Taxes in the News

With the 2016 Presidential election coming in November I thought it’d be appropriate to look at the similarities and differences of the two political parties; The Republicans and the Democrats. Each party has their own set of principles they believe are best suited to run our Country. Together we will look at their ideas on immigration, the 2nd amendment, and our economy.

For many years since 1879 citizens of the United States wait in line to vote for the next great president who will help the country stand tall for another four years. But the mistake doesn’t lie in who you vote for, but what you are voting for and supporting. We sometimes ask ourselves, “what does each party do?” or “what are their beliefs for our country?”

Similarly, the Obama administration recommended significant tax hikes, planned for the future. Some of the items that the Obama administration had recommended were tax hikes on included liquor, cigarettes, plane tickets, and soft drinks. Furthermore, the many tax breaks that had been enacted under President Bush were discontinued. President Bush had implemented tax cuts on capital gains tax, income tax, and estate

Today, I will compare and contrast based on how the leading candidate for the Republican Party and the leading candidate for the Democratic Party are similar and differs. Also, I will educate about what is being said relating to some key issues. The key issues that are being discussed between the two parties are about the economy, immigration, and terrorism.

In the article “Job One: Tax Code Rewrite,” William O’Keefe, an author who cares about tax reform, argues that the Obama Administration should rewrite the tax code in order to reduce the unemployment rate. He supports this claim with a formal tone by using opinions and anecdotes as evidence. According to William, we need “systematic reforms to our tax code and regulatory policy.” The author targets a tax reform audience that cares about the economy. William’s purpose is to persuade readers that Obama’s stimulus tax bill will not help the economy or business in the long run. This work is significant because it challenges the Obama Administration to rethink their priorities.

Erb, Kelly Phillips. (2012, August 1). "House Votes to Extend Tax Cuts, Accomplishes Nothing." Forbes.com. [online] available: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/ 2012/08/01/house-votes-to-extend-tax-cuts-accomplishes-nothing/.

Finally, he would like to keep companies from shifting business overseas to escape American taxes. His other goal would involve raising taxes on the rich, but not the middle class.

A recent Gallup pole reflects two top voter issues reflective of sociotropic citizens; currently they are the economy and how the government operates (Newport, 2015). Those seeking election must not only understand the major concerns of Americans but also demonstrate how they plan to correct the issues. For the most part there are two schools of thought when it comes to government and economic policies, each being contended by Democrats or Republicans. So what are these thoughts and was is the best course of action? To figure this out we must understand the ramifications of each method. Lets take a look at who the candidates are and what their positions are.

Presidential elections have existed in the United States for almost as long as the nation itself. Our first President, President George Washington, won the first presidential election in 1789. Although the voting process has been modified tremendously since the first election, the electoral college system remains our country’s way of collecting the nations votes. In this upcoming 2016 presidential election, I will practice my right as a United States citizen to vote. I have done extensive research on a couple of candidates and feel confident in my knowledge on their views on important issues that have been addressed in our country. The purpose of this paper is to compare presidential candidates, Ben Carson and

This paper will focus on some issues addressed by 2016 presidential candidates from Republic and Democratic Party. These presidential candidates are Hillary Clinton, Ben Carson, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trumps. Some of the issues that will be addressed are gun laws, abortion, immigration, same sex marriages and taxes.

As the 2016 Presidential Election starts to close in on the primaries, we are now beginning to see the front-runners in both political parties. Donald Trump, who has been far ahead of the other Republican candidates almost the entire race, seems more and more likely to snag the Republican nominee, while Bernie Sanders has continued to climb in the polls on the Democratic side. Whether the next President is going to be Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, or another candidate, it is inevitable that they will have to come up with a plan for gun control, health care, and have a foreign policy that can deal with the problems we face today. As Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders both represent different parties, some of their ideas still overlap one

On CNN news, Democratic senator Bernie Sanders and Republican senator Ted Cruz debated about the GOP tax plan debate. The GOP tax plan proposed to lower corporate tax rates and decrease federal income tax brackets. Senator Cruz argued that by lowering corporate tax rates, there will be more jobs and revenue because of the trickle down effect. Senator Sanders argues that this tax plan will only benefit one-tenth of the one percent.

Speculations about America’s future are flying through the air of this great nation with the upcoming end to Barack Obama’s presidency. The 2016 Presidential Election has a lot of the nation on their feet as they choose wisely who they want their next president to be. One candidate is running for presidency but has no political back ground. He hasn’t held any elected offices or served in any type of political position. Some say will run this great country into the ground, but others feel he will help this country come out of our multi-trillion dollar debt. His views on the topics and issues of the upcoming presidency will give the people a good look on the type of President he will be if he is elected.

My opinion of the political issues facing the United States as proposed by the candidates

The United States is in a recession; it has been facing some of the worse economic times since the Great Depression in the 1930’s. One option to fix the economy is to change the corporate tax rate. To lower it or to raise it, that is the question economists have been speculating. America's high corporate tax rate and worldwide system of taxation discourages U.S. companies from sending their foreign-source revenue home, which makes U.S. companies defenseless to foreign acquisition from the international opponents (Camp). Corporations and United States citizens have been fighting for a tax reform, which would hopefully help the American economy; either by lowering the corporate tax, or by raising the tax.