Obama administration will give states broad latitude to define the minimum benefits that many health-insurance policies will be required to offer under the 2010 health-care law,...
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rich and powerful of the world were divided at their annual huddle on Wednesday over Barack Obama's threat to raise their taxes, with some saying policies that go after the wealthy will hurt growth, but others saying Obama was right to address capitalism's imbalances.Obama's State of the Union address focussed on channeling middle class anger at inequality, including a call for a 30 percent minimum...
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Buffett Rule , and President Obama is using his weekly address to make an 11th-hour pitch.Ahead of a planned Senate vote this week on a tax hike on millionaires, Obama ratchets up pressure on Congressional Republicans in an attempt to win a p.r.victory on ';fairness'; even if the vote fails, as is expected. ';It's pretty sensible,'; Obama says of the Buffett Rule, which would impose an effective minimum...
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surprise decision by the Obama administration to give states flexibility to define the minimum benefits health insurers must offer under federal health reform lobs a big decision about affordability to states, too.Business groups may lobby for minimum benefits to save money, while consumer advocates push for extensive coverage.Kim...
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one of the most eye-catching of President Barack Obama's proposals Monday to change the tax code, he suggested replacing the widely disliked alternative-minimum tax with a 30% minimum tax on people earning at least $1 million, based on the so-called Buffett Rule.The notion is part of the president's long-range "principles" for a future tax revamp—though it isn't part of his budget calculations. Other...
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Residents of Washington State are making a little bit more money this year, as the state raised its minimum wage by 37 cents to $9.04, making it the first state to have a minimum wage above $9 an hour. They joined seven other states that raised minimum wage effective January 1, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont, all of who raised their state minimum wage. Missouri opted to wait to wait on a minimum...
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Millionaires would pay a minimum 30 percent effective tax rate under a law introduced on Wednesday in the U.S. Senate with the backing of President Barack Obama and named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett.Nicknamed the "Buffett Rule," the tax bill reflects Democrat Obama's bid ahead of November elections to highlight the sort of unfairness he says is represented by Buffett's tax anomaly - that...
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President Barack Obama kisses Pauline Beck after speaking in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, where he announced action to provide minimum wage and overtime protections for in-home care workers.Photo: Carolyn Kaster/ APPresident Barack Obama speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington,...
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Increasing taxes on the wealthy would bring fairness to United States taxpayers across the board, billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Wednesday, backing the tax reform that President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.On Tuesday, Mr Obama proposed a minimum effective tax rate of 30 per cent on those who earn a million dollars or more, reviving his call for the so-called...
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Stepping up his tirade against outsourcing in the election-year, US President Barack Obama has proposed to establish a new minimum tax on foreign earnings to discourage large US firms from shipping jobs to countries like India.The proposed move would make it a bit tough for US multinationals to ship jobs overseas and will give incentives to those who bring operations back into the US.Obama’s proposal...
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