Category Archive: Taxes

May
13
2009

Corresponding with Carol…

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May 13, 2009

  As a general rule, I’m not one to fire off a letter to my Member of Congress.  Typically, I feel it doesn’t do a whole lot of good.  They haven’t represented us in years and most letters are typically answered by staffers using form letters. On April 16th, I broke my rule. I was …

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Feb
13
2009

Taxation Without Representation…

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February 13, 2009

1,071 pages and 8 inches thick. That’s how big the Obama Stimulus Package–the so-called “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009–is.   It’s a bill that, according to the Associated Press, stands to combine “$281 billion in tax cuts for individuals and businesses with more than a half-trillion dollars in government spending. The money would …

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Oct
31
2008

The Democrats are Coming for Your 401(k)…

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October 31, 2008

Have you looked at the value of your 401(k) retirement account recently? If you’re anything like me, you probably haven’t.  You don’t want to see the uncontrollable hemorrhaging going on with the money you’re saving for your retirement someday. I logged in the other morning to make my selections for my annual benefits enrollment and …

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