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By Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on April 10, 2012
Back in 1985, President Ronald Reagan said: “We’re going to close the unproductive tax loopholes that have allowed some of the truly wealthy to avoid paying their fair share.” Almost three decades later, we’re still hearing about ultra-high income earners like Warren Buffett paying a lower tax rate than his secretary. According to the IRS, [...]
Posted in Buffett Rule, Congress, National News, Opinion | Tagged Buffett Rule, Congress, whitehouse |
By Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on January 30, 2012
The last few years have been tough for our great Ocean State. Across Rhode Island, I’ve organized community dinners, main street tours, and coffee hours where I’ve heard firsthand from so many people struggling to find work, seniors worried about their Social Security and Medicare, families being crushed by unfair credit card rates, and students [...]
Posted in Economy, Education, Environment, National News, News, Rhode Island, Taxes | Tagged Barack Obama, China, Jobs, Medicare, Outsourcing, Pell Grants, Sheldon Whitehouse, Social Security, State of the Union |
By Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on January 11, 2012
This is bound to be an exciting year for our state, and I know I speak for many when I say that the return of RI Future to the Ocean State’s blogosphere is a welcome one. From Netroots Nation coming to Providence – something Mayor Taveras and I worked particularly hard to ensure – to [...]
Posted in Economy, Education, News, Politics, Rhode Island | Tagged Angel Taveras, Medicare, Netroots Nation, Pell Grants, Sheldon Whithouse, Social Security |
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