DEBT AND TAXES – PART 4

Do you know how much you paid in taxes for 2010? Oh, sure, you probably remember how much you GOT BACK, or how much you owed when you filed your Return, but do you actually know how much you paid in taxes last year? In 1943, during World War 2, the Federal Government implemented a [...]

LET’S RAISE TAXES

I have to admit that it has taken me a few days to get past the RAGE that I felt hearing President Obama’s (campaign) speech on April 13 at the George Washington University. I’m not the first to say this, but I’ll say it anyway: this was nothing but a President pandering to his base [...]

IMMEDIATE U-TURNS PERMITTED

How can anyone claim to love their country when they’ve been raised to believe that it is “Fundamentally Flawed” or designed to “Profit on the Workers’ Backs?” This isn’t a rhetorical question, and I’d love for someone to explain it to me. Seriously…anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

The Retirement Lie

“What’s so great about Retirement?” Think about it for a moment. If you are one of the millions who work for the weekend, living paycheck to paycheck, what do you have to look forward to with retirement? Sure, you’ll have the TIME to do all of those things you put off throughout the years, but will you have the money?

Medicare: The Ugly Truth

Medicare is thought by most to be “Free” Healthcare for the elderly, and, I’ll admit, I once believed that. In fact, I believed that the only cost to the individual to get Medicare Coverage was taken during the years they are working through the FICA Withholding. But, like many who believe these things, I WAS WRONG!