There's a standing joke on Capitol Hill that the official subtitle of every tax bill is "The Accountants Full Employment Act." The reason: Every tax legislative effort seems to add complexity, even those legitimately aimed at simplifying our tax tasks. And that results in added pages to the...
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Note: this post is far afield of my usual discussions. That might be good for “the economy” (as defined by what’s good for bankers), but if true, it seems bad for you and me. The well-off pay a 17%-ish percent maginal tax rate...
B’Man: Another in the series of emails I received from CAF’s (Campaign for America’s Future) Making Sense 2008. John McCain and many other conservatives say they would solve our current economic problems by expanding George...
I generally like the work that Factcheck.org does, and am perfectly willing to believe that McCain's claim that Obama has voted "for higher taxes" 94 times is exaggerated. However, some of their rationale leaves me flat:...
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' underlying rating to approximately $200 million Turnpike Authority of Kentucky economic development road revenue bonds, 2008 series A. The bonds are expected to be offered through...