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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2011-10-29T01:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>The top 1000 Seo-Sem-USA-Genmany! 2011-2012</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2011-10-29:/commentary/11445154</id>
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420. www.opencongress.org, OpenCongress - 112th Congress - Track bills, votes, senators, and representatives in the U.S. Congress. 421. www.t-mobile.hu, T-Mobile. 422. www.cmb.ac.lk, University of Colombo ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seomein.blogspot.com/2011/10/top-1-10-100-1000-10000-10000-web.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The GOP and insane resistance &#171; Later On</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-30:/commentary/11430464</id>
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(Sources: H.R. 4038, &#8220;Common Sense Health Care Reform &amp;amp; Accountability Act&#8221; (Republican Substitute bill); H.R. 3970, &#8220;Medical Rights &amp;amp; Reform Act&#8221; (Kirk bill)). Allows automatic enrollment by employers in health insurance: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://leisureguy.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/the-gop-and-insane-resistance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Long Reach of Obamacare | The American Catholic</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-24:/commentary/11445153</id>
    <updated>2010-03-24T01:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Joe Hargrave</name>
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http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1495/show. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3400/show. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3218/show. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3970/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://the-american-catholic.com/2010/03/24/the-long-reach-of-obamacare/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Your Guide to the WH Health Care Summit - Blog - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-25:/commentary/10919973</id>
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      <name>Donny Shaw</name>
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Link Reply. + 0. &amp;amp;darr;. &amp;amp;uarr; Overall Rating: 5.0 | 0 of 0 found useful. you need to have the richest men in the world here in the debate their the real controllers of the goverment&#8230;all this talk talk talk&#8230;&#8230;. Filtered Comment [ show ] ... W&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1637&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3970: Medical Rights and Reform Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-28:/commentary/10586257</id>
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Chairman Rangel fabricated a proposal in 2007 (HR 3970) which died in board.? (Here&amp;#39;s a hotlink to the text: http://www.govclue.us/assembly/billargument.xpd?bill=h110-3970.)?? See Sec. 3201 of the bill. ... Source: best basketball shoes .... OpenCongre&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3970/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3217: Health Care Choice Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/10812510</id>
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Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for helping to build pub&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3217/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2516: Medical Rights Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/10586255</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR2516 Medical Rights Act of 2009. To guarantee the rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care. Source: Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written. ... Related Bills. H.R.3970 Medica&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2516/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.1110: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/10586256</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for helping to build pub&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1110/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TaxProf Blog: NYSBA Releases Tax Reports</title>
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    <updated>2009-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Proposed &#194;&#167; 336(e) Regs (1174); International Provisions of H.R. 3970 and Effects of Reduction in Corporate Tax Rate (1173); Investor-Owned Life Insurance (1172). January 5, 2009 in NYSBA Tax Section | Permalink ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2009/01/nysba-releases.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | Democrats May Let Taxes on Wealthy Rise Without ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-25:/commentary/3839609</id>
    <updated>2008-11-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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However, Baucus was one of the architects of the 2001 bill and Rangel&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;mother of all tax reforms&#226;&#8364;* ( HR 3970 ) was silent on the question of repeal. Without a clear push from Obama, it could be politically advantageous for members to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002991526&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | Democrats May Let Taxes on Wealthy Rise Without ...</title>
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    <updated>2008-11-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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However, Baucus was one of the architects of the 2001 bill and Rangel&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;mother of all tax reforms&#226;&#8364;* ( HR 3970 ) was silent on the question of repeal. Without a clear push from Obama, it could be politically advantageous for members to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000002991526&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hot Air &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Rangel&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s other shoes</title>
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    <updated>2008-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Rangels&#226;&#8364;&#8482; bill (HR-3970) will also eliminate the limited social security tax relief of being taxed as an S-corp. In addition to all applicable income taxes, all income will be taxed at 15% for SS/Medicare instead of wages being taxed at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hotair.com/archives/2008/11/16/rangels-other-shoes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RE: Mcain wins in landslide! Dems cry foul!</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-03:/commentary/3215275</id>
    <updated>2008-11-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3970 is part of an even larger approach to tax policy change that focuses on repeal of the Bush tax cuts. Because the Bush tax cuts expire within Congress's current budget window and because the Ways and Means Committee is not moving ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://implode-explode.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=221253#221253&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ESOP Hot Topic Legislative Issues</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-22:/commentary/3139288</id>
    <updated>2008-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Section 3701 of HR 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007; H. Con. Res. 333: Expressing continued support for employee stock ownership plans; Co-Sponsors Added to The ESOP Promotion and Improvement Act of 2007 (S. 1322) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onestopesopblog.com/2008/10/esop-hot-topic-legislative-issues.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Deadline Looms for AMT Fix</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... taxpayers to defer unlimited amounts of their offshore compensation--House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel's (D-New York) Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 3970) and Senator John Kerry (D-Massachusetts) and Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.investmentadvisor.com/Issues/2007/December%202007/Pages/Deadline-Looms-for-AMT-Fix.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MAPI Says Tax Bill Would Hurt US Manufacturers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-07:/commentary/2984670</id>
