RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Republicans will fight U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to reduce the amount of tax deductibles allowed for some charitable donations, a lawmaker said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The current White House administration has created a major federal deficit by giving financial breaks to the wealthy, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday overwhelmingly approved Senate changes to the stimulus package designed to boost the U.S. economy.
CHICAGO, April 25 (UPI) -- Presidential candidate Barack Obama became more generous to charities after he was elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois in 2004, records show. Obama, a Democratic, and his wife, a hospital administrator, reported taxable income of $983,626 and claimed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Congress is moving toward raising the federal minimum wage by approving tax breaks for restaurants and small businesses.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate cast 43 "no" votes Wednesday on a motion to end debate over a bill to raise the federal minimum wage by $2.10 an hour. The House of Representatives passed the bill in early January.
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) -- Republican lawmakers, needing to shore up their party, have agreed to support U.S. President George Bush's $70 billion plan extending the 2003 tax rate cuts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A doubling of the tax deduction for charitable giving in Hurricane Katrina's wake should make 2005 the best giving year ever in the United States.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- An influential nonpartisan group is urging Congress to end tax breaks for so-called conservation easements as a boondoggle for wealthy insiders.
SALEM, Ore., May 23 (UPI) -- Oregon lawmakers were examining the tax code Friday in search of loopholes and tax breaks that could be eliminated and bolster the cash-strapped treasury. Large personal deductions and some business breaks are being targeted as an alternative to another t
