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Now, one member of the administration is proposing a ham-fisted “solution” to capital flight—that is, individuals or U.S. corporations, through international means, escape the grasp of a tax-hungry Obama administration. Gene Sperling, director of the...
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Paul, center, speaks to reporters at the Memorial School in New Gloucester, Maine, Feb. 11, 2012. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton laughs alongside Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling and White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew,...
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The head of President Obama's National Economic Council suited up for a Monday afternoon news conference with a full lineup of athletic clichés. "We believe manufacturing punches above its weight economically," he said, and the administration's trade...
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Gene Sperling, the director of the White House national economic council, talking about President Obama's proposed budget said to "ensure fairness" and to keep people from using tax shelters "we need a global minimum tax." All your money is belong to...
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On Monday, White House economic adviser Gene Sperling described the subsidy, and ironically enough, market forces seem to be his favorite part of the plan (watch in the clip, above): “You will see in here a new consumer tax incentive for buying...
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Please sign me up for The Weekly Standard weekly newsletter. Earlier this week, White House economic adviser Gene Sperling announced his support for changes in the tax structure. He even indicated that President Obama “supports” this change. But
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“We simply can’t afford to devote $206 billion for lower tax rates for the highest-income Americans,” Gene Sperling, White House director of the National Economic Council, told reporters. “Our system for taxing investment income for the most well-off...
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The head of President Obama's National Economic Council suited up for a Monday afternoon news conference with a full lineup of athletic clichés. "We believe manufacturing punches above its weight economically," he said, and the administration's trade...
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Sperling's sports metaphors collided so often during the White House budget rollout, it's a wonder the man didn't pull a hamstring. The head of President Obama's National Economic Council suited up for a Monday news conference with a full lineup of...
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China The Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary, Department of Defense The Honorable Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, State Department His Excellency Shi Zhihong, Vice Minister of Policy Research Office of CPC Central Committee,...
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This seems to have gone under the radar of the autoblogosphere but according to the conservative Daily Caller, (and confirmed by White House economic chief Gene Sperling) President Obama’s proposed 2013 (2012 fiscal year) federal budget will include a...
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But he seems at last to have rid himself of much the Clinton legacy of moderate advisers who favored non-confrontation, so perhaps he will stand front and center to make jobs and poor wages the priority domestically — and second, the rebuilding of...
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The Weekly Standard has a story up that perfectly illustrates my points. Aside from gouging the so-called rich (usually pegged at $250k a couple by the Left) by touting the Warren Buffett rule, President Barack Obama’s National Economic Council...
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In a White House briefing yesterday, Sperling is quoted as saying, “We give consumers the incentive to buy these cars,” and added that the credit would be $10,000
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Global Minimum Tax??? You have got to kidding me… and please tell me what are the sacrifices being made by the 47% of Americans who pay no income tax what about their fair share? Gene Sperling at the WH says Obama’s latest budget is a democratic budget...
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White House officials in recent days have sought to downplay the move by Senate Democratic leaders to forgo a budget debate, and on Monday, they seemed to acknowledge the political nature of their own efforts. During a briefing with reporters Monday,...
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My guess is, the Regime will be quick to claim that Obama advisor Gene Sperling did not mean “global” when he said “global.” Rather – that he was talking about an “overall” minimum tax rate in America. Don’t buy it; listen closely as he refers to...
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Obama’s effort to “beef up trade enforcement against China,” White House economic advisor Gene Sperling bragged that the allocation of $26 million in new funds toward this effort “is designed to increase our capacity to bring additional trade cases...
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Economic Council director Gene Sperling's comments that a "global minimum tax" is necessary to curb outsourcing have caused a stir in the blogosphere — but White House officials say there's no United Nations-imposed duty in the works. "He was referring...
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He also called for the creation of a special military unit that would work with other governments to combat terrorists. Gene Sperling, like I’ve been stating all along, it’s the Jewish kibbutz-ism, commune-ism, communism,cabal that is at work...
