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Obama briefly condemned those who threatened to block routine unemployment extensions unless the top-bracket tax cuts were renewed, saying, accurately enough, that they were holding unemployed Americans "hostage."
Paul Loeb: Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable? Paul Loeb 2011
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But when the White House struck its deal to extend the top-bracket tax cuts, the WaPo editors were incredibly enthusiastic.
WaPo Editors Finally Realize The GOP Isn't Serious About The Debt Jason Linkins 2011
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Obama briefly condemned those who threatened to block routine unemployment extensions unless the top-bracket tax cuts were renewed, saying, accurately enough, that they were holding unemployed Americans "hostage."
Paul Loeb: Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable? Paul Loeb 2011
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Obama briefly condemned those who threatened to block routine unemployment extensions unless the top-bracket tax cuts were renewed, saying, accurately enough, that they were holding unemployed Americans "hostage."
Paul Loeb: Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable? Paul Loeb 2011
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But when the White House struck its deal to extend the top-bracket tax cuts, the WaPo editors were incredibly enthusiastic.
WaPo Editors Finally Realize The GOP Isn't Serious About The Debt Jason Linkins 2011
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Obama briefly condemned those who threatened to block routine unemployment extensions unless the top-bracket tax cuts were renewed, saying, accurately enough, that they were holding unemployed Americans "hostage."
Paul Loeb: Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable? Paul Loeb 2011
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A half million top-bracket filers will report net positive business income averaging more than $700,000.
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Banks have reined in their lending to football clubs, while the weakened value of the pound and the country's 50% top-bracket tax rate means that Premier League clubs now do not appear as attractive to European players as they used to be.
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That is true, but only a sliver of small businesses earn enough to be affected by a change in the top rates and only a sliver of the "business" income reported by top-bracket filers represents what is typically thought of as a small business.
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That would boost the top-bracket to 65% for income and local taxes combined, from 50% currently.
Japan's Business Sector Criticizes Government Policy Plans 2010
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