Hmm. Maybe Congress is listening after all. After vowing to rush the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010 (the revised Tax Extenders
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New Tax Bill Raising Eyebrows
Apparently, Congress is on a roll. Just a couple of months after they pushed through the massive health care bill (referred to as the Patient
Read MoreChristie Wastes No Time on Veto for Millionaire’s Tax
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) wasn’t kidding when he claimed he would veto the so-called “millionaire’s tax” bill. Moments after the Senate passed the
Read MoreSC Legislature Overrides Sanford Veto
In a remarkable change, South Carolina has voted to increase its cigarette tax for the first time since 1977. Well, sort of for the first
Read MoreMortgaging Our Future: The Hardest Hit Fund Initiative
Imagine for a moment that the top wage earners in the land were forced to throw their funds into a common pot that would be
Read MoreSanford Vetoes Cigarette Tax
Well, one thing we know about Sanford (alrighty, two, if you count the whole cheating on his wife and lying about it bit) is that
Read MoreObama Announces Kagan As Supreme Court Nominee
On Monday, President Obama announced Elena Kagan as his nominee to the US Supreme Court to fill the spot soon to be vacated by Justice
Read MoreNew Rules About Forms 1099 Are Causing A Stir
This week, the internet is abuzz about a provision included in The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation
Read MoreTax Break For New Hires: Is It Enough?
The most recent statistics show that the federal unemployment rate is at 10.2%, the highest in more than 20 years. Despite indications that the nation’s
Read MoreSupport Growing For Bank Tax
As the headlines continue to batter Wall Street this week (my favorite story du jour being this one from CNN: “SEC staffers watched porn as
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