I bought a house today. Yes, after I said I hoped never to buy a house again. Here’s why I did it and why my advice about homebuying and taxes, as well as renting, still hasn’t changed.
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Budget Faces Challenge From Senators Wary Of Spending, User Fees To Taxpayers
The House has passed a budget deal – and convincingly so. But it will pass muster in the Senate? There are challenges, including concerns about increased spending and those pesky user fees. Are we in for another filibuster?
Read MoreHouse Will Vote To Push Off Debt Ceiling Talks. Again.
House Republican leaders announced over the weekend that they will vote this week on a plan to extend the debt ceiling for three more months
Read MoreHouse Considers Vote On Budget Tonight (Psst: Don't Get Your Hopes Up)
Lots going on in D.C. today so let me catch you up to speed. The Democratic Senate reached a compromise on the budget deal in
Read MoreBoehner Claims House Victory, Mandate To Not Raise Taxes
Election, schmelection. With many news outlets showing the economy as the #1 election issue (like this report from Orlando, which circulated on Drudge today), Representatives
Read MoreCongress Takes A Holiday, Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension Anyway
Congress may be on holiday but they still managed to get something done. And by something, I mean nothing. But they want to pretend that
Read MoreCongress To Taxpayers: We Give Up
For the second time in so many months (remember the debt ceiling deadline debacle?), Congress has thrown up its hands and walked away. After failing
Read MoreMonday Night Vote Lessens Chances Of Payroll Tax Cut Approval
The payroll tax cut extensions are going nowhere fast… A vote last night by Republicans on the House rules committee will prevent a direct vote
Read MoreTax Deal Passes House
You know how when you were a kid, you’d think about something coming up that you were really looking forward to – like Christmas or
Read MoreTax Issues and Elections
According to most post election polls, voters cited the economy as the #1 factor in influencing votes – more than health care, more than abortion,
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