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Year: 2012

Congress Takes Home Millions Of Tax Dollars While On Recess

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 3, 2012June 28, 2020

The President and his staff are working this week. And yes, the Supremes are holding court this week, too (I’ll have more on that later).

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Investigation Into Bank Bailout Fraud Leads To Tax Charges

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 2, 2012June 28, 2020

Apparently there are differences of opinions as to what, exactly, “too big to fail” means. When the now-defunct Park Avenue Bank went south, the FDIC

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LiveBlogging The Presidential Debate

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 2, 2012June 28, 2020

Ooh, like you didn’t see this coming! I’ll be liveblogging the First Presidential Debate on October 3, 2012, from 9:00 pm to 10:30 pm. This

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Comment For The Cure

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 1, 2012June 28, 2020

If you read the blog regularly, you probably already know a little bit about my grandmother. If you don’t, let me fill you in… She

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Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Loses Appeal In Tax Case

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 1, 2012June 28, 2020

A “barbaric and backward legal system” has spoken and artist Ai Weiwei has heard it loud and clear. Chinese authorities have denied Weiwei’s appeal of

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Are “Obama Phones” Real?

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 28, 2012June 24, 2020

In a video that went viral this week, an alleged Obama supporter screams about her “Obama phone” at a rally in Ohio. She tells a reporter, “Keep Obama in president, you know! He gave us a phone, he’s gonna do more.”

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Scammers Send More Bogus IRS Emails

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 26, 2012June 24, 2020

If you’re like me, you got slammed today with bogus emails claiming to be from the IRS. Most were the run of the mill “Federal

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What Is The Most Tax-Friendly Country In The World?

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 25, 2012June 24, 2020

The United States pays more in taxes than other developed countries. It’s more expensive to do business here than anywhere else. You’ve heard those kinds

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Ryan’s Amended Tax Returns Offer More Questions Than Answers

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 23, 2012June 24, 2020

When Romney released his tax returns this week, it made big news. Prospective voters headed over to the site to review the returns, some out

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Congress Plays Recess

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 22, 2012June 24, 2020

Just like that, Congress took a walk this week. The House adjourned on Friday and the Senate took off this morning. They apparently needed a

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