With budget deadlines looming, many states felt that there were no alternatives to balancing the budget other than raising taxes or adding new ones. More
Read MoreNJ Applies Retroactive Tax To Lottery Winners
When New Jersey Governor Corzine and the legislature were scrambling to find ways to fill the holes in their budget, it was clear that they
Read MoreHealth Care Bill Update
One version of the health care reform bill has passed in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee with a vote of 13-10. And
Read MoreCourt Rules On DOMA Challenge By Not Addressing DOMA
Last year, while Californians were in the midst of a heated debate on the merits of Prop 8, Charles Merrill took activism into his own
Read MoreHe Said What? Another Tax Quote
Alexander Hamilton started the U.S. Treasury with nothing and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even. – Will Rogers, American
Read MoreThe House Has A Plan To Pay For Health Care (Yes, There’s A Catch)
House Democrats think they have a plan to pay for health care reform. And yes, it’s going to cost… somebody. The 1000+ page health care
Read MoreSotomayor Supreme Court Hearing: Where's The Tax?
While watching the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings (and I hope that you are, even if for a bit), you’ll hear lots of questions. What you likely
Read MoreJudge Says No To Hatch
It looks like Richard Hatch will have to hitch his star to some other quick scheme to win a million dollars: he won’t be heading
Read MoreObama Opposes Taxing Health Care Benefits
Don’t call it the Obama health care tax. On Sunday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius clarified on CNN’s State of the Union that
Read MoreRichard Hatch Wants To Leave The Country
The first million-dollar winner of Survivor – and convicted tax evader – Richard Hatch has asked a federal judge to let him leave the country.
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