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...same basic political calculation to ram much of his conservative program down the throats of the American people. He starts with a radically conservative proposal—such as absurdly tough guidelines for military tribunals, lax labor protections in the new Department of Homeland Security and, his latest, abolishing dividend taxes. His far-right base sees him taking a principled stand...
Bush’s strategy of making an outrageous starting offer and only having to budge a little is playing out all over again with his proposal to eliminate dividend taxes. The president’s latest Reaganesque tax scheme has massive benefits for wealthiest Americans who own stock outside of tax-protected retirement funds. This proposal is so far out of step with mainstream public opinion that even Republican legislators are questioning how wise the president’s plan is. But, as the pattern predicts, the debate on Capitol Hill is not about whether cutting taxes makes...
Instead of a dividend cut, Democrats want to hand out another tax rebate. The idea is that middle-class married folks will get $600 a piece and go out and buy a new DVD player or a dinette set. This conservative rebuttal from the Democrats calls for the dispersal of billions of dollars to millions of people—to the minor benefit of the families getting the money and the great harm of the government handing it out. Here are 10 things the Democrats could propose if the money stayed in federal coffers...
Hubbard had been pushing the dividend idea for months, but Bush's imagination was captured by Charles Schwab, leader of the eponymous brokerage firm. Schwab suggested the maneuver to Bush at the economic summit that the President convened in Waco, Texas, last August. Bush bit like a hungry bass. Throughout the fall, the number crunchers at Treasury massaged the numbers on all the different elements of the plan, running different options by scores of outside economists. Bush did not seriously consider a payroll-tax reduction, which some economists argue is fairer and would provide the most immediate tax relief...
AGGRESSIVE-GROWTH STOCKS Losers. Young companies that don't make a profit can't use the deemed dividend or pay a tax-free dividend. Dump them...