The military cannot automatically discharge people because they're gay, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in the case of a decorated flight nurse who sued the Air Force over her dismissal. picked by muppet 2 months ago

Republican John McCain said Sunday that cutting taxes and stimulating the economy are more important than balancing the budget, and accused both Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama of supporting tax hikes that would worsen the impact of a recession. picked by JDRucker 3 months ago

"Paying taxes can make citizens happy"(Oh crap, opposite day is over) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A federal jury was told Wednesday that "Sopranos" creator David Chase got help in developing HBO's Emmy-winning mob drama and owes a former municipal judge for that assistance. picked by punthe 7 months ago

The biggest debate in the Senate this week isn't over Iraq, it's over a proposal to increase the taxes on some of the wealthiest Americans. picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has avoided millions of dollars in state taxes by paying rent on 87 Wisconsin properties in a way that the state Department of Revenue calls an "abuse and distortion of income." picked by muppet 11 months ago

John McCain wants the federal government to free people from paying gasoline taxes this summer and ensure that college students can secure loans this fall, a pair of proposals aimed at stemming pain from the country's troubled economy. picked by 1thirteen3 3 months ago

Head out to the Mets home games from April 11 through April 15 and a tax rep will do your taxes for your free!!! picked by suebe 1 year ago

They also want to make them slaves. Greenburgh, N.Y has the 3rd highest property taxes in the country. People on fixed income are finding it impossible to pay the huge taxes and face losing their homes. The city came up with an idea. Let the seniors work it off at a mere $7 per hour. Often times this is 1/2 the going rate for the jobs. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

If they were forced to use the same accounting methods as everybody else the number would be more like $2.5 TRILLION!

Accounting magic at it's best. picked by tigertony 2 months ago

Tennessee's "crack tax" brought in $1.77 million last year and has added nearly $3.5 million to the state's coffers since it was first collected in 2005. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Not THAT American Pie. This game is an educational tool to show how every taxpayer's dollar actually gets divided up by the federal government.

51% of discretionary spending goes to national defense???
Compared with 4% to veterans benefits and services??? picked by mahler87 6 months ago

Budget expert Stan Collender doesn't even like the "tax rebate" terminology used by Washington, since many of the poorer recipients will have paid no 2007 federal income tax or amounts less than their government check. The stimulus package, he says, is really "pure borrowing … just increasing the [federal] deficit." picked by DerAlt 3 months ago

"If individual states want to ban smoking anytime and anywhere, that's probably OK, but the federal government should not do so. Mike Huckabee may call himself a conservative, but making decisions on behalf of people for their own good is not a conservative principle" picked by gammerus 7 months ago

A jury decided that although Snipes is guilty of not paying taxes, he did so because he truly felt that he didn't have to pay. They felt that he didn't do to defraud the government but because he believed his tax advisers when they told him he didn't have to pay. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

The Federal Aviation Administration is offering higher incentive bonuses to attract veteran controllers to move to facilities in Westbury, N.Y.; Aspen, Colo.; Nantucket, Mass.; Anchorage and Fairbanks in Alaska, among other locales. picked by 2manyusernames 1 week ago

"Federal employees charged millions of dollars for Internet dating, tailor-made suits, lingerie, lavish dinners and other questionable expenses to their government credit cards over a 15-month period, congressional auditors say." picked by gammerus 3 months ago

FreeTax Calculator at freetax.org

Of course the rise in consumer tax would slightly offset this, but then again YOU actually have the power to control where the money goes.

Take 5 minutes of your time (even estimate if ya want) and check the numbers. picked by moNet 7 months ago

Hoyer acknowledged "this legislation alone will not bring down gas prices." But he said the measure will provide a needed boost to alternative energy industries -- solar, wind, biofuels and geothermal -- and help promote energy conservation. "That may bring down gas prices three years from now, 10 years from now," he said. picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

One of the most surprising results of the September 11 terrorist attacks is the sharp increase in the number of Americans who now trust the federal government. picked by deepchill 6 months ago