August 15, 2011

I got an intriguing call last week from a real estate agent wanting to know if we wanted to sell…

August 14, 2011

Here's a not-news flash: Congress doesn't listen. That appears to be the case right now for many most all of…

August 13, 2011

I'm heading up the road today to visit my mother and my furry half-brother Willie. Willie, as I'm sure all…

August 12, 2011

Sin taxes are a common revenue raising technique at the state and county levels. At least a portion of the…

August 12, 2011

Yes, I know that sounds like an odd combination and perhaps even a sneaky way to generate more page views,…

August 12, 2011

Attention Florida, Maryland and Massachusetts shoppers. You're getting -- or about to get -- a break on sales taxes. These…

August 11, 2011

And then there were 12. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi today completed the new Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction,…

August 10, 2011

Admit it. When the market tumbled Monday and today, you panicked and unloaded a lot of your holdings. Don't be…

August 10, 2011

The special Congressional deficit panel dominoes are falling. The Republican members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, aka…

August 10, 2011

Sen. Patty Murray of Washington will be co-chair of the Congressional super committee charged with coming up with longer-term debt…