    <updated>2008-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Tax Reduction and Reform Act (HR 3970), sponsored by Rep. Charles Rangel, would be harmful to US businesses and result in job losses, according to a report from the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI. Economic Consultant Jeremy Leonard ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://manufacturingmegatrends.com/2008/10/06/mapi-says-tax-bill-would-hurt-us-manufacturers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Andrea's Pro-Obama Editor's Cut | NewsBusters.org</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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He blew it on the 95% nonsense - I, for one, will see a big increase in my tax burden under the D plan (see HR 3970) due to the expansion of application of self-employment SS tax, and I make less than 250k. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2008/09/27/andrea-shows-mccains-only-stumble-none-obamas-acquiescence&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Moonbattery: Obama &quot;Truth Squads&quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/3395807</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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I've said it before and I will say it again, that plan (HR 3970) will raise my tax burden significantly, and I do not make $250k. (hint: when BO talks about reforming corporate tax law, the changes don't just apply to big companies). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/09/obama_truth_squ.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MAPI Says Tax Bill Would Harm, Not Help, US Manufacturers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/2959369</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3970 would increase tax burden and result in millions of lost jobs, says industry group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.penton.com/~r/IWNews/~3/400039551/ReadArticle.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MAPI Says Tax Bill Would Harm, Not Help, US Manufacturers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/2922111</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3970 would increase tax burden, and result in millions of lost jobs, says industry group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=17372&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MAPI report says tax bill will hurt US manufacturers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/2885286</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Second, many of the tax preferences that HR 3970 proposes to eliminate, such as the last-in, first-out (LIFO) accounting and the domestic production credit, can be, and are, claimed by non-corporate business. Web Report: Industry Week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sourcecorp.wordpress.com/2008/09/22/mapi-report-says-tax-bill-will-hurt-us-manufacturers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MAPI Says Tax Bill Would Harm, Not Help, US Manufacturers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-21:/commentary/2878625</id>
    <updated>2008-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 3970 would increase tax burden, and result in millions of lost jobs, says industry group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www3.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=17372&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Moonbattery: Biden: Letting Us Take Your Money Is &quot;Patriotic&quot;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-16:/commentary/3395808</id>
    <updated>2008-09-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Moonbattery </name>
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Just in case I haven't mentioned it enough lately, I make less than $250000, and my tax burden will go up significantly under Rangel's tax bill HR 3970 (which matches Obama's rhetoric, but with more specifics). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2008/09/biden_letting_u.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Right Truth: You couldn't get a job at McDonalds and become ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-07:/commentary/3395809</id>
    <updated>2008-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Maybe I'm becoming a broken record, but Obama's plan is similar to Rangel's tax bill (HR 3970) that is in his committee right now - going nowhere because of a promised veto by Bush. If the bill becomes law (likely if Obama gets elected) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://righttruth.typepad.com/right_truth/2008/09/you-couldnt-get-a-job-at-mcdonalds-and-become-district-manager-after-143-days-of-experience.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Closing Tax Gap | The New America Foundation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/commentary/3395811</id>
    <updated>2008-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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For example, Congressman Rangel's tax reform bill, HR 3970 (110th Congress) included basis reporting on 1099s for stock sales. This proposal was also included in a housing bill HR 5720 as well as a stand-alone bill, HR 878. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newamerica.net/publications/articles/2008/closing_tax_gap_7752&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting with your pocketbook</title>
    <link href="http://www.welcometotheadventure.com/2008/08/voting-with-your-pocketbook.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-13:/commentary/2667162</id>
    <updated>2008-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Welcome to the Adventure </name>
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The bill targets the investment management industry and really lays it on thick. Link to HR 3970...the death of the investment management industry and the beginning of the socialist movement in America.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.welcometotheadventure.com/2008/08/voting-with-your-pocketbook.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Paul Weyrich : The Party of the Rich... But Which Party ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-12:/commentary/3766395</id>
    <updated>2008-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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These Democrats have pushed for passage of H.R. 3970, the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007. The bill, proposed by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY), would eliminate the middle class from the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/columnists/PaulWeyrich/2007/11/28/the_party_of_the_rich_but_which_party&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | Obama Campaign Tests Legislative Waters for Post ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/3905226</id>
    <updated>2008-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Top Stories from CQ </name>
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House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel &#226;&#8364;&#8482;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;mother of all bills&#226;&#8364;* ( HR 3970 ) would lower the corporate income tax rate and eliminate corporate tax preferences, while Obama has not been specific on corporate taxes. Rangel, D-N. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000002926826&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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house ways and means chairman charles b. rangel &#226;&#8364;&#8482;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;mother of all bills&#226;&#8364;* (hr 3970) would lower the corporate income tax rate and eliminate corporate tax preferences, while obama has not been specific on corporate taxes. rangel, dn. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/kitlovesnuance/gGx92P&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel &#226;&#8364;&#8482;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;mother of all bills&#226;&#8364;* ( HR 3970 ) would lower the corporate income tax rate and eliminate corporate tax preferences, while Obama has not been specific on corporate taxes. Rangel, D-N. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002926826.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TaxProf Blog: House Approves One-Year AMT Patch, 233-189</title>
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Comments. Sec. 203 of the bill, &quot;Limitation on Treaty Benefits for Certain Deductible Payments,&quot; is identical to sec. 3204 of H.R. 3970, the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, which Chairman Rangel introduced last October. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2008/06/house-approves.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Wiki; News (1) &amp;amp; Blogs (10) &amp;middot; Videos (0) &amp;middot; Comments (1). This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it. ..... OpenCongress is a&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3098/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: How do I resign a temp job where I don&amp;#39;t do ...</title>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-how-do-i-resign-temp-job_9238.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: How do I resign a temp job where I don&amp;#39;t do ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-13:/commentary/2210825</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-how-do-i-resign-temp-job_4525.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting Question: Should our potential next president feel this way ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2204876</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/voting-question-should-our-potential_1923.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Should our potential next president feel this way ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-10:/commentary/2198674</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-should-our-potential-next_3970.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting Question: Q1. HRM is associated with the management of?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2195726</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/voting-question-q1-hrm-is-associated_09.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Q1. HRM is associated with the management of?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2193266</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-q1-hrm-is-associated-with_9381.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Q1. HRM is associated with the management of?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2189765</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-q1-hrm-is-associated-with_6766.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: quiz human resource mangement?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-04:/commentary/2162221</id>
