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As South Carolina Goes, So Does the Nation?

15 January 2012

This week, the eyes of the nation turn to South Carolina. No, not for the 37th Annual South Carolina Square and Round Dance Convention (though who among us doesn’t enjoy a good line dance?). They’ll be watching the South Carolina Republican primary, to be held on January 19, 2012. I know what you’re thinking: why [...]

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Online Sales Continue to Puzzle Holiday Shoppers

2 December 2011

I hate to shop. I don’t have the patience for it. I have three kids and if you’ve ever been behind me in line at the store (first of all, I apologize), you know that the whole production takes forever. Add to the timing pressure the fact that I work and I write… And well, [...]

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Cyber Monday Sales Tax Free for Many – But For How Long?

26 November 2011

I don’t do the whole Black Friday thing. There is nothing (and I mean nothing) that I want/need/crave/desire enough to stand in line with a bunch of total strangers – who may or may not have showered recently – to buy. I do, however, do Cyber Monday, the online version of Black Friday. I’m not [...]

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Supreme Court Asked to Answer What’s ‘Fair’ When it Comes to Taxpayers

16 November 2011

The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of Armour, et al., v. [entity id="place_4e0a70360f93e476d9b1c10f" style="padding: 1px; color: #fff; background: #336699;" class="forbes_entity" active="true" item_id="place_4e0a70360f93e476d9b1c10f" key="in/indianapolis" latitude="39.76691" longitude="-86.149964" display="Indianapolis" image="http://images.forbes.com/media/lists/places/indianapolis-in_50x50.jpg" natural_id="places/26900" type="place" lists="[]” active=”false”]Indianapolis[/entity], et al (docket 11-161). That’s a lawyerly way of saying that the Supreme Court will hear the matter. Some cases have [...]

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New Jersey Says No To Tax Credit for “Jersey Shore”

26 September 2011

As it turns out, the New Jersey tax credit wasn’t a “shore” thing after all (I know, it was a terrible pun but I couldn’t help it). New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) has decided against a $420,000 tax credit for the hit MTV show, Jersey Shore, taking his veto pen to the credit after [...]

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Death and Taxes: The Real Cost of the Death Penalty

22 September 2011

On September 21, 2011, at exactly 11:08 p.m. EST, Troy Davis was put to death by the state of Georgia after the U.S. Supreme Court failed to grant him a stay. His execution by legal injection became the 1,268th recorded execution in the United States since 1976. Later that same day, Lawrence Brewer of Texas [...]

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More States Eye Amazon Sales Tax Deal

18 September 2011

So who didn’t see this coming? With the ink barely dry on California’s internet sales tax deal with Amazon, other states are chatting up a similar idea. Even states that were willing to sit this one out – like Florida – are beginning to talk. An Op-Ed in The Ledger is suggesting that California’s coup may [...]

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Here’s the Situation: Call to Block “Jersey Shore” Tax Credit

16 September 2011

When you live in Philadelphia, you have to make fun of New Jersey. I think it’s in the City charter or something. And as much as I love Jon Stewart, Springsteen, fresh blueberries and the oh-so-civilized liquor laws, I still can’t help but poke fun at state whose residents identify themselves by exit numbers and [...]

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“Amazon Tax” Repealed Under New Law

10 September 2011

Talk about down to the wire… The Amazon deal is so fresh (it was passed after 10pm last night) that you can’t find much in the way of confirmation yet on the web. In fact, the California legislature has the bill, AB 155, listed as “in assembly” since the vote taken on yesterday is still [...]

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Clock Ticking on Amazon Deal

9 September 2011

Yesterday, the web lit up early (including on my site) with commentary about Amazon.com’s supposed tax deal with the State of California. And then… crickets. The deal was supposedly hammered out on late Wednesday but no solid details about the controversial plan were released. Representatives on both sides weren’t all that chatty but indicated that [...]

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