Comment on GOP Dems clash over Obama tax boosts wealthy Tax measures may be doomed but they clarify parties' goals Buffett Rule looms Romney return shows 2011 earnings of $789 674 Harsanyi Obama's fairness fiction pitches as investment in nation's future Rosen Buffett's fraud RNC Calls Buffet a Gimmick Week Republicans and Democrats Present Polar Plans 'Buffett rule' fails it will back FalseEquivalence Watch Nice Work by the Times Post! In Play Already The reform or political gimmick Push Real Risk Behind ‘Buffett Rule’ pushes for higher taxes POTUS Wednesday

'Buffet Rule' plays into bigger debate over taxes and spending The Obama Administration's Buffet Rule, scheduled for a vote Monday in the U.S. Senate and expected to be filibustered by Republicans, seems destined to become a political tool in the fall election. The Buffet Rule: Tax reform or political gimmick? As last-minute tax filers sweat the IRS, Democrats are pushing – and the GOP is resisting – the Buffet Rule, which would mean higher tax rates for millionaires (like Mitt Romney and Barack Obama). 'Buffett rule' fails, but it will be back The Buffet rule to raise taxes on millionaires couldn't get through the Senate, but both parties promise to make it a campaign issue as the nation heads toward Election 2012.  Tax measures may be doomed, but they clarify parties' goals Senate Republicans shoot down Obama's 'Buffet rule' on taxing the wealthy as battle lines are drawn for the election campaign. WASHINGTON —During a week when voters are acutely aware of how much they owe Uncle Sam, Congress is conducting a series of votes that crystallize the sharply different approaches the two parties take toward taxes and the economy. Buffet Rule Not Desirable Option President Obama went on another speaking spree this week, explaining before a group of millionaires (and their secretaries, for sheer theatrics) why Congress should pass the now infamous Buffet Rule. Named after billionaire investor William Buffet, who famously stated that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary, the tax would be designed to target those individuals who made $2 million or ... U.S. Treasury Dept. says Buffet Rule affects 1% The Senate on Monday, as expected, voted down a proposal to debate the Buffett Rule, which would set a minimum 30% tax on millionaires and billionaires. Buffet Rule fails to reform With Rick Santorum's exit from the presidential race this past week, the general election campaign between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama has officially started. 'Buffet Rule' vote won't solve deficit but Democrats hope it will play in November Fighting over tax rates for top wage earners has hampered efforts to reduce the national debt, given rise to a nationwide protest movement and produced the unlikeliest of folk heroes: Warren Buffett, once the richest man in the world. President still pushing for Buffet rule President Barack Obama used his weekly address to argue for the so-called Buffett Rule, a provision that millionaires and billionaires should pay a tax rate no less than that paid by middle income families. Video: Obama campaign pushing vote on "Buffet Rule" President Obama is urging the Senate approve the so-called "Buffett Rule," which would ensure that millionaires should pay at least 30 percent in taxes. Norah O'Donnell reports.
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