    <updated>2008-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-quiz-human-resource.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Jobs with a finance degree???</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-30:/commentary/2157735</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/05/open-question-jobs-with-finance-degree_01.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Financial planning question, please help!?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/2147691</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-financial-planning_7035.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Financial planning question, please help!?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/2136193</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-financial-planning_30.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Financial planning question, please help!?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/commentary/2131002</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-financial-planning_29.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/commentary/2126551</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-financial-planning_8447.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Financial planning question, please help!?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/commentary/2118688</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-financial-planning.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2086344</id>
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  On tax policy, John McCain proposes to:      extend the Bush tax cuts;      require a 3/5 majority of Congress to raise taxes;      double the dependent exemption from $3,500 to $7,000;      repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax;      set up a simple, alter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/268/grading-mccains-tax-plan&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Financial planning question, please help!?</title>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-financial-planning_5567.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Financial planning question, please help!?</title>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-financial-planning_2433.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Grading McCain&amp;#39;s Tax Plan: Kudos for Closing Loopholes</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-20:/commentary/2086342</id>
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House Ways and Means Chair Charlie Rangel has already proposed a 4% surcharge on those with incomes over $200000 in HR3970. A $5 m. estate tax exemption is a little high compared to this year&amp;#39;s $2 m. level, but Mr. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitalgainsandgames.com/blog/pete-davis/268/grading-mccains-tax-plan&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Financial planning question, please help!?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-19:/commentary/2082559</id>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-financial-planning_4218.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Can someone check the grammar of this finance ...</title>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-can-someone-check-grammar_9619.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.2886: Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-15:/commentary/10586258</id>
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Several bills have been introduced in the 110th Congress that would extend, expand, modify, or create new tax credit bonds. S. 2886 would extend QZABs two years, through 2009, and would add $400 million in capacity to the CREB program. .... OpenCongress is&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2886/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Assessing the Impact of Excel Manufacturing&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-12:/commentary/2072399</id>
    <updated>2008-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-assessing-impact-of-excel_1884.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Assessing the Impact of Excel Manufacturing&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;s ...</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-assessing-impact-of-excel_9463.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-12:/commentary/2058531</id>
    <updated>2008-04-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-assessing-impact-of-excel_9463.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Update on Section 3701 of the Rangel Tax Proposal</title>
    <link href="http://www.onestopesopblog.com/2008/04/update-on-section-3701-of-rangel-tax.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-09:/commentary/2033211</id>
    <updated>2008-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The One-Stop ESOP Blog </name>
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We recently discussed ESCA&amp;#39;s position on Section 3701 of HR 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, otherwise known in the ESOP world as the Rangel Corporate Tax Proposal. Progress, But No Victory, No Let Up is an Employee Ownership ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onestopesopblog.com/2008/04/update-on-section-3701-of-rangel-tax.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Assessing the Impact of Excel Manufacturing&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/2051663</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-assessing-impact-of-excel_448.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: Assessing the Impact of Excel Manufacturing&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8222;&#162;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-08:/commentary/2046343</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/open-question-assessing-impact-of-excel_8049.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting Question: Online broker?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-07:/commentary/2040809</id>
    <updated>2008-04-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/voting-question-online-broker_9946.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting Question: Online broker?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/voting-question-online-broker_2434.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-06:/commentary/2018994</id>
    <updated>2008-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>financial-planning-and-analysis </name>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/voting-question-online-broker_2434.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-grammar-correction_6643.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/commentary/2015711</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-grammar-correction_6643.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-grammar-correction_02.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-01:/commentary/2005095</id>
    <updated>2008-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>financial-planning-and-analysis </name>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-grammar-correction_02.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://lesstaxesod.herhangout.com/2008/04/01/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/commentary/2136192</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>How To Reduce Taxes? </name>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lesstaxesod.herhangout.com/2008/04/01/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-grammar-correction_9913.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/commentary/2001607</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/04/resolved-question-grammar-correction_9913.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://topscholar.org/taxreturn/2008/03/31/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-30:/commentary/2131001</id>
