Group Issues Major Warning on Federal Agency’s Proposed Tax Increase

A policy group this week warned that the U.S. Department of Treasury’s proposed budget could significant increase taxes for certain Americans. A policy group this week warned that the U.S. Department of Treasury’s proposed budget could significant increase taxes for certain Americans, namely those paying capital gains taxes. The budget called for a record high

Washington’s Fiscal Mess Is Irresponsible, Unethical, Immoral: Former US Comptroller General

‘We’ve lost our sense of stewardship,’ David Walker said. In 2007, the U.S. national debt was below $10 trillion, and the budget deficit was about $160 billion. Federal spending was about $3 trillion, and interest payments were approximately $400 billion. Then the numbers spiraled out of control. Washington’s fiscal situation has drastically changed since then;

Columbia Lets 48-Hour Deadline Slide With No Action Against Student Protesters

‘There is a rumor that the NYPD has been invited to campus this evening. This rumor is false,’ school officials said late Thursday NYPD, Columbia protesters face off (Reuters/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo) MANHATTAN—More than a week after its formation, the “Gaza Solidarity” tent encampment at Columbia University lives on, with school president Minouche Shafik letting her