• September 22, 2009
    The Senate's tax committee will begin dissecting the chairman's health care reform proposal at 9 a.m today. Expect the bill…

  • September 21, 2009
    I predicted back in August that Death and taxes will continue.That topic, the impending (and improbable) repeal of the estate…

  • September 21, 2009
    The IRS means it this time. Really.The tax man is giving owners of offshore accounts, suspected of being used to…

  • September 20, 2009
    Being a good Texan, I'm partial to roundups. Teague, Texas, Post Office Mural "Cattle Roundup" by Thomas Stell, Jr., 1940; TE…

  • September 19, 2009
    How are your parents doing? Not just physically and emotionally, but financially?That's a question more Baby Boomers are asking every…

  • September 19, 2009
    While Chrysler was in bailout talks with Uncle Sam, one of its top executives was dealing with his own financial…

  • September 18, 2009
    Since the bursting housing bubble was the event that sent the U.S. economy into the tank, it's no surprise that…

  • September 17, 2009
    Ever wonder why Americans tend to be overweight? Part of the reason is that between 1977 and 2002, the number…

  • September 17, 2009
    NOTE: This post has been updated (2:45 p.m. CDT) to reflect recent legislative actions with regard to ACORN.In the wake…

  • September 16, 2009
    UPDATE, Tuesday, Sept. 22: The Senate Finance Committee is marking up the Chairman's bill (discussed below) today. Some possible major…