consider taxing the wealthy instead of workers to pay for a health-care overhaul,as House Democrats discuss a plan to require health insurance for most Americans.

The Obama administration stepped up efforts to influence health-care legislation today [...]

Obama and Congress–Energy Price Deceit

 

By Ronald Bailey,Reason Magazine

Power Plants will become major source of Government Revenue under Cap and Trade Scheme

Last month,leading Congressional climateer,Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.),chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee,pushed out a sweeping 1000-page bill that aims to dramatically reshape how Americans will use [...]

Obama considers national sales Tax

By Lori Montgomery,Washington Post

Obama wants more of your money

With budget deficits soaring and President Obama pushing a trillion-dollar-plus expansion of health coverage,some Washington policymakers are taking a fresh look at a money-making idea long considered politically taboo:a national sales tax.

Common around the world,including [...]