WASHINGTON - Millions of Americans enjoying their small windfall from President Barack Obama's "Making Work Pay" tax credit are in for an unpleasant surprise next spring. The government is going to want some of that money back.
Some legislators argue that the way it is written is flawed. It would tax things that are not taxed now like prescription drugs and place an unfair burden on senior citizens.
It is not the Fair Tax but a step in the right direction. Fair Tax is not going to happen overnight but it has to start somewhere. How many readers have contacted their congress reps to support Representative Dreier's F.A.S.T?
If you are one of the few who are planning for a summer vacation this year and want to leave the hustle and bustle and crowds behind then check out this site located in the middle of nowhere. Amenities include a $2.5M terminal, $5M state of the art traffic control tower (never u …
The Obama talk of transparency in the stimulus package is just that talk. It's Recovery.gov website is so like one of those phone menu systems that certain industries are noted for that out of frustration one will give up before finishing their search.
The last of the four public meetings Interior Sec. Salazar convened to receive input about the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing program was held Thursday in San Francisco.
Captain John Smith requested his sponsors send him carpenters, blacksmiths, masons and digger of trees. Instead he got a perfumer and six tailors. Eventually Capt Smith got the workers he requested and a New Nation founded on hard work evolved.
Mike Church's songs are pretty funny, yet mostly right on target. This one is great! It helps that it's a spinoff of a Simon and Garfunkl tune. (I realise they may be unfamiliar to some of you kiddies out there. Just watch the video.)
Easy, ask Gov Doyle of Wisconsin. He did it by overshadowing it with a timely announcement of a proposed executive budget with $1.7 billion in tax and fees increases.
The Congressional Budget Office quietly announced that the Troubled Asset Relief Program will be much more expensive than originally figured. Instead of costing $189 billion, the cost is now up to $356 billion.
Fair Tax has not initiated any private discussions.