    <updated>2008-03-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax Return </name>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topscholar.org/taxreturn/2008/03/31/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.hero-movies.com/mytaxform/2008/03/30/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-29:/commentary/2007853</id>
    <updated>2008-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.hero-movies.com/mytaxform/2008/03/30/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogoirtest.tunesonic.com/mu/taxreductionstipsosf/2008/03/30/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-28:/commentary/1997427</id>
    <updated>2008-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogoirtest.tunesonic.com/mu/taxreductionstipsosf/2008/03/30/distributional-effects-of-the-major-individual-income-tax-provisions-of-hr-3970/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_6576.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-27:/commentary/1958036</id>
    <updated>2008-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_6576.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_1660.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-27:/commentary/1937883</id>
    <updated>2008-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>financial-planning-and-analysis </name>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_1660.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_6536.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-26:/commentary/1974720</id>
    <updated>2008-03-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>financial-planning-and-analysis </name>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_6536.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_1459.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-23:/commentary/1843910</id>
    <updated>2008-03-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>financial-planning-and-analysis </name>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-grammar-correction_1459.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting Question: Grammar Correction Please?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-grammar-correction_8014.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-21:/commentary/1826980</id>
    <updated>2008-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-grammar-correction_8014.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: I need to prepare Microsoft annual report project ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-17:/commentary/1809997</id>
    <updated>2008-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>financial-planning-and-analysis </name>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/open-question-i-need-to-prepare_18.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: I need to prepare Microsoft annual report project ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-16:/commentary/1794190</id>
    <updated>2008-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/open-question-i-need-to-prepare_3186.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Resolved Question: I&amp;#39;m Having trouble with a business plan! Please ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-15:/commentary/1734967</id>
    <updated>2008-03-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/resolved-question-im-having-trouble_4587.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: I&amp;#39;m Having trouble with a business plan! Please help!?</title>
    <link href="http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/open-question-im-having-trouble-with_2602.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-10:/commentary/1732725</id>
    <updated>2008-03-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>financial-planning-and-analysis </name>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/open-question-im-having-trouble-with_2602.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open Question: I&amp;#39;m Having trouble with a business plan! Please help!?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-09:/commentary/1729574</id>
    <updated>2008-03-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/open-question-im-having-trouble-with_2891.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Voting Question: Question for BUSINESS GURUS...Need help with ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-08:/commentary/1725984</id>
    <updated>2008-03-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-question-for-business_6520.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-question-for-business.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-business-plan-software_4618.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-business-plan-software_9632.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-business-plan-software.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/voting-question-business-plan-software_02.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/open-question-business-plan-software_5259.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/open-question-business-plan-software_1734.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_27.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_3936.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_6111.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_5420.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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It also analyzes Congressman Rangel's &quot;mother of all reforms&quot; (H.R. 3970) which proposes to broaden the corporate base and lower the tax rate to 30.5%. 2. U.S. Department of Treasury, Approaches to Improve the Competitiveness of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newamerica.net/blog/21st-century-taxation/2008/business-tax-reform-new-reports-2132&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_309.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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representative rangel has introduced hr 3970 which would repeal the bush tax cuts and devastate our already shaky economy. the heritage foundation has studied representative rangel's tax proposal, and says that this tax bill would cause ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://missthirddistrict.blogspot.com/2008/02/campaign-emails.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_4882.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, a New York Democrat, has introduced a broad tax-restructuring bill, HR 3970, that would double the maximum earned credit for childless workers next year and increase the income ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://childfreenews.blogspot.com/2008/02/death-just-as-certain-taxes-more-so-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_8735.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Last fall, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel introduced major tax legislation (H.R. 3970) that would repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax and finance repeal by imposing an income tax surcharge on high-income ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbpp.org/2-13-08tax.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_5840.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Y., has introduced a broad tax-restructuring bill, HR 3970, that would double the maximum earned credit for childless workers next year and increase the income level at which the credit begins to phase out. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://povertynewsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-cash-sought-for-working-poor.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Y., has introduced a broad tax-restructuring bill, HR 3970, that would double the maximum earned credit for childless workers next year and increase the income level at which the credit begins to phase out. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/26449.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/02/resolved-question-entreprenuership_962.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 3970, Democratic-backed bill, was introduced by Democrats to Congress recently. This bill would cause an average tax increase of $1700 per household in the 3rd Congressional district in addition to causing us to lose 2000 jobs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cottonmouthblog.blogspot.com/2008/01/david-landrum-ad-liberals-are-coming.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Ways &amp;amp; Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel included a corporate rate reduction in his &amp;quot;mother of all tax reform&amp;quot; bills (HR 3970) introduced in October 2007. That bill also included some base broadening to help pay for a lower ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newamerica.net/blog/21st-century-taxation/2008/corporate-tax-under-microscope-1769&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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As part of his so-called &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Mother of All Tax Increases&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://financial-planning-and-analysis.blogspot.com/2008/01/resolved-question-how-to-get-semen_628.