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Tax Policy Center findings: TIF, WMT could gain, KSS, JCP hurt |
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| Aug 28, 2008 02:31 PM UTC |
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Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Tiffany and Co (TIF), Kohl's Corp (KSS), Presidential elections  The following is a Q&A with Director of Zacks Equity Research Dirk van Dijk, CFA.We're doing a rather last-minute interview here for publication Thursday morning (the 28th). What is on your mind to talk about? Well, with the Democratic National Convention underway and therefore political season in full swing, lots of claims and counter claims will be made about taxes. Amid all the spin, careful analysis often gets lost. The Tax Policy Center (TPC), a non-partisan group, sat down with the top economic advisors for both campaigns and attempted to sort out just what the implications are from the proposals of each side would be. And what is the verdict? Well first of all, I strongly urge all readers who care about the long-term fiscal health of the U.S. Government to read the report. But to my mind, given the massive size of the deficit this year and projected for next year, both McCain and Obama are being too "generous." Still, the charge of "tax and spend" is absurd if applied to either candidate, while the charge of "borrow and spend" is valid for both of them. Continue reading Tax Policy Center findings: TIF, WMT could gain, KSS, JCP hurt Permalink | Email this | Comments<map name="google_ad_map_145-1298122"><area href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/145-1298122?pos=0" shape="rect" coords="1,2,367,28" /><area href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" shape="rect" coords="384,10,453,23" /></map> 
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