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Voters Chime In On Super Committee

21 November 2011

It’s all about the Super Committee today. Over on Facebook, Joanne Bamberger (a/k/a Pundit Mom) asked voters a simple question: Please finish this sentence — If I had been on the Super Committee I would have … ??? She turned the responses into a post for her blog: check it out.

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7 Days To Go: Will the Super Committee Make Its Deadline?

16 November 2011

For those of you keeping score at home, the so called “super committee” has seven days left until it hits the November 23 deadline to fix the budget. The committee, comprised of six Republicans and six Democrats finds itself nearly two months into the process of trying to fix a gaping hole in the budget: [...]

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Christmas Tree Fee Out for the Holidays

9 November 2011

Hooray! Christmas has been saved! Okay, a bit dramatic. But the hue and cry surrounding the so-called Christmas tree tax had reached such a fevered pitch by this afternoon that you could have assumed the very holiday itself was under attack. Rest assured, the holidays are still on track. Nonetheless, President Obama announced plans to [...]

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Scrooge Comes Early This Year With “Christmas Tree Tax”

9 November 2011

I like a fresh-cut tree at Christmastime. Yes, I know all the arguments against buying fresh-cut Christmas trees and we do it anyway. It happens to be one of my favorite things about the holidays and now that I live in the snowy northeast, there’s something ridiculously gratifying about heading out in mittens and hats [...]

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Bank of America Debit Card Fees Slammed as “Durbin Tax”

4 October 2011

I know I’m dating myself but I remember when people used to pay for purchases in cash and occasionally, with checks. Not so much anymore. Now, debit cards are all the rage. You know the ones (of course, since you likely have one). They look and function much like credit cards – only except instead [...]

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Obama’s Plan for Higher Airline Taxes Sees Not So Friendly Skies Ahead

28 September 2011

I hate to fly. There. I said it. It’s not a phobia or anything. I just find the whole experience grossly unpleasant from start to finish. I can’t figure out ticket prices to save my life. I don’t like being treated like one of a number of cattle. And I hate the whole nickel and [...]

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Mmm… Obama’s Plan Is So “Job Creating”

12 September 2011

President Obama will send his new jobs creation plan to Congress later today. He’s going to pitch it first in the Rose Garden surrounded by the kinds of folks that make for good press (vets and teachers, for example) and then send it to Congress for consideration. It’s not going to be an easy road. [...]

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Fix the Tax Code Friday: Tinkering With the Gas Tax

19 August 2011

This week, from Bachmann to Obama, the focus has been on prices at the pump. It’s been suggested that a steep drop in gas prices would kick start an economic recovery. If that’s true, the question is how to make that happen. Realistically, the U.S. government only has so much control over the price of [...]

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Breaking Down the Debt Ceiling Fix in 10 Easy Pieces

2 August 2011

So after all of the drama, it’s over. For now. President Obama has signed into law legislation that will raise the debt ceiling, averting what many in Congress and the media had led us to believe was very nearly the end of the world. The measure, which passed yesterday in the House by a vote [...]

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Obama Team Finalizing Stimulus Package: Still No Check

23 December 2008

Barack Obama may not yet be in office but his economic team is already plugging away at an economic stimulus package. According to Vice President Elect Joe Biden, the package will include investments in health care, energy, education and infrastructure. The stimulus package has been touted as providing relief for the jobless and the middle [...]

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