About Gene Sperling
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Gene B. Sperling is an American economist and political expert, currently serving as a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. He is also on the staff of the Council on Foreign Relations, where he serves as Senior Fellow for Economic Policy and Director of the Center on Universal Education, and is economic advisor for Hillary Clinton. Full Article
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling participates in a news conference on the Obama Administration's FY2013 budget February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Administration released its $3.8 trillion FY2013 budget Monday.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger and Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Munoz hold a news conference on the Obama Administration's FY2013 budget February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. ...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling (C), and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger participate in a news conference on the Obama Administration's FY2013 budget February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey Zients (L) and National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling hold a news conference on the Obama Administration's FY2013 budget February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's...
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: (L-R) Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Jeffrey Zients, National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Alan Krueger and Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Munoz hold a news conference on the...
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg talks with Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Gene Sperling (C) and AOL founder Steve Case (R) during a meeting of the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the White House in Washington January 17, 2012...
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National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling speaks at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, while hosting a panel discussion with small and large business experts on insourcing and investing in America.
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: Rajiv Shah;Arne Duncan;Gene Sperling;Leland D. Melvin attend All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development Launch at Ronald Reagan Building on November 18, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 31: White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling (R) greets Carlyle Group Managing Director David Rubenstein (L) and co-founder and former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL) Steve Case before delivering remarks on U.S....
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Counselor to the U.S. Treasury Department Gene Sperling (L), Intel CEO Paul Otellini, and Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly attend a meeting of U.S. President Barack Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Local Union #5 Training...
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WASHINGTON - AUGUST 3: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) eats lunch at the Good Stuff Eatery with Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling (L) and Assistant to the President and Director, Legislative Affairs Rob Nabors on August 3, 2011 in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of...
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: AOL co-founder and former CEO and Chairman Steve Case (L) talks with Director of the National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling before a meeting of President Barack Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, a group of business leaders tapped to...
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 16: White House Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling (C) arrives for bipartisan and bicameral budget negotiations at the U.S. Capitol June 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. Sperling, Vice President Joe Biden and other Obama Administration officials...
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Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling arrives at the Capitol at the start of ongoing negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress on how to solve America's debt crisis and budget problems, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 16, 2011.
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Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council, speaks alongside Maria Bartiromo of CNBC, during the 2011 Fiscal Summit by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation at the Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, May 25, 2011.
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 31: White House National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling delivers remarks on U.S. economic policy at a luncheon discussion held by the Economic Club of Washington at the Grand Hyatt Washington October 31, 2011 in Washington, DC. Sperling said that any...
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WASHINGTON - MAY 10: White House Budget Director Jacob Lew (R) and Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling (L) leave after a meeting with congressional members at the Blair House May 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. Vice President Joseph Biden met with a bipartisan,...
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U.S. President Barack Obama (L) sits with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Gene Sperling, counselor to the U.S. Treasury Secretary, during a meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness at the International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Local Union #5 Training Center...
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National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling, center, greets debt commission co-chair Alan Simpson, at George Washington University in Washington, Wednesday, April 13, 2011, before President Barack Obama spoke about the budget and his fiscal policy. White House Chief of Staff...
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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 19: (L-R) Director of National Economic Council Gene Sperling, Office of Managment and Budget Director Jacob Lew and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner listen to President Barack Obama make a statement about his proposed federal deficit reduction plan in...
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Economic adviser Gene Sperling (L), U.S. Secretary of Treasury Tim Geithner (C) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke (R) wait for U.S. President Barack Obama to speak at the closing of the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University in Ohio, February 22,...
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U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to sit next to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner (R) while economic adviser Gene Sperling (C) finds his seat at Winning the Future Forum on Small Business at Cleveland State University in Ohio, February 22, 2011. Obama, with much of his...
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US President Barack Obama (C) arrives with Director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling (L) during the Winning the Future Forum on Small Business in Cleveland, Ohio, February 22, 2011.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling participates in a news conference on the Obama Administration's FY2013 budget February 13, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Administration released its $3.8 trillion FY2013 budget Monday.
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