Here’s the thing about taxes: every bit of our current tax policy offers some insight into our collective approach to social behavior. Specifically, a lot
Read MoreMonth: October 2012
IRS Commissioner To Step Down After Presidential Election
As expected, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Doug Shulman, the 47th commissioner to serve, has officially announced his plans to step down at the end
Read MoreDid The Debates Offer Enough ‘Hope and Change’ For The Obama/Biden Ticket?
After the first (and only) Vice Presidential debate, I noted that two minutes wasn’t a lot of time to talk about taxes. It is, as
Read MoreThree Down, One To Go: Final Debate Upcoming
I’ve had great fun live blogging the debates (I’m working on follow-up posts, keep checking back.) So far, there have been three: two Presidential debates
Read MoreSecond Presidential Debate, 2012 – Live Blog
I’ll be liveblogging the Second Presidential Debate beginning at 9:00 pm (EST). his debate is a bit different from the first debate because the format
Read MoreReport Cites Billions In Government Waste
Despite calls from both sides of the aisle to reduce spending, Congress was happy to cough up dollars and tax breaks for pet projects – when they bothered to show up at all, that is. In all, wasteful spending and unnecessary tax breaks totaled nearly $19 billion.
Read MoreWhat The VP Debate Didn’t Tell Us About Tax
Two minutes isn’t a lot of time to talk about taxes. It’s even less time when you’re trying to get in zingers and tout your
Read MoreLive Blogging The Vice Presidential Debate
Liveblogging the First Presidential Debate was so much fun that I’m signing on to live blog the Vice Presidential Debate, too. This one promises to
Read More9 Tax-Related Myths About Selling Your Home
I am moving. It feels weird to finally say that out loud (er, yes, the blog counts as out loud). I have lived in my
Read MoreTax Deadline Approaching
Columbus Day is a federal holiday (one of twelve for Congress) which means that post office and other government offices are closed – but many
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