Elections

Budget Battles

  • Perry Calls for a Flat Tax

    By Kasie Hunt And Philip Elliott Associated Press

    Texas Gov. Rick Perry is calling for a flat tax. Perry told the Western Republican Leadership Conference on Wednesday that he'll unveil the tax as part of his broad plan to revive the economy and...

  • Romney Takes Heat on Immigration and Health Care

    By Merrill Goozner, The Fiscal Times

    Immigration and health care took center stage in Tuesday night’s Republican debate with frontrunner Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, forced on the defensive on both issues.

  • Ron Paul’s Radical Vision of a Smaller Washington

    By Jennifer Depaul, The Fiscal Times

    GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has unveiled a libertarian plan to slash the budget by $1 trillion and close five major departments.

  • GOP Candidates Do Vegas Tonight

    By Dan Balz, The Washington Post

    The GOP contenders for the presidential nomination will meet in Las Vegas for their fifth exchange since Labor Day and their eighth of the year.

  • Cain Formerly Opposed Part of 9-9-9 Plan

    By ZEKE MILLER, Business Insider

    Newly-minted GOP front-runner Herman Cain is best known for his 9-9-9 tax plan, but it turns out he opposed a key component of it — a national sales tax — less than a year ago.