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remove non-profit status from all religious entities

Submitted by lexout in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 3:04 p.m.

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#648

285 votes

Amendments not directly related to the budget should be disallowed in all future budget bills. The budget must be a stand alone bill free of special interest amendments.

Submitted by Dave of TX in Taxes & Budget Dec. 12, 2014, 10:31 a.m.

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#654

284 votes

End the corporate tax deductions for sporting events which drive up ticket prices. Then more people could afford to attend the events. OR eliminate the tax exemptions of sports teams and leagues. One or the other. If professional sports are only a business and not a public service, then they should pay full corporate taxes...

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Taxes & Budget Jan. 9, 2015, 10:38 a.m.

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#660

280 votes

People and businesses. corporations who commit Medicare fraud, Tax fraud or evasion, inflated billing practices on our government, setting offshore accounts or moving elsewhere to avoid paying their share of taxes should be heavily penalized.

Submitted by ifleecom in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 3:17 p.m.

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#678

267 votes

End Accelerated Depreciation refuse to give tax breaks to wealthiest on worthless assets $570B

Submitted by Roger M. from NY in Taxes & Budget Dec. 30, 2014, 3:10 p.m.

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#684

264 votes

All corporations who have their REAL headquarter in the US should have to pay taxes in the US and not keep it overseas in the Caymans or any other tax haven with a PO box for an address.

Submitted by Raminder Kumar in Taxes & Budget Jan. 10, 2015, 7:18 p.m.

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#698

254 votes

Make all representatives wages be the median wage of the districts, counties, or cities they represent.

Submitted by Nicole B. from MN in Taxes & Budget Dec. 29, 2014, 8:31 p.m.

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#702

252 votes

Audit the Federal Reserve

Submitted by Otis G. from OR in Taxes & Budget Nov. 18, 2014, 1:45 a.m.

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#728

237 votes

Implement Warren Buffett's proposal for a federal minimum effective tax rate of 30% on those with income over $1 million and 35% on income over $10 million, considering all sources of income (e.g., wages, capital gains, carried interest, and dividends). The top 400 taxpayers paid an effective federal tax rate of 26.4% in 1992 but 19.9% in 2009. This is known as the "Warren Buffett Rule" based on his NYT Op Ed "A Minimum Tax for the Wealthy" in November 2012.

Submitted by Peter Birmingham in Taxes & Budget Dec. 11, 2014, 10:08 a.m.

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#746

229 votes

Stop all welfare and entitlement payments to big corporations.

Submitted by Susan E. from CA in Taxes & Budget Dec. 11, 2014, 1:51 a.m.

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#753

227 votes

Eliminate the cap on social security contributions. Make all income, including investment income, subject to social security tax. Create a benefit plan that decreases benefits as income from other retirement sources increases. This assures that the wealthy assume more responsibility for the welfare of those who contributed the labor that resulted in their accumulated wealth. The wealthy would have only contributed a small percentage of their total earnings and kept the largest percentage.

Submitted by Robert L. from OH in Taxes & Budget Dec. 19, 2014, 1:04 a.m. 1

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#756

226 votes

Tax religious organizations/ churches like the PAC's they are! Or at least don't give them tax breaks if they are interfering in politics.

Submitted by Tammy V. from FL in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 5:04 p.m.

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#764

224 votes

Tax financial property (such as stocks, bonds & derivatives). We tax real estate; that hits homeowners and renters, even those with low incomes. The rich have most of their assets in securities. Tax that property, too.

Submitted by BobGee in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 2:17 p.m.

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#771

222 votes

Limit taxation on social security and retirement account withdrawals for individuals over 65 with total income under $60,000 & eliminate taxation for those with income under $40,000.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Taxes & Budget Dec. 16, 2014, 12:16 p.m.

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#791

217 votes

2% tax on derivatives transactions. Use proceeds to develop regulations and fund regulatory enforcement on derivatives trading.

Submitted by Timothy Salt in Taxes & Budget Dec. 29, 2014, 2:07 p.m.

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#809

210 votes

4. Ending the massive Capital gains loophole( the profit realized on the sale of a non-inventory asset that was purchased at a cost amount that was lower than the amount realized on the sale.)bringing it back to 39% or higher $533B

Submitted by Roger M. from NY in Taxes & Budget Dec. 30, 2014, 2:45 p.m.

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#826

204 votes

End the ability of corporations to claim as a business expense any wages that are not at or above a "living wage" rate. The corporations should not benefit when they create the need for increased federal/state/local taxes to provide safety nets.

Submitted by Bob Farrell in Taxes & Budget Dec. 10, 2014, 3:51 p.m.

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#841

199 votes

Reinstate higher top tax rates on earnings over 1 or 2 million no matter what type of income it is. Dropping the top tax rate in the 1980's incentivized the preditory economy of mergers and acquisitions, high executive salaries and Wall Street speculation resulting in a boom and bust economy where most of the wealth is going to those at the top. This tax increase would ripple through multiple issues.

Submitted by Connie in Taxes & Budget Dec. 20, 2014, 11:38 a.m.

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#844

198 votes

Apply a severance tax on all oil and gas development on public lands. Direct this FIRST towards paying off the national deficit, SEND towards paying any Social Security IOUs, then THIRD to properly equip the next generation with the skill sets required to meet future economic requirements (e.g., restore the "High" in high school.). This works well with the National Employment Recovery Act and the Bring Jobs Home Act.

Submitted by Richard N. Cox in Taxes & Budget Dec. 28, 2014, 7:13 p.m.

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#852

197 votes

Any Corporation that sells products or services in USA should be taxed on all their management income (salary, stocks etc.) (especially CEOs and Board of Directors) taxed as if these individuals all resided in the USA.

Submitted by mekorganic in Taxes & Budget Jan. 4, 2015, 10:21 p.m.

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#858

194 votes

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