Christmas came early this year for the Senate. No, there’s no budget deal – nothing so trivial as that. We’re talking super serious stuff. Like
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What The VP Debate Didn’t Tell Us About Tax
Two minutes isn’t a lot of time to talk about taxes. It’s even less time when you’re trying to get in zingers and tout your
Read MoreCan The New Mars Rover Save The U.S. Space Program?
Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon years before I was born. It was, at the time, the most extraordinary thing that many Americans had ever
Read MoreDeadline, Schmeadline: Congress May Eliminate Automatic Spending Cuts
It was originally touted as the worst thing that could possibly happen. Okay, the second worst. Yet, the failure to meet the self-imposed Congressional deadline
Read More7 Days To Go: Will The Super Committee Make Its Deadline?
For those of you keeping score at home, the so called “super committee” has seven days left until it hits the November 23 deadline to
Read MoreMedicare Plan Vulnerable According To Budget Vote
When presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich first objected to House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Medicare proposal, there was a collective gasp in the political sphere.
Read MoreThe Not-Nearly-So-Dramatic Budget Vote
I spent most of my day taking calls and in client meetings (it is, after all, tax season) with occasional glances at the news. At
Read MoreShutdown Averted… For This Week
So, 433 days after the first version of the President’s budget was offered to Congress, we have an agreement. Sort of. Congress voted through yet
Read MoreWhere Does Popular Start and Policy End?
In many states, governors are being faced with the difficult choice of cutting services or raising taxes on its residents. As you can imagine, it’s
Read MoreIRS Expanding: Is The Health Care Law To Blame?
I’ve received a couple of emails asking me to verify a rumor that the IRS is expanding in 2012 due to the new health care
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