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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y., introduced house bill hr 3970, which included a provision on income from an &quot;investment services partnership interest&quot; (a partnership interest held by a partner who provides investment services to the partnership) as compensation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2008/01/view_from_the_hill.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A message from ESOP Association President, J. Michael Keeling. Ever since the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee Congressman Charles Rangel(D-NY) introduced HR 3970, the Tax Reduction...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.theforexscam.com/blogs/ESOP/117237/should-s-esops-care/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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a larger bill (hr 3970) was introduced by ways and means chairman charles rangel (d-ny) on october 25 to repeal the amt entirely and offset the costs, mostly with a surtax that would reduce the bush tax cuts for those families with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rochesterliberal.wordpress.com/2007/11/13/tax-fairness-wins-in-the-house-of-representatives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Wouldn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t it be smarter if Democrats cut government programs ...</title>
    <link href="http://ebusinesstop.info/2007/11/13/wouldnt-it-be-smarter-if-democrats-cut-government-programs-instead-of-creating-new-ones/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-12:/commentary/2219599</id>
    <updated>2007-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ebusinesstop </name>
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House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D., NY) is a powerful man. When he makes the rules, Congress usually sticks to them. Those rules now include &#226;&#8364;&#339;Pay-Go,&#226;&#8364;* short for &#226;&#8364;&#339;pay-as-you-go.&#226;&#8364;* This is something Democrats promised last ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ebusinesstop.info/2007/11/13/wouldnt-it-be-smarter-if-democrats-cut-government-programs-instead-of-creating-new-ones/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Rangel Tax Hike</title>
    <link href="http://www.nocopolitics.com/blog/2007/week46/#entry-41494420" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-12:/commentary/1351043</id>
    <updated>2007-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>nocopolitics.com </name>
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As part of his so-called &#226;&#8364;&#339;Mother of All Tax Increases&#226;&#8364;* (HR 3970), Rangel would hike the capital gains tax rate by 63 percent. This will severely depress financial markets and almost certainly lose money for the government at the same ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nocopolitics.com/blog/2007/week46/#entry-41494420&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Absolute Proof that You Don&amp;#39;t Need Brains to Be a Democrat ...</title>
    <link href="http://jimsworldblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2007/11/absolute-proof-that-you-dont-need.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-10:/commentary/1565487</id>
    <updated>2007-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Is The USA about to become the USSA? </name>
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The debate over HR 3970 (the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007) -- what Charles Rangel (DN.Y.) refers to as &amp;quot;the mother of all tax bills&amp;quot; -- is really over a fundamental change in tax policy from emphasizing growth in the economy to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jimsworldblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2007/11/absolute-proof-that-you-dont-need.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Here We Go Again</title>
    <link href="http://trishmc.typepad.com/mac_tax_talk/2007/11/here-we-go-agai.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-10:/commentary/1351042</id>
    <updated>2007-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Our Taxing Times </name>
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There are many reason why the approval rating for Congress is so low, but HR 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 is a shining example of their disregard for anything but their own agenda. This bill, among other things, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://trishmc.typepad.com/mac_tax_talk/2007/11/here-we-go-agai.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Enacting the &amp;quot;mother of all tax reforms&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://21stcenturytaxation.blogspot.com/2007/11/enacting-mother-of-all-tax-reforms.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-09:/commentary/1334149</id>
    <updated>2007-11-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>21st Century Taxation </name>
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Congressman Rangel&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;mother of all tax reform&amp;quot; bills - HR 3970, is an interesting mix of items. It includes repeal of the individual AMT, an increase in the standard deduction, a new individual surtax, a lower corporate tax rate and a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://21stcenturytaxation.blogspot.com/2007/11/enacting-mother-of-all-tax-reforms.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>mini mother of all tax hikes</title>
    <link href="http://www.house.gov/htbin/blog_inc?BLOG,tx07_culberson,blog,999,All,Item%20not%20found,ID=071109_1414,TEMPLATE=postingdetail.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-08:/commentary/3139296</id>
    <updated>2007-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman John Culberson&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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this bad bill is only a prelude to ways and means' chairman charlie rangel's &quot;mother of all tax hikes,&quot; hr 3970, which contains $3.5 trillion worth of tax increases over the next ten years. if congress passes this bill, each household ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.house.gov/htbin/blog_inc?BLOG,tx07_culberson,blog,999,All,Item%20not%20found,ID=071109_1414,TEMPLATE=postingdetail.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Who benefits and who loses from the Rangel Tax Bill</title>
    <link href="http://appliedrationality.blogspot.com/2007/11/who-benefits-and-who-loses-from-rangel.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-08:/commentary/1334147</id>
    <updated>2007-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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The Tax Policy Center, which is jointly run by the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, has analyzed HR 3970, Rep. Rangel&amp;#39;s &amp;quot;Tax Reduction and Reform Act.&amp;quot; Rep. Rangel&amp;#39;s bill is a revenue-neutral proposal that would eliminate ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://appliedrationality.blogspot.com/2007/11/who-benefits-and-who-loses-from-rangel.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HOW THE RANGEL TAX BILL COULD AFFECT THE US ECONOMY</title>
    <link href="http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;Article_ID=15241" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-08:/commentary/1334146</id>
    <updated>2007-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Center for Policy Analysis </name>
    </author>
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The debate over HR 3970 (the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007) -- what Charles Rangel (DN.Y.) refers to as &amp;quot;the mother of all tax bills&amp;quot; -- is really over a fundamental change in tax policy from emphasizing growth in the economy to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?page=article&amp;amp;Article_ID=15241&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The End of Pro-Growth Tax Policy: How the Rangel Tax Bill Could ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/research/Taxes/wm1697.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-07:/commentary/3879174</id>
    <updated>2007-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers </name>
    </author>
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The AMT bill (H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007) is actually a small part of a larger tax bill (H.R. 3970, the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007). The smaller bill enacts an extension of higher exemption amounts for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/Taxes/wm1697.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chairman Rangel&amp;#39;s tax proposal</title>
    <link href="http://guywong.blogspot.com/2007/11/chairman-rangels-tax-proposal.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-07:/commentary/1331514</id>
    <updated>2007-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>guywong.com </name>
    </author>
