The nominations are in for the 12 Days of Charitable Giving 2010. Our seventh of twelve charities to be featured this year is Canine Adoption and Rescue League, a non-profit dog rescue organization. Since 1996, Canine Adoption and Rescue League has rescued and placed thousands of unwanted, sick, abandoned and homeless dogs. Here’s what our…
Despite all of the grumbling in the press, most Americans are happy with the new tax deal, according to a CNN poll. Three in four of those polled said that they favored the bill when asked: Congress has passed and President Obama has signed into law a bill that would extend tax cuts for all…
CNBC has published a list, based on Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) numbers, of the world’s highest corporate tax rates. The numbers are based on “combined corporate income tax rates” which purports to include both national and local levies. The list is compiled from a list of OECD member countries which means that…
The nominations are in for the 12 Days of Charitable Giving 2010. Our sixth of twelve charities to be featured this year is Roll 2 Walk, a nonprofit organization with three goals: make recovery-based training the standard make our training program more accessible change the perception of SCI recovery—that recovery is possible. Here’s what our…
The nominations are in for the 12 Days of Charitable Giving 2010. Our fifth of twelve charities to be featured this year is Engender Health, a leading international reproductive health organization working to improve the quality of health care in the world’s poorest communities. Here’s what our nominee had to say: The first charity is…
Earlier this week, I got a message from the folks at FoxBusiness.com. They saw my piece on Reuters and asked if I might comment further on what all this waiting around for a tax deal means. You can see my reply here: The Tax Deal is Done, So Now What? – FoxBusiness.com
You know how when you were a kid, you’d think about something coming up that you were really looking forward to – like Christmas or your birthday or vacation – and then it would come and you were all, “This is it?” The tax deal passed last night in the House. It was kind of…
The nominations are in for the 12 Days of Charitable Giving 2010. Our fourth of twelve charities to be featured this year is Critical Exposure which teaches youth to use the power of photography and their own voices to become effective advocates for school reform and social change. They provide at-risk youth with cameras, training,…
Word out of the House today was that the controversial tax deal is going to pass with no significant changes. They just aren’t going to do it this afternoon. Last night, the House Rules Committee agreed to a vote that would separately address the estate tax provisions desired by House leadership. The idea was to…
So when I heard that Richard Hatch allegedly violated the terms of his probation (insert eye roll here), I assumed it was something silly like not checking in with his probation officer or not getting permission to do an interview or something (as he is wont to do). But no. It appears he just likes…