Latest Promises In Taxes

Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Launch educational initiative for employers on tax benefits of hiring employees with disabilities
Numbers of individuals certified has increased | September 29, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Create incentives for tree planting and promote carbon sequestration
Tree-planting incentives taking root | September 2, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Increase the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour
No possibility of a minimum wage increase | August 29, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Require economic justification for tax changes
Law sets rule to prevent tax dodges | June 10, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Create a $3,000 tax credit for companies that add jobs
Tax credit for companies differs in details | June 4, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
No family making less than $250,000 will see “any form of tax increase.”
Smokers, tanning aficionados, the happily uninsured: More taxes coming at ya! | April 8, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Give tax credits to those who need help to pay health premiums
Health reform bill includes tax credits to help middle and lower income people buy insurance | March 26, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Raise the small business investment expensing limit to $250,000 through the end of 2009
Stimulus raised the expensing limit | September 16, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Allow penalty-free hardship withdrawals from retirement accounts in 2008 and 2009
Penalty-free 401(k) penalty withdrawals still not on the agenda, and taxes are due next week | April 10, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Enact tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars
Stimulus includes tax credit for plug-in hybrids | March 23, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Extend unemployment insurance benefits and temporarily suspend taxes on these benefits
Obama signs stimulus, extending unemployment | February 19, 2009
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Create the American Opportunity Tax Credit to offset college costs
Tax credit for college not as much as Obama promised | February 17, 2009
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