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The House Ways and Means Committee passed HR 3970 recently which Chairman Charlie Rangel labelled it as the &amp;quot;mother of all tax reforms&amp;quot;. However, pundits have called this Bill DOA Nevertheless, it&amp;#39;s always interesting to see what the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://guywong.blogspot.com/2007/11/chairman-rangels-tax-proposal.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Charlie Rangel Wants To Ease Your Tax Burden. Republicans Don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t.</title>
    <link href="http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/charlie-rangel-wants-to-ease-your-tax-burden-republicans-dont/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-07:/commentary/1331513</id>
    <updated>2007-11-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mercury Rising &#40175;&#22899; </name>
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Charlie Rangel&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s HR 3970 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; the bill that closes a few big-ass tax loopholes of the superrich while eliminating the AMT &#226;&#8364;&#8221; comes up for a vote on the full House floor tomorrow. (I just called Rangel&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s office to confirm this.) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://phoenixwoman.wordpress.com/2007/11/08/charlie-rangel-wants-to-ease-your-tax-burden-republicans-dont/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>senator proposes new approach on ira gifts</title>
    <link href="http://philanthropy.com/news/government/3392/senator-proposes-new-approach-on-ira-gifts" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-02:/commentary/3139294</id>
    <updated>2007-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Chronicle of Philanthropy </name>
    </author>
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senator roberts&#226;&#8364;&#8482; bill joins three others: the major tax-overhaul bill introduced in october, hr 3970, which would extend the ira incentive for one year; the charitable tax relief act of 2007, hr 3596, which would extend it permanently; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://philanthropy.com/news/government/3392/senator-proposes-new-approach-on-ira-gifts&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>citizens for tax justice supports rangel plan; ways and means ...</title>
    <link href="http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/11/citizens-for-ta.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/commentary/3139295</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ataxingmatter </name>
    </author>
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rangel, by the way, has included a provision in his reform bill (hr 3970) that would eliminate that interest allocation revision. the bill also repeals the authority for the irs to use private debt collectors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2007/11/citizens-for-ta.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Dollars and Nonsense</title>
    <link href="http://rogerswatch.blogspot.com/2007/11/dollars-and-nonsense.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-01:/commentary/1310376</id>
    <updated>2007-11-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mr. Rogers&amp;#39; Neighborhood </name>
    </author>
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Without making everyone&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s eyes glaze over &#226;&#8364;&#8220; including mine &#226;&#8364;&#8220; here&#226;&#8364;&#8482;sa quick overview of HR 3970: Who pays less under this bill? Working Americans -- it increases in the standard deduction (up to $850 more for married couples filing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rogerswatch.blogspot.com/2007/11/dollars-and-nonsense.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SENSENBRENNER: THE MOTHER OF ALL BAD IDEAS</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:694444120&amp;amp;isRss=true" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-31:/commentary/1305351</id>
    <updated>2007-10-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress - Press Releases </name>
    </author>
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Though the official title of this bill, (HR 3970), is the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, given the complexity of it, it is regularly referred to as the &amp;quot;Mother of All Tax Bills,&amp;quot; a moniker created by Mr. Rangel himself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=100007410&amp;amp;docId=l:694444120&amp;amp;isRss=true&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>tax technicalities</title>
    <link href="http://theutah.livejournal.com/94551.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-30:/commentary/3139301</id>
    <updated>2007-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>theutah Chronicles </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
i received a summary of the proposed 2007 tax bill hr 3970 &quot;tax reduction and reform act of 2007.&quot; here are two paragraphs of possible changes. repeal of alternative minimum tax on individuals. the bill would repeal the alternative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theutah.livejournal.com/94551.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Mother of All Tax Bills</title>
    <link href="http://www.momentonmoney.com/2007/10/the-mother-of-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-30:/commentary/3139300</id>
    <updated>2007-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Moment on Money </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Last week House Ways &amp; Means Committee Chairman Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) introduced HR 3970. This bill has been dubbed the &quot;mother of all tax bills&quot;, or &quot;mother&quot; for short, because it would be the biggest proposed re-wri&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.momentonmoney.com/2007/10/the-mother-of-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>interesting e-mail and then some on october 31, 2007</title>
    <link href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-XwjX86I2aaMB.8Oeqh11?p=1558" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-30:/commentary/3139297</id>
    <updated>2007-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Thalia S&amp;#39; Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
house ways and means chairman charles rangel has introduced hr 3970, a bill that would overhaul the tax code, primarily by repealing the alternative minimum tax (amt). the amt was introduced to ensure that those with very high incomes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-XwjX86I2aaMB.8Oeqh11?p=1558&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Happy Halloween!</title>
    <link href="http://saazsea.livejournal.com/203835.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-30:/commentary/1302710</id>
    <updated>2007-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>A Prophetic Chalkboard </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Ways and Means chairman Charles Rangel has introduced HR 3970, a bill that would overhaul the tax code, primarily by repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The AMT was introduced to ensure that those with very high incomes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://saazsea.livejournal.com/203835.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>BenefitsLink Retirement Plans Newsletter (HTML format)</title>
    <link href="http://new-blogger-testing.blogspot.com/2007/10/benefitslink-retirement-plans_30.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-29:/commentary/2219600</id>
    <updated>2007-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New Blogger Testing </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Excerpt: &amp;quot;Section 3701 of HR 3970, by Congressman Charles Rangel, is the ESOP S Corp provision . . . . Please note, the provision defines as an option any interest that is the same as what is defined as synthetic equity in IRC ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://new-blogger-testing.blogspot.com/2007/10/benefitslink-retirement-plans_30.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>BenefitsLink Retirement Plans Newsletter (plain text format)</title>
    <link href="http://retirement-planning-insider.blogspot.com/2007/10/benefitslink-retirement-plans_30.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-29:/commentary/1300115</id>
    <updated>2007-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>retirement planning insider </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Legislative Language of ESOP Proposal Revealed (PDF). http://www.esopassociation.org/pdfs/10-26-2007_Legislative_Alert.pdf. 1 page. Excerpt: &amp;quot;Section 3701 of HR 3970, by Congressman Charles Rangel, is the ESOP S Corp provision . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retirement-planning-insider.blogspot.com/2007/10/benefitslink-retirement-plans_30.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tax Reform Legislation Introduced in House. - Category : Pension ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.checkpoint.riag.com/app/Search?ods=PBW&amp;amp;TEMPLATEQUERY=%3DTTA-ANCESTOR%3Aattribute%3D%22UID%22%20AND%20%3Avalue%3D%22PB110507%22%20AND%20%3DPAR%3AN%3D%221%22&amp;amp;doconly=y&amp;amp;feature=tnews" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-29:/commentary/1300114</id>
