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    Obama Fights to End Bush Tax Cuts for the Wealthy, GOP Pushes Back

    There’s a battle looming in Washington over the future of tax cuts for the wealthy. The cuts enacted by President Bush are set to expire at the end of the year. Republicans, led by House Minority Leader John Boehner, have called for extending the $700 billion in tax breaks for the rich. But President Obama strongly criticized the GOP and emphasized his opposition to extending the tax cuts. We speak with Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative...
    Sep 09, 2010 | Story

  • David Cay Johnston: More Corporate Tax Breaks Will Not Stimulate the Economy

    "Getting the economy back on its feet, giving taxpayers a break, saving your retirement fund and your kid’s college tuition? Done. And it won’t cost you a penny." David Cay Johnston outlines his own "fiscal therapy" to end the economic crisis. [includes rush transcript]
    Feb 02, 2009 | Story

  • Faltering Economy Takes Center Stage in McCain-Obama Debate

    It was no surprise that the economy dominated last night’s presidential debate. We play excerpts and get reaction from Pulitzer-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill). [includes rush transcript]
    Oct 08, 2008 | Story

  • "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill)"

    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins us to talk about his new book, "Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (And Stick You with the Bill)." Johnston reveals how government subsidies and new regulations have quietly funneled money from the poor and the middle class to the rich and politically connected. [includes rush transcript]
    Jan 18, 2008 | Story

  • The Covert Campaign To Rig Our Tax System to Benefit The Super Rich - And Cheat Everybody Else

    We speak with Pulitizer Prize-winning New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston about his new book Perfectly Legal. Johnston argues that most Americans are "being duped into supplementing the incomes and extravagant lifestyles of the rich and powerful." [includes rush transcript]
    May 18, 2004 | Story