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Obama Still Trying to Overhaul Estate Tax

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Roger Billings

Yesterday, April 10, President Obama released a 2014 budget proposal in which he seeks to overhaul the estate tax, yet again. According to Bloomberg Businessweek: Obama’s budget would drop the per-person exemption from estate taxes to $3.5 million from $5.25 … Continue reading →






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Do the Wealthy Have a Patriotic Duty to Pay More Taxes?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Roger Billings

Democrats are feeling betrayed by President Obama, while Republicans are gloating over the tax deal they struck with the President to extend the Bush era tax cuts for two years.  The deal also includes setting the estate tax exemption at … Continue reading →






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