The deficit rag, oh yes the deficit rag! Those budget gaps can be a 12-digit drag! I’m telling you, that’s the deficit, they really made a mess of it, that’s the deficit ra-a-ag!* When I was in the seventh grade, my algebra teacher, Col. Maus, told our class that it was impossible for a person…
Last night, the President delivered his annual State of the Union speech to members of Congress and to the nation. The text follows below but here are a few notable observations: The speech, as written, is 6,830 words in length and ran for 61 minutes during delivery. The word “economy was used 7 times and…
Despite all of the grumbling in the press, most Americans are happy with the new tax deal, according to a CNN poll. Three in four of those polled said that they favored the bill when asked: Congress has passed and President Obama has signed into law a bill that would extend tax cuts for all…
In what can only be considered a huge setback for President Obama, Democrats in the House have said no to the tax deal that the President recently negotiated with the Republican leadership. Talks go on. Stay tuned!
Remember this ad for Infiniti Q45? The commercial doesn’t really give you much information. We just know it’s a commercial for a florist car company. The ad campaign was pretty widely knocked as “zen marketing” – it’s supposed to make you feel good about the car. You just don’t know any facts. It could be…
Last week, I was sitting on a panel for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. My topic was holding business interests in trusts. While many of the other panelists had to craft their talks in terms of federal estate taxes, my topic touched on a much broader range of issues – including a topic that is of…