http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/ tax news, tax info and tax policy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:49:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/comment-page-1/#comment-5630 Guest Post. . . « “the tax guy” Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:01:31 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/#comment-5630 [...] a point of information, TAX GIRL Kelly Phillips Erb reported in her post “Rebates Push Deficit to Record Highs” that “The economic stimulus payments - which qualify more or less as “free [...] [...] a point of information, TAX GIRL Kelly Phillips Erb reported in her post “Rebates Push Deficit to Record Highs” that “The economic stimulus payments - which qualify more or less as “free [...]

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/comment-page-1/#comment-5624 Ask the taxgirl: Who Owns the US Federal Debt? Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:56:39 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/#comment-5624 [...] The deficit for the current fiscal year (as of last month) is $319.4 billion, more than twice what it was for the same period in 2007. [...] [...] The deficit for the current fiscal year (as of last month) is $319.4 billion, more than twice what it was for the same period in 2007. [...]

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/comment-page-1/#comment-5625 House Passes Tax Bill to Repeal AMT; White House Threatens Veto Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:17:32 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/#comment-5625 [...] and Means Committee Chair Charles Rangel (D-NY) claims that the offsets are necessary in order to prevent the deficit from getting bigger: “We’ll be able to say we didn’t borrow the money and we didn’t put this [...] [...] and Means Committee Chair Charles Rangel (D-NY) claims that the offsets are necessary in order to prevent the deficit from getting bigger: “We’ll be able to say we didn’t borrow the money and we didn’t put this [...]

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/comment-page-1/#comment-5629 Ask the taxgirl: Second Stimulus Check Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:07:40 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/#comment-5629 [...] No. I don’t think a second check is in the cards - for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the economy. [...] [...] No. I don’t think a second check is in the cards - for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the economy. [...]

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/comment-page-1/#comment-5628 Holy Zappos! New York is Collecting Sales Tax on Online Sales. Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:28:59 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/#comment-5628 [...] increased revenue beats the option -cutting spending for programs. This is important because unlike the federal government, states may not operate at a [...] [...] increased revenue beats the option -cutting spending for programs. This is important because unlike the federal government, states may not operate at a [...]

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/comment-page-1/#comment-5627 Jason Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:25:54 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/#comment-5627 Its like duct taping the front bumper back onto a rust bucket. It will get you down the road a few more miles but it will fall back off and you will run over it. Its like duct taping the front bumper back onto a rust bucket. It will get you down the road a few more miles but it will fall back off and you will run over it.

]]> http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/comment-page-1/#comment-5626 Matty Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:07:48 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/rebates-push-deficit-to-record-highs/#comment-5626 Just another quick fix at the expense of the long term health of our country. Our government and citizens have lived beyond their means for decades, is it any surprise that the US dollar is falling like a rock? Just another quick fix at the expense of the long term health of our country. Our government and citizens have lived beyond their means for decades, is it any surprise that the US dollar is falling like a rock?

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