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NEWS ABOUT: corporate tax cuts

corporate tax cuts stories: 4 news summaries

Tax Breaks for New Jobs
Gain Bipartisan Support

But some dismiss move as 'corporate welfare'

Oct 7, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Support is building in Washington for the idea of giving companies tax breaks when they hire new workers. President Obama’s economic team has been exploring the possibility for weeks, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle like the idea of helping unemployed constituents. “There’s a lot... More »

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unemployment • Robert Reich • tax breaks • corporate tax cuts • Obama administration • payroll taxes • Eric Cantor

House Passes Bill to Halt Big Oil Tax Breaks

Veto threat as Republicans call it industry discrimination

Feb 28, 08 5:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Millions of dollars in tax breaks enjoyed by the top five oil companies would be rescinded under an $18 billion tax package which cleared the House of Representatives yesterday. The money saved would be plowed into creating alternative sustainable energy sources. It represents just a penny a gallon to the... More »

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oil • Exxon • Chevron • ConocoPhillips • BP • ExxonMobil • gas prices • tax breaks • $100 a barrel oil • foreign oil • corporate tax cuts • Conoco

Dems Take Aim at Big Business

Obama and Clinton turn up the heat heading into Wisconsin, Ohio primaries

Feb 16, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, heading into primaries in states struggling with joblessness and the mortgage crisis, are sharpening their attacks on big business, the Wall Street Journal reports. Both are lambasting oil companies, corporate tax cuts, and health insurers. Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary will be a test of which... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • unions • Ohio primary • Pennsylvania primary • corporate tax cuts • corporate wealth • health insurers • oil companies

Dems Tread Similar Paths
on Economy

Neither Clinton nor Obama venturing far into populist Edwards territory

Feb 15, 08 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - With the Ohio and Pennsylvania primaries on the horizon, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fine-tuning economic visions that have more similarities than differences, reports the Washington Post. Both candidates promise to ease the middle class tax burden while putting pressure on corporations that send jobs overseas, and to protect... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • job market • tax code • housing crisis • economic plans • campaign issues • corporate tax cuts

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