- July 20, 2011Economists always point out that jobs are a lagging indicator. Essentially, that means that employers tend to wait until they…
- July 20, 2011After an almost three-week shutdown, the state of Minnesota is getting back on track. Thanks to some fiscal maneuvering, the…
- July 20, 2011"It's not going to get easier," President Obama said during his July 10 press conference about the country's debt trouble.…
- July 19, 2011The Gang of Six has released details on its budget proposal. OK, details is a little strong. Really it's a…
- July 19, 2011Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who has managed to tick off just about everybody in D.C. at some point, has…
- July 18, 2011Washington, D.C., has been going about this whole federal budget dealio all wrong. What America needs is a superhero to…
- July 17, 2011In case you've been under the proverbial rock, global media mogul Rupert Murdoch's empire is continuing to crumble. While most…
- July 16, 2011Hollywood is celebrating this weekend. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the final installment of the boy wizard…
- July 15, 2011When last we left Christian Lopez, he was basking in the glow of being a good sport and facing an…
- July 15, 2011When people run into rough financial patches, one of the bills that often gets shuffled to the bottom of the…
- July 14, 2011When debt is mentioned, most of us right now think of how deep a hole the United States is in,…
- July 13, 2011It's July. You filed your taxes on time. So just where the heck is your tax refund? Some specific tax…
- July 13, 2011So some members of Congress <<cough, Republican leadership, cough>> want to abdicate their roles in dealing with the debt ceiling…
- July 12, 2011Retirement is a hot topic right now. Those of us near a certain age are wondering what changes might be…
- July 12, 2011I was going to hold onto this item for Follow-up Friday, but discussion of a potential $14,000 tax bill for…
- July 11, 2011It never hurts to be prepared. That's the thinking of freshman Rep. Daniel Webster. The Florida Republican has introduced the…
- July 10, 2011I was watching the New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays game yesterday when Derek Jeter sent his 3,000th major league hit…
- July 9, 2011No, that headline question is not a spin-off of the popular television game show. It's the question being asked as…
- July 8, 2011Sixty-one miles of new train track in Central Florida are a go. The Congressman's pet project transportation boondoggle SunRail commuter…
- July 8, 2011I'm late starting work today because I took the morning off to watch the last space shuttle launch. The weather…
- July 7, 2011Politicians are always pointing to polls. Campaigns, at both the primary and national levels, rely, sometimes (often) inordinately, on what…
- July 7, 2011On Tuesday I blasted Congressional Republicans for not being gracious winners when it comes to resolving the ongoing budget/deficit/debt ceiling…
- July 6, 2011Ah, summertime. No worries. No hassles. No cares. Unless you're a teenager with a between-semesters job. A lot of young…
- July 6, 2011Have you recovered from the long Fourth of July holiday? Good. It's time to make some tax moves. First, I…
- July 5, 2011Now that Casey Anthony, the 25 year-old Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, has been acquitted of…
- July 5, 2011I'm not trying to become the next doomsday prophet, but as I read the newspaper over breakfast this morning I…
- July 4, 2011It's a muted Independence Day here in Austin. Our persistently hot, dry and windy weather has made this part of…
- July 2, 2011Dear Washington, D.C., take a look at Minnesota on this long weekend when we Americans are supposed to be celebrating…
- July 1, 2011Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman last month warned Congress that budget cuts to his agency could lead to a…
- July 1, 2011When we paid state income taxes in Maryland, I was a big fan of the charitable checkoff system. But looking…
- June 30, 2011It's true. Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, who's injected his Libertarian leanings into the GOP presidential nomination battle, and his…
- June 30, 2011The president threw down the gauntlet when it comes to taxes and the federal debt limit. Now Capitol Hill plans…
- June 29, 2011The hubby and I are child-free, but our neighborhood is full of kids. It's also full of moms and dads…
- June 28, 2011Did injuries sustained by a Michigan drag racer in a non-competition car crash seven years ago contribute to his involvement…
- June 28, 2011A Florida Congressman is fighting for a 61-mile commuter rail project in the center of his state that, reports the…
- June 27, 2011How serendipitous that New York's decision to sanction same-sax marriages came in June, the most popular month for weddings. OK, it…
- June 26, 2011The NASCAR drivers are turning left and right today on the road course in Sonoma, Calif. The sport's most popular…
- June 25, 2011Scott Adams, the man who's made a fortune by making fun of the stupidity that abounds in much of corporate…
- June 24, 2011Professional golfer Retief Goosen, fresh off a Tax Court case in which he received a split decision on how Uncle…
- June 24, 2011Last year France began exploring ways to tax Google and other big online advertising companies. That effort is now dead.…