    <updated>2007-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pension &amp;amp; Benefits Updates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rangel has introduced the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007&#226;&#8364;* (HR 3970). The bill would provide one-year extensions for several benefits-related tax provisions, and would also: require current inclusion of deferred compensation paid ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.checkpoint.riag.com/app/Search?ods=PBW&amp;amp;TEMPLATEQUERY=%3DTTA-ANCESTOR%3Aattribute%3D%22UID%22%20AND%20%3Avalue%3D%22PB110507%22%20AND%20%3DPAR%3AN%3D%221%22&amp;amp;doconly=y&amp;amp;feature=tnews&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tax`s That Affect YOU !</title>
    <link href="http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2007/10/taxs-that-affect-you.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-29:/commentary/1300113</id>
    <updated>2007-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Underdog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
House Ways and Means chairman Charles Rangel has introduced HR 3970, a bill that would overhaul the tax code, primarily by repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The AMT was introduced to ensure that those with very high incomes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wwwsecondchance.blogspot.com/2007/10/taxs-that-affect-you.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Introduced</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/commentary/3187121</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HR3996 Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007... </name>
    </author>
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Introduced on Oct 30, 2007. Bill Sponsor: Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15] Related Bills: HR2782, HR3630, HR3879, HR3970, S.2234, H.Res.809, HR4086, S.2432, H.Res.894.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>cch weekly report from washington, dc</title>
    <link href="http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/10/29/cch_weekly_report_from_washington_d_c_7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/commentary/3139291</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
other new legislation includes the tax reduction and reform bill of 2007 (hr 3970), which would cut corporate tax rates, eliminate the alternative minimum tax (amt) and lower the standard deduction. in addition, ways and means chairman ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/10/29/cch_weekly_report_from_washington_d_c_7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>October 29th, 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.adaction.org/2007/10/october-29th-2007.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/commentary/1718755</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ADA News and Notes </name>
    </author>
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Rangel (D-NY), Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means last week introduced the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 HR 3970 a tax code overhaul with a $1.3 trillion dollar fiscal agenda. The bill would provide tax relief to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adaction.org/2007/10/october-29th-2007.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Analyses Related to the Rangel Proposal (TPC Newsletter: 10/29/07)</title>
    <link href="http://taxes-spree.blogspot.com/2007/10/analyses-related-to-rangel-proposal-tpc.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/commentary/1296776</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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In this Newsletter. Distributional Effects of HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007. The AMT, Assault on the Middle Class. Corporate Taxes, in Need of Reform. Tax Fact in Brief. On average, taxpayers affected by the AMT in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://taxes-spree.blogspot.com/2007/10/analyses-related-to-rangel-proposal-tpc.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Catching up with tax legislation</title>
    <link href="http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2007/10/catching-up.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/commentary/1296773</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Don&amp;#39;t Mess With Taxes </name>
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Like Charlie Rangel&amp;#39;s mother of all tax reforms, HR 3970, introduced on Thursday. I knew it was coming, as mentioned in my tax legislative preview last Monday. And I could have taken time away from my vacation to surf and gather the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dontmesswithtaxes.typepad.com/dont_mess_with_taxes/2007/10/catching-up.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rangel&amp;#39;s Proposed Tax Package Political Hornet&amp;#39;s Nest (10/28/07)</title>
    <link href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6IqCKWAzfrLlzHFAL37elhA-?cq=1&amp;amp;p=1118" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-28:/commentary/1291359</id>
    <updated>2007-10-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Writing Corner </name>
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On Thursday, October 25, Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) unveiled his Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, HR 3970 (summary). Although Rangel has included items espoused by Republicans, such as the elimination of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-6IqCKWAzfrLlzHFAL37elhA-?cq=1&amp;amp;p=1118&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fairwinds Federal Credit Union Distributional Effects of the Major ...</title>
    <link href="http://rebo4.com/www/fairport-football--org/5626/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-27:/commentary/1328752</id>
    <updated>2007-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fairport football .org </name>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenu...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rebo4.com/www/fairport-football--org/5626/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?ID=411564" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-26:/commentary/3395805</id>
    <updated>2007-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax Policy Center: The Numbers </name>
    </author>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?ID=411564&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What, Me Worry?</title>
    <link href="http://strassertalk.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-me-worry.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-26:/commentary/1296775</id>
    <updated>2007-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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Rep Charles Rangel, introduced tax bill HR 3970 to overhaul the tax system. The alternative minimum tax (AMT) would be replaced by a &amp;#39;surtax&amp;#39; which would equal 4 percent of modified AGI (adjusted gross income) between $150000 - $250000 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://strassertalk.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-me-worry.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&amp;quot;Mother of all tax reforms&amp;quot; - Rep. Rangel</title>
    <link href="http://21stcenturytaxation.blogspot.com/2007/10/mother-of-all-tax-reforms-rep-rangel.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-26:/commentary/1286715</id>
    <updated>2007-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>21st Century Taxation </name>
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His bill, HR 3970 (text, summary), pays for AMT repeal and some expansions of provisions benefiting low to middle-income taxpayers with a 4% surtax on individuals with income over $100000 ($200000 if married) and 4.6% for income over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://21stcenturytaxation.blogspot.com/2007/10/mother-of-all-tax-reforms-rep-rangel.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=867753&amp;amp;type=post" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1296774</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax Law - Justia BlawgSearch.com </name>
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) yesterday introduced the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (HR 3970), which would, among other things: Repeal the AMT Reduce the corporate tax rate from 35% percent to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blawgsearch.justia.com/visit.aspx?id=867753&amp;amp;type=post&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Contains Provision to Extend IRA Charitable Donations</title>
