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Shopping On Thanksgiving? Some Retailers Stay Open, Hoping To Capture Holiday Sales

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 27, 2014

I’m not going shopping today. I’m not making some kind of a statement. I simply have too much to do: there are breads to bake,

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Could We Stop The Black Friday Madness By Taxing It?

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 29, 2013July 18, 2020

What lures shoppers out on Thanksgiving and Black Friday? Is it the thrill of finding a bargain? What if those bargains weren’t quite so great? Is a national sales tax the solution to the perceived Black Friday shopping problem? And is it really even a problem?

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Taxes From A To Z (2013): G Is For Government Debt

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 11, 2013July 7, 2020

Practically every year, I get a query or two about how to make a donation to the federal government to pay down the debt. Apparently,

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Will Sales Taxes Push Shoppers Towards Black Friday Or Cyber Monday?

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 23, 2012July 2, 2020

You couldn’t pay me to brave the crowds at the stores today. Black Friday – in person – isn’t my thing. And despite the wheedling

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Gun Tax Holiday Under Fire

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 17, 2011

Every November, after the turkey has been eaten and the cranberry salad has been attacked with vigor, Americans sit back and realize: it’s time to

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Black Friday Sales

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 26, 2010

Today marks what is traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year in the US. The day after Thanksgiving is referred to as Black Friday

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SC Offers Unique Black Friday Opp: Tax Free Guns!

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 24, 2009

It’s nearly time to go shopping! On Friday, retailers will offer bargains on all kinds of holiday gifts just in time for the season. South

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