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bbadsenji
I've heard a lot of people complain about taxes. Yet they want to be protected (military, etc), want good roads and safe bridges, clean water, and on and on. People without children, or whose children are grown complain about paying taxes for schools. Yet they want to be served in stores by people who can count out their change (so do I!). I don't complain about taxes except for 2 things: 1)...
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AP Roll the dice...shuffle the deck...let the games in D.C. begin at our expense! What exactly happens when the government shuts down? Does the mail stop? Do the schools shut down? Do police and firefighters show up for work? Do the wars end? No - all of that will still go on. So, do seniors still get social security checks? Do our veterans still get their benefits? Does our Congress still...
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WH Interactive Budget Wanna know what all of the pieces to our national budget are? Click to see an interactive version of the proposed 2012 federal budget. Are you surprised by what we actually spend money on? Did you think we spent more or less in certain areas? Where do you think we should cut back?
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Photo Google Images This little piggy went wee wee wee all the way home! Americans are saving money again. The Washington Post reports that Americans are paying down debts and boosting personal savings more quickly than expected. Why is that news? Well, other than just showing that we learned our lesson from Mother Goose, it means that we’ll be out there spending money sooner, rather than later…translation:...
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Photo Google Images We love the middle ground, right MAMAs? It’s where we can meet and find solutions. Not everyone ends up totally satisfied, but at least something gets done. In the real world, this might be true, but let’s see if it works in Washington. The President has backed his budget out of the garage today to give it a little test drive...it may appeal a little to each side, and might give them a...
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Photo newscom UPI/Roger Wollenberg Update, 12/17/09: Tax cuts passed, Obama signed the legislation. Now unemployment will be extended for another year, there will be a payroll tax holiday, Obama middle class tax cuts extended for one year, Bush tax cuts extended another 2 years.
Original post 12/16 - The Senate passed the tax cut package proposed by the President, who is now urging the House to do the same…and quickly.
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