    <link href="http://www.bisysretirement.com/news/news.aspx?ID=576" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1280848</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BISYS Retirement Services - Latest News </name>
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October 26, 2007 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, HR 3970, contains a provision that would extend by one year the option for taxpayers age 70&#194;&#189; or older to donate ta...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bisysretirement.com/news/news.aspx?ID=576&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Update on Rangel&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Corporate Tax Proposal</title>
    <link href="http://www.onestopesopblog.com/2007/10/update-on-rangels-corporate-tax.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1280810</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The One-Stop ESOP Blog </name>
    </author>
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The Employee Ownership Blog has provided more information on Rangel&amp;#39;s Corporate Tax Proposal, also known as HR 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007:. &amp;quot;Please note, the provision defines as an option any interest that is the same ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.onestopesopblog.com/2007/10/update-on-rangels-corporate-tax.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislative Language of ESOP Proposal Revealed</title>
    <link href="http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=98" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1280809</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ESOP Foundation Blog </name>
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The following is a Legislative Alert that was sent to members of The ESOP Association today. Section 3701 of HR 3970, by Congressman Charles Rangel, is the ESOP S Corp provision about which we wrote to you yesterday. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esopassociation.org/blog/template_permalink.asp?id=98&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rangel Tax Relief Legislation Gets Cool Reception from GOP</title>
    <link href="http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/10/26/rangel_tax_relief_legislation_gets_cool_" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1280808</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax News </name>
    </author>
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Although Rangel&amp;#39;s Tax Reduction and Reform Bill of 2007 (HR 3970) would cut corporate tax rates, eliminate the alternative minimum tax and lower the standard deduction, GOP lawmakers took issue with the revenue offsets for those tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centerfortaxstudies.com/blog/taxnews/2007/10/26/rangel_tax_relief_legislation_gets_cool_&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/10/tax-reduction-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1280805</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TaxProf Blog </name>
    </author>
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House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) yesterday introduced the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (HR 3970), which would, among other things: Repeal the AMT Reduce the corporate tax rate from 35% percent to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/10/tax-reduction-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>THIS AIN&amp;#39;T NO MOTHER</title>
    <link href="http://wanderingtaxpro.blogspot.com/2007/10/this-aint-no-mother.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-25:/commentary/1280804</id>
    <updated>2007-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>THE WANDERING TAX PRO </name>
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I have had a chance to more closely review at least the Summary of HR 3970 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; the Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007. First, I was a bit disappointed. With all the hype about being &#226;&#8364;&#339;the mother of all tax reforms&#226;&#8364;* and &#226;&#8364;&#339;the most ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wanderingtaxpro.blogspot.com/2007/10/this-aint-no-mother.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/numbers/displayatab.cfm?template=simulation&amp;amp;SimID=246" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/commentary/2818934</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax Policy Center: The Numbers </name>
    </author>
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(T07-0300) Major Individual Income Tax Provisions of HR 3970: The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 Distribution of Federal Tax Change by Cash Income Level, 2008; (T07-0301) Major Individual Income Tax Provisions of HR 3970: The Tax ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/numbers/displayatab.cfm?template=simulation&amp;amp;SimID=246&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411564&amp;amp;RSSFeed=UI_Economy/Taxes.xml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/commentary/1687332</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Urban Institute: Economy/Taxes </name>
    </author>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411564&amp;amp;RSSFeed=UI_Economy/Taxes.xml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?id=411564&amp;amp;RSSFeed=Marriage_Penalties_and_Taxation_of_the_Family.xml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/commentary/1569881</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tax Policy Center: Marriage Penalties and... </name>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/url.cfm?id=411564&amp;amp;RSSFeed=Marriage_Penalties_and_Taxation_of_the_Family.xml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Distributional Effects of the Major Individual Income Tax ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411564" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/commentary/1282198</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Urban Institute Latest Reports </name>
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On October 25, 2007, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) unveiled HR 3970, The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, sweeping tax reform legislation that would provide for a revenue-neutral repeal of the individual ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411564&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Charlie Rangel Releases &amp;quot;Mother of All Tax Increases&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://www.americanshareholders.org/2007/10/charlie-rangel-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/commentary/1280807</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Shareholders Association </name>
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As promised, Charlie Rangel introduced HR 3970, which he has called &amp;quot;the mother of all tax bills.&amp;quot; Here&amp;#39;s the lowdown: The Good full repeal of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) slight reduction in the corporate income tax rate from 35%. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americanshareholders.org/2007/10/charlie-rangel-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Patch, Extenders Package within the Rangel Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4146" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-24:/commentary/1280806</id>
    <updated>2007-10-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OMBWatch Blogs </name>
    </author>
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Primed for Mark-Up by Ways and Means, Perhaps Next Week The first order of business, now that House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) has introduced HR 3970, the long-awaited Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/4146&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 3970: To amend the Internal Revenue ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3970" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-23:/commentary/3139290</id>
    <updated>2007-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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Charles Rangel [D-NY] introduced HR 3970: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, to reform the corporate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3970&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 3970, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3970.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-23:/commentary/1286714</id>
    <updated>2007-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... </name>
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HR 3970 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional tax relief to low and moderate income individuals, it would repeal the individual alternative minimum tax, and it would reform the corporate income tax. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_3970.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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