You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. You can read a transcript here. Democrats are pushing a variety of new tax ideas. Party officials at the state and federal levels are proposing big hikes on income taxes for the wealthy. Senators […]
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Here’s what happened with Rep. Summer Lee and Chairman James Comer behind closed doors during the briefing with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche, I’m told: Lee: “Mr. Chairman, there are no cameras here. You don’t have to perform. We were told this was a briefing.” Comer: “It’s a briefing!” Lee: “But she hasn’t offered any […]
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Here’s what happened with Rep. Summer Lee and Chairman James Comer behind closed doors during the briefing with Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche, I’m told: Lee: “Mr. Chairman, there are no cameras here. You don’t have to perform. We were told this was a briefing.” Comer: “It’s a briefing!” Lee: “But she hasn’t offered any […]
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Booker helpfully presents a tax calculator with his proposal. I entered an income of $65,000, the maximum household earnings for the bottom 40 percent in the income distribution. For a single filer with no kids, Booker’s plan would boost after-tax income by 4 percent. That’s not nothing, but it’s is well under the 6.7 percent […]
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But in Pritzker’s case, his long-standing affiliation with the pro-Israel lobby—never a secret—doesn’t necessarily doom him. In response to the Gaza war, Pritzker seems to be revising his views about Israel, and his recent statements demonstrate, perhaps, a changing position. He has cautiously staked out a place on the party’s left flank, endorsing Sanders’s bill […]
Read More But in Pritzker’s case, his long-standing affiliation with the pro-Israel lobby—never a secret—doesn’t necessarily doom him. In response to the Gaza war, Pritzker seems to be revising his views about Israel, and his recent statements demonstrate, perhaps, a changing position. He has cautiously staked out a place on the party’s left flank, endorsing Sanders’s bill […]
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