Reporter @tax. Formerly @postandcourier, @Report4America. App State grad. Let’s talk: [email protected]
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Macon Atkinson retweeted
Not to toot my own horn but Warren Norman was talking to us about his reluctance to back Darline Graham two weeks ago.
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Macon Atkinson retweeted
New: An FBI anti-corruption team launched an investigation into whether South Carolina’s most powerful members of Congress were involved in a bribery scheme, ProPublica found. After Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, the investigation went dark. propub.li/4yYJV1P
Macon Atkinson retweeted
UNITED CEO Scott Kirby: “.. Wealth inequality has become a danger to our society, .. We should have a national wealth tax ..”
@nytimes $UAL
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Macon Atkinson retweeted
Republican @RepBrianFitz has cut a moderate brand for himself. He's both someone that Democrats are desperate to knock off (using his Ways and Means committee work as a liability for the GOP tax law) and someone they'd love to work with if he survives.
@maconatkinson spent some time in Fitz's district, and he told her in September he believes in “bringing back the top bracket” for higher earners.
Bob Harvie, the Dem running against him, might be the best shot they have to knock Fitz out. He's been elected county-wide in Bucks twice.
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Macon Atkinson retweeted
Breaking News: Ex-Congressman accused of sex trafficking miamiherald.com/news/politic…
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Scoop: Top Trump operative Chris Grant has been enlisted to rescue Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall's campaign
Move comes amid mounting worries among GOP operatives about direction of Kansas race
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Macon Atkinson retweeted
Deep cut but there was a time Lindsey Graham advocated to raise the taxable income, among other solutions.
Current cap is $184,500/yr -- a regressive tax where high earners pay a lower percentage of their income to support the system than lower earners.
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As Social Security faces a looming insolvency crisis, the Ways and Means Committee is losing @JohnLarsonCT, who has intro'd some of the most extensive legislation on the issue. So what comes next?
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Macon Atkinson retweeted
Bryan Boughton, who runs the Fox News Washington bureau and is the current TV pool chair, says in an email; ”This is to advise that, effective today, the TV pool will not be covering events designated as pool coverage of the President.”
“This follows the White House’s position preventing CNN from fulfilling its assigned pool duties. There will be no replacement pool put in place.” Via @brianstelter
Macon Atkinson retweeted
NEW: Our Bizweek cover story on Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He's ceded much of the job's typical flying-around-the-world duties to other Trump advisers as he spends afternoons in the West Wing, w/one office screen tuned to TruthSocial w/@EMPosts
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Macon Atkinson retweeted
This is a stunning ad from Maria Elvira Salazar, a south Florida House Republican.
“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far. In July, 50% of the 50,000 people that were detained had no criminal record. Be careful what your advisers are telling you about immigration policy.
“The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today. You can be for immigration what Lincoln was for slavery and Reagan was for communism. I'm not talking about giving them amnesty. I'm talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land.”
Macon Atkinson retweeted
What does a ghost preparer charge to do your taxes?
Whatever it is it’s a boo-gain.
House Easily Passes Ghost Preparers Act, Tax Admin Bills via @maconatkinson
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"Shame on you!" chant breaks out as Roger Marshall makes excuses for his medical debt collection practices experts called "extreme" and "unbelievably aggressive."
Macon Atkinson retweeted
9:59 a.m., September 11, 2001. Bodies were falling. The South Tower began to collapse. I turned around. This is what I saw.
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A former senator who helped craft the original Affordable Care Act legislation said there are active discussions about addressing the healthcare premium tax credits before the end of the year. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
Macon Atkinson retweeted
Already a bipartisan bill that does this by Bernie Moreno and Elizabeth Warren
U.S. Sen. candidate @turek4iowa (D) calls to eliminate social security tax cap: "I think that it is absolutely ridiculous that individuals like Bill Gates... pay social security tax for the first few minutes of the year, but we have teachers... that are paying year-round."
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Former social security commissioner @MartinOMalley urges voters to prioritize socials security in the November elections: "Make no mistake about it, especially when it comes to your choice for the United States Senate, social security is on the ballot."
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Marshall has expressed interest in becoming HELP chair now that Bill Cassidy is departing Congress.
