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Raise my taxes, please

Kai A. Konrad and Salmai Qari (WZB): The Last Refuge of a Scoundrel? Patriotism and Tax Compliance. Richard L. Lavoie (Akron): Tea Parties and Taxes: What's Patriotism Got to Do With It? David Leonhardt on the tax cuts that matter in a struggling economy: Republicans and President Obama are open to tax cuts — the question is what kind can put people back to work quickly. Five points to keep in mind as Congress debates the Bush tax cuts. How about this for a tax plan: cut most people’s taxes by half, eliminate the need to file returns, and provide the Treasury with a better way to reduce the deficit. Sound impossible? It’s not — here’s how to get it done. The dirty secret of the tax cut debate is that neither side really wants the Bush middle class tax cuts. Annie Lowrey on the case for a new top income tax bracket. Raise my taxes, please: Why one wealthy American wants the Bush tax cuts to expire and the estate tax to be reinstated. Here are ten reasons you should love to pay your taxes. "Soak the rich", after years in the shadows, has suddenly become a policy option fit for discussion in "respectable" media circles. Americans don't mind taxes — they hate tax loopholes. Matt Miller on a tax cut we need — but won't get. You're rich, get over it: People who make $250,000 or more a year can afford a tax hike. Taxpayer rage has, of course, been the rule in Republican primaries lately — but it was hard to predict that the fury would spread to Alaska, a state that has virtually no taxes. Who would the tax increases hurt? Politicians debate the real cost and effects of possible tax increases on the rich. Jonathan Chait on how the Bush tax cuts dupe conservatives: A case study.