United States (KaiserHealth) – President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner on Monday night offered competing views on the state of debt talks and proposals. While neither touched heavily on overhauling entitlement spending, especially Medicare, the president mentioned it several times. Medicare has been one of the most contentious roadblocks to striking a deal [...]
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TAX CUTS AND RECKLESS SPENDING GOT US INTO OUR FISCAL MESS (Cynthia Tucker)
May 8th, 2011
davidguide Cynthia Tucker – WASHINGTON — Sometimes you have to revisit the past to account for the present. So let’s see if we can’t figure out how the nation accumulated a debt to outside investors approaching $10.5 trillion — around $35,000 per American, counting every man, woman and baby. View full post on All Stories
Tax Lien Investing
January 27th, 2011
davidguide This is the Best Housing Economy in History…for Tax Lien Investors! There has never been a better time in history for tax lien investing, ask anybody that’s doing it! This economy has made getting a house from your Tax lien investment much easier, folks just aren’t paying their taxes and the banks are SO heavy in foreclosure [...]
Texas Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates to Rise for 2011
December 9th, 2010
davidguide The standard minimum unemployment insurance (UI) tax rate paid by Texas employers in calendar year (CY) 2011 will be 0.78 percent, up from 0.72 percent in CY 2010, the Texas Workforce Commission … View full post on All Stories
Americans Support Two Major Elements of Tax Compromise
December 8th, 2010
davidguide Two-thirds of Americans support key elements of the compromise tax bill worked out by President Obama and Republican leaders this week: extending tax breaks for two years for all Americans and extending unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. View full post on All Stories
Japan to levy tax to counter global warming in ’11
December 6th, 2010
davidguide Japan, the world’s third largest economy, will introduce an environmental tax from next year to boost revenue and promote energy conservation steps to counter global warming. The Government Tax Commission has decided to introduce an environmental tax to counter global warming in fiscal 2011, Kyodo news agency reported, quoting informed sources as saying. View full [...]
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