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

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 4 months 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 12 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

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 7 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 8 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 2 years ago

Economy Minister Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa's comments that "taxes are a beautiful thing" and "civilized" met a flood of derision Monday, in a country where evasion is so widespread that an estimated 13 percent of workers pay no taxes whatsoever. picked by DrNothing 11 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 6 months ago

WASHINGTON - Saved by Senate Republicans, big oil companies dodged an attempt Tuesday to slap them with a windfall profits tax and take away billions of dollars in tax breaks in response to the record gasoline prices that have the nation fuming.GOP senators shoved aside the Democratic proposal, arguing that punishing Big Oil won't do a thing to lower the $4-a-gallon-price of gasoline that is send... read full post picked by bingo 2 months ago

Which means up to $600 for me, you, and pretty much everyone else who is paying taxes in America. I think its an absurd idea but you sure as hell don't see me complaining.

Update to this post. picked by mahler87 6 months 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 8 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 4 months ago

Remember the good old days when you could count on death, taxes and the speed of light. Well we still have death and taxes. Harvard physicist slows and stops light. picked by pulsisx 9 months ago

The Iowa Department of Revenue is taxing jack-o'-lanterns this Halloween. picked by wags273 10 months ago

Okay, this article doesn't have pretty pictures or fancy videos, but it does contian some really important information on the economic platforms of our presidential candidates. If you live in America and plan to vote, please read it (as well as anything else you can find on their platforms). Please, people, let's not vote either way because of race. There's much more to it than that. picked by sykeo56 3 months ago

Make sure you don't throw precious bucks down the drain by avoiding these costly errors. picked by tischzr 1 year ago

Michael Jackson's famed Neverland Valley Ranch in California will be foreclosed and sold on March 19 unless the pop star pays a balance of nearly $25 million, property records showed on Tuesday. picked by punthe 6 months ago

Hardly surprising that a liberal democrat would want to tax more of your income. Of course reverting social security to something close to its original intent might help, but a plan like that wouldn't buy many votes from the entitlement-minded demographic. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago