How high would taxes have to boost the cost of a pack of cigarettes before you’d stop smoking? $5 a pack? $10 a pack? $15
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Lawmakers, Guns & Money: Where Do We Go After Sandy Hook?
This is our first task — caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right.
Read MoreThe Oprah Of Oz
You get a car! And you get a car! Remember when Oprah gave out cars like other people give out refrigerator magnets and foam cup
Read MorePaul Hogan Calls IRS Officials “Gentlemen”
A couple of weeks after Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan was detained in Australia over a multimillion-dollar tax bill, he has been granted permission to
Read MoreCrocodile Dundee Actor Investigated On Two Continents
Paul Hogan, who rose to prominence in the 1980s as “Crocodile Dundee”, feels pretty important these days. He is being pursued by the Australian Tax
Read MoreIt’s My Party & I’ll Get Drunk (Cheaply) If I Want To
Australia is one of many countries taking aim at so-called “alcopops”, pre-mixed alcoholic drinks that tend to resemble sodas. Australia, like Germany before it, has
Read MoreLiechtenstein Inquiry Grows
The crackdown on tax evaders who depend on Liechtenstein in order to shield income has escalated. Nine countries from the Organization for Economic and Co-operation
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A Baby Tax In Australia?
Maybe those couples who want more than two babies should pay for it. After all, each extra baby consumes more carbon emissions – and thus
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