Article: Birmingham accuses Swift of 'pandering' on tax issues.(News)

Article from:
The Boston Herald
Article date:
April 18, 2001
Author:
Copyright

Acting Gov. Jane M. Swift's honeymoon ended abruptly yesterday as Senate President Thomas F. Birmingham attacked her for simultaneously courting liberals and conservatives with tax cut "gimmickry."

Birmingham said he was baffled by her decision to push for an increase in the state's Earned Income Tax Credit - a program long-advocated by liberal Democrats - and sign a conservative-backed No New Tax pledge on the same day.

"I think it's pandering," Birmingham said of the tax pledge. "The combination might suggest being all things to all people."

The tone was a marked contrast to last week when lawmakers offered effusive praise as Swift took the ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

Article: Hirchson presents tax, pension reforms: The measures include ...
Globes (Tel Aviv, Israel);  January 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... worker. The program also include an earned income tax credit (negative income tax), higher tax brackets ... come into effect before January 2008. Earned income tax credit An earned income tax credit will be awarded to people earning NIS 1 ...

Article: SECU Partners With IRS, NCUF On EITC, VITA.(State Employees' ...
Credit Union Journal;  March 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... to promote the availability of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) free tax preparation program ... averaging $1,820 this past year. The EITC is a tax credit for certain people who work and have earned ...

Article: SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT CHAIRMAN LEWIS ANNOUNCES HEARING ON ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... taking advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit. The hearing will take place ... workers in claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit. In view of the limited time ... individuals claimed the Earned Income Tax Credit. The benefits of the Earned ...

Article: REP. ROYBAL-ALLARD URGES ALL ELIGIBLE WORKING FAMILIES TO TAKE ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... important tax credits - the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit ... may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Eligibility for the credit ... For some families, the Earned Income Tax Credit is worth up to $4,400. The ...

Article: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 4, 2007 ;     554 words ... ... following column: Take Advantage Of The Earned Income Tax Credit With the 2007 tax return filing season underway ... One of these tax benefits is the Earned Income Tax Credit. The Earned Income Tax Credit was created in 1975, on a bipartisan basis ...

Article: Groups say US tax credit will help the working ...
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  January 17, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... advantage of. The Worcester Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition, the city and 22 ... Hall to publicize the Earned Income Tax Credit and free income tax preparation ... qualified taxpayers. The earned income tax credit is a federal tax refund for ...

Article: Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit
Baltimore Afro-American;  February 18, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... American 02-18-2000 Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) was first created in 1975 by President ... help working families who receive the earned income tax credit. That means changing the EITC to create a ...

Article: Committee passes income tax credit measure
The Journal Record;  March 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... lending institutions to take advantage of an income tax credit for qualified investment in qualified small business ... some revisions -- chiefly to change the sales tax credit to an income tax credit, which he feels more firms would be likely to ...

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Find articles, research, and archives