Taxes: Top Stories

Our featured topic last week was Taxes. As Tax Day came and went, we looked at how the media covered President Obama's new tax plans and how they may affect ordinary Americans in this recession. We surfaced some quality stories on taxes, many of which examined the deeper implications of changes in the tax code under a new president. 

Here's a sampling of what we found:

News

Tax code changes: Industry in the crosshairs

Congressional Quarterly

No proposal to end taxes for seniors making less than $50,000

PolitiFact

Resenting the rich

Economist

Views of income taxes most positive since 1956

Gallup

Offshore tax evaders face carrots, sticks

Christian Science Monitor

Opinion

The small business myth

Washington Post

Tax tea party time, part two

Forbes

Tax me! Tax me!

National Public Radio

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This Week: Environment

Our featured topic this week is the Environment. The Obama administration has introduced plans to make the United States more energy efficient and reduce its impact on the environment. They propose to fund more green jobs, renewable energy sources, and a controversial cap-and-trade program to curb greenhouse gas emissions. How will these plans reconcile the interests of industry, government and concerned citizens? How can the United States and the global community join forces to address climate change? Join this News Hunt by reviewing (or submitting) stories on our Environment topic page.

Comments

[ScottChambers]

The ending taxes for seniors who don't make more than 50k never made sense to me. Why not less, like 30-35k. That'd make a lot more sense to me.