Monday, 01 Feb 2010 02:44 PM

While President Barack Obama is proposing to cut some taxes for companies that hire workers, his budget would raise a host of other taxes on businesses and wealthy individuals.
Obama’s budget would extend his signature Making Work Pay tax credit — $400 for individuals, $800 for a couple filing jointly — [...]

With credit tight and consumers still pinching their pennies, many business owners find they can’t go on.

By Nathan Olivarez-GilesDecember 22, 2009

The Obama administration’s new plan to give a boost to small businesses reflects continued trouble in that sector, which is facing new failures even as much of the nation’s economy is stabilizing.
As credit lines [...]