- November 15, 2011First it was Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke who was the prime target of Republican presidential candidates. Now one of the…
- November 15, 2011The rich are different from you and me except when it comes to tax breaks. They claim as many deductions…
- November 14, 2011Harry Truman is famous for, among other things, the sign on his desk proclaiming that "The Buck Stops Here." Buck…
- November 14, 2011Everyone agrees that the lack of jobs is a major problem for the U.S. economy. And most folks agree that…
- November 13, 2011You knew this was going to happen. People are looking for ways around severe spending cuts as the super committee…
- November 13, 2011When the IRS ended its controversial private tax debt collection program in 2009, Commissioner Douglas Shulman echoed the belief of…
- November 12, 2011Two Republican Senators told attendees at the Reuters Washington Summit last week that nearly half of the Senate is pushing…
- November 12, 2011I love what I do for a living. But I'd love it even more if I could write just because…
- November 11, 2011States sales tax collectors, get ready. A bipartisan group of Senators this week introduced legislation they say would level the…
- November 11, 2011The deficit reduction back-and-forth between Democrats and Republicans on the super committee continues. This Veterans Day week, Democrats suggested that…
- November 11, 2011The Senate yesterday unanimously approved a measure that offers businesses a variety of tax credits for hiring unemployed veterans. "This…
- November 10, 2011Although America's national parks account for less than 1/13th of one percent of the federal budget, the open spaces that…
- November 10, 2011I got our tax refund this week. I say "I" and "our" because the hubby and I live in a…
- November 9, 2011While members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hit a rough patch on Wednesday -- Republicans say Democrats…
- November 9, 2011That noise you heard this morning was conservative writers and bloggers slamming Obama as Scrooge for implementing a 15-cent "tax"…
- November 9, 2011In noting how a small group of Republicans dared defy the man behind the no-taxes pledge, I quipped "what are…
- November 8, 2011For better or for worse, we'll know on Nov. 23 what we get, or don't get, from the special Congressional deficit…
- November 8, 2011Colorado voters had their say on tax increases last Tuesday. They overwhelmingly rejected tax increases to pay for schools. Will…
- November 7, 2011Not to turn today into total Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Monday, but I just couldn't let this headline…
- November 7, 2011You might not have heard the term "filter bubble" before (I hadn't), but you know how it works. Basically, the concept…
- November 6, 2011Minnesota Vikings executives likely spent this bye weekend trying to figure out how they're going to get a new stadium.…
- November 6, 2011I'm not a fan of cash. I like to use my debit or credit card whenever possible. I like how…
- November 5, 2011The good news from the Labor Department Friday was that 80,000 new jobs were added to the economy last month.…
- November 5, 2011When you reach a certain age, you'll one day find yourself uttering the phrase "these kids today." It's followed by…
- November 4, 2011Are you still helping your kids finish up Halloween candy? Enjoy it now. You might be paying higher taxes on…
- November 4, 2011Earlier this week, I posted an admittedly flippant question on Twitter about the continual Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration…
- November 4, 2011If the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction does come to an agreement later this month, look closely at what…
- November 3, 2011Attention North Carolina shoppers looking for a new clothes washer. If you buy an energy efficient machine this weekend, you…
- November 3, 2011It's OK to consider taxes. That's the message that 40 House Republicans sent via letter Wednesday to the Joint Select…
- November 3, 2011As part of the agreement to increase the U.S. debt ceiling, a special bipartisan committee was created to come up…
- November 2, 2011How's school going? Classes are probably a lot easier when you don't have to worry so much about paying for…
- November 2, 2011We're barely into the Super Committee Countdown and here comes word that the panel might vote to give itself more…
- November 1, 2011I know I ask this every year, but I've never gotten a satisfactory answer so I'm trying again: How the…
- November 1, 2011November has arrived, bringing with it just 23 days (counting today) for the specially created Congressional super committee to come…
- November 1, 2011As easy as it might be, I will not comment on Kim Kardashian's sham marriage or her television "reality" show…
- October 31, 2011Happy Halloween! My suburban community tonight will resemble many across America tonight: costumed kids, some a little older than they…
- October 30, 2011What do home foreclosures and credit card transactions have in common? In the wonderful world of Congress and the Internal…
- October 29, 2011UDPATED Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020 You just got the biggest scare of your life and it has nothing to do…
- October 28, 2011Somebody better head over to the House GOP leadership offices, Republican National Committee and Fox News with handfuls of Prozac,…
- October 28, 2011After four years without a U.S. Formula 1 race, there soon will be two. Maybe. In May 2010, the FIA…