New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child’s life and a restored child tax credit under Kamala Harris’ economic plan

New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child's life and a restored child tax credit under Kamala Harris' economic plan

Economy New parents could get $6,000 for the first year of their child’s life and a restored child tax credit under Kamala Harris’ economic plan Ayelet Sheffey and Juliana Kaplan 2024-08-16T14:33:04Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send … Read more

Opinion Is Kamalanomics a winning strategy?

You’re reading the Prompt 2024 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Vice President Kamala Harris is out with her economic plan “to bring down costs for American families.” There’s already a lot of buzz about her proposals to go after corporate “price gouging,” cut taxes for families with kids and offer $25,000 … Read more

Harris vows to build ‘opportunity economy’ and attacks Trump on tax

Harris vows to build ‘opportunity economy’ and attacks Trump on tax

Vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled her economic campaign proposal in North Carolina to build what she called an “opportunity economy” focused on the middle class.She said in Raleigh: “Your salary should be enough to provide you and your family with a good quality of life … such as, no child should have … Read more

Oregon residents will vote in November on a $1,600 annual universal basic income

Oregon residents will vote in November on a $1,600 annual universal basic income

Economy Oregon residents will vote in November on a $1,600 annual universal basic income Katie Balevic 2024-08-16T15:29:34Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter … Read more

Cyprus supports US-Egypt-Qatar effort to diffuse Gaza crisis

Cyprus supports US-Egypt-Qatar effort to diffuse Gaza crisis

Cyprus fully supports the joint effort by the United States, Egypt and Qatar to get both sides of the war in Gaza to meet next week and resume talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages. President Nikos Christodoulides stated on Friday that he, “fully endorses (the statement by) Presidents Joe Biden, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi … Read more

Could A Bigger Tax Credit Boost Employer-Provided Child Care?

Could A Bigger Tax Credit Boost Employer-Provided Child Care?

My spouse and I were lucky as parents. In 2005, I brought our infant daughter to work right after maternity leave, and she was my officemate until she could crawl into the hallway. A colleague did the same with her son the following year. Our employer, a small company with fewer than 25 employees, was … Read more

Trump Dangles New Tax Cut Proposals With Real Political Appeal

Trump Dangles New Tax Cut Proposals With Real Political Appeal

The most recent and costliest of Mr. Trump’s ideas would end income taxes on Social Security benefits. First it was a tax cut for hotel and restaurant workers in Nevada, a swing state where Donald J. Trump proposed exempting tips from taxes. Then, in front of powerful chief executives gathered in Washington, Mr. Trump floated … Read more

Kamala Harris Is More In Sync With Tim Walz On Taxes Than Josh Shapiro

Kamala Harris Is More In Sync With Tim Walz On Taxes Than Josh Shapiro

In selecting Governor Tim Walz (D-Minn.) to be her vice presidential nominee this November, Kamala Harris chose a running mate whose record on tax policy is more in line with her own than that of the other reported finalist, Governor Josh Shapiro (D-Penn.). Governor Walz, like Vice President Harris, has a well documented history of … Read more

Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

Senate rejects legislation that would expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks

WASHINGTON — A bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some tax breaks for businesses failed to advance in the Senate on Thursday as Republicans largely opposed the measure, arguing they would be in position to get a better deal next year.Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., dared Republicans to vote against the tax … Read more

After pressure from business groups, downsized Santa Rosa business tax proposal heads to council

After pressure from business groups, downsized Santa Rosa business tax proposal heads to council

About 20 of the highest grossing businesses — including large medical care providers, big box retailers and some contractors — would’ve seen their taxes increase to $100,000 or more. For example, a medical office whose gross receipts total $167.6 million annually would have paid $586,500, under the proposal, a more than 19,000% jump, according to … Read more