Technology: Federal Communications Devices Hacked By Kids’ Toys
The US government has the most sophisticated technological array of tools at its disposal for law enforcement and enacting policy that the world has ever seen. The gadgets and doo-dads at their...
View ArticleBalance the Budget With the Testosterone Tax
Men may feel they’re taking a boot to the groin, but it could be a great way to kick-start the economy. In numerous scrotums across America, the juices of a crime are already percolating, while some...
View ArticleDon’t Settle For Less With Your Child’s Education
When my daughter turned three years old, we decided it was time to send her to school several days a week. We wanted to gradually introduce her to being in a school environment, not wait until she...
View ArticleWin Gold at the Olympics and Pay Taxes Like Everyone Else
The group, Americans for Tax Reform has released numbers that appear to show how United States Olympians have to pay an extra $9,000 if they win a gold medal. These numbers are being made into cute...
View ArticlePrisons Animated
Hank thinks the prison system is, “messed up,” and he has a snappy video to explain why. ––– Hank doesn’t want much of your time, just three minutes and forty seconds. His animated breakdown of the...
View Article2.5 Million Tons and What do You Get?
Embed from Getty Images The Fourth of July, 2016. I hope you enjoy your fireworks and the celebrations back in the USA. ––– Here in Lao PDR, I am thinking about other kinds of fireworks that fell on...
View ArticleHow Not to Get Financially Blindsided By Divorce
Embed from Getty Images This probably comes as no great shock, but divorce can be expensive. There are attorney’s fees, court costs, child support, alimony, and any number of additional expenses....
View ArticleThe Super Rich Don’t Need A Tax Cut
— “The super-rich don’t need another tax cut.” — Nick Hanauer . "The super-rich don’t need another tax cut." — Nick Hanauer Posted by ATTN: on Friday, November 17, 2017 . — This post was originally...
View ArticleUnsure What To Do With Your 401(k) When You Switch Jobs?
The average American changes jobs 12 times in their lifetime. With each new job comes new offices, new co-workers – and possibly a decision about what to do with the 401(k) plan they started at their...
View ArticleTax Evasion and Inequality
— By Annette Alstadsæter Summary How widespread is tax evasion – and what does that imply for the true extent of inequality? New research explores these questions by analyzing a unique dataset of...
View ArticleTaxing Family Income: The Effects on Marriage and How Time and Resources Are...
— Authors: Andrew Shephard (University of Pennsylvania), George-Levi Gayle (Washington University in St. Louis) A key question in designing an effective taxation system is whether to tax people...
View Article5 Tax Secrets of America’s Billionaires
— By Chuck Collins This April 15 Tax Day, America’s billionaires are toasting you, the ordinary taxpayer. That’s because you’re the one picking up the tab for our nation’s ailing infrastructure of...
View ArticleDo Americans Want to Tax the Rich?
— By Sam Pizzigati Why has America become so unequal? Americans, says one school of thought, simply don’t care how wealthy our wealthiest get to be. The New York Times has just run an analysis that...
View ArticleTeachers vs Billionaires: Tax the Rich
. . The top 25 hedge fund managers make more than ALL kindergarten teachers in the country combined. These investors make millions – sometimes billions – of dollars investing borrowed money in hopes...
View ArticleThe Biden Tax Plan: The More Progressives Look, the More Progressives Like
— By Sam Pizzigati Want to know where the 2020 presidential election is heading? Don’t obsess about the polls. Pay attention to the tax lawyers and accountants who cater to America’s most wealthy....
View ArticleBiden’s Tax Plan Would Make America More Equal
— By Sam Pizzigati Want to know where the 2020 presidential election is heading? Don’t obsess about the polls. Pay attention to tax lawyers and accountants. These experts in reducing rich people’s tax...
View ArticleWhy Can’t Ceos Pay for Their Own 3-Martini Lunch?
By Sarah Anderson While the world is reeling from the pandemic, corporate lobbyists have been focused on making taxpayers subsidize lavish lunches for wealthy executives. And their work has paid off in...
View ArticleProposed Tax on Books in Brazil May Disadvantage Readers in Poorer...
This article was written by Renan Cavalcante and Lucas Veloso. It is published here via a content partnership between Global Voices and Agência Mural. In 2007, writer Alessandro Buzo opened the...
View ArticleFacts About the CARES Stimulus Checks
Chances are pretty good that you have heard about the stimulus checks that were approved when the president signed the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) into law on...
View ArticleUnknown Caller [Video]
By Omeleto . . Donny is desperate to get his paper tax return sent off with the daily mail delivery. But he’s frustrated by a skeptical mail carrier, who can’t quite believe how unsavvy Donny is...
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