Archive | Politics
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Column: A deeper look into the Bush tax cuts – Are they worth it?
Recently mentioned in the debates were the “Bush Tax Cuts,” a set of laws passed in 2001 and 2003 that lowered marginal tax rates for almost all taxpayers. Although the laws were set to expire in 2010, President Obama renewed them until 2012.
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Column: Our presidential debates are a national embarrassment
I hate the presidential debates. The celebration, the paean to engagement and democracy, the inevitable infestation of my Twitter feed with banal observations and mock outrage. It’s the worst thing. The only thing worse than the things about the debates are, of course, the debates themselves.
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First lady encourages students to vote
With the closing of voter registration in Nevada last Saturday, Michelle Obama’s visit to U. Nevada, Reno last Wednesday was ended by the first lady’s emphasis on the importance of registering to vote.
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Biden, Ryan cover foreign and domestic policy in vice presidential debate
The television channel swiftly switched from local coverage to a lit, patriotically adorned auditorium as two men walked out across the floor and onto the national stage. Sitting around a small table at Centre College in Danville, Ky.
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Romney talks jobs in Asheville, N.C.
The job market took center stage Thursday in Asheville, N.C. as Republican candidate Mitt Romney rebuked President Barack Obama’s record on the economy in favor of his own proposals.
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Column: Preserve early voting
This election cycle, there has been a lot of talk about various election laws that have passed and will affect voters this coming November. However, one issue that has yet to take hold of the national spotlight is early voting.
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Biden defends Obama administration after Ryan’s attacks in first VP debate Thursday
Republican Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan faced a more experienced Vice President Joe Biden in the first vice presidential debate on Thursday night, as the two contested foreign policy and tax plans for the first time.
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Column: Romney plan not impossible
Tax policy has been a focal point in this election, with both candidates claiming their proposals “strengthen the middle class”. Much of the debate last Wednesday involved criticisms of the opponent’s tax policy. Who is telling the truth?
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Column: Struggling against debt
The federal debt is a crime against college students and recent graduates. Americans born around 1990 are heading into the workforce this year with several times more debt than their parents had at the same age. Currently, the U.S.