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• Same-Sex Divorce Challenges Legal System - msnbc.com (Washington Post)

  Posted on Wednesday January 2nd, 2008 at 19:32 in alimony, same-sex couples, same-sex divorce, same-sex marriage, same-sex unions, tax, taxes, taxpayer

  Just another example of how Washington financially screws same-sex couples. These couples make it a threesome with Uncle Sam. Read and post comments | Send to a fr...

• State Income Taxes

  Posted on Thursday December 27th, 2007 at 15:57 in income tax, states, taxes

  Rather than post the rather long state income tax list, I'm just going to give you the best link I've found. Read and post comments | Send to a friend ...

• Sales Taxes: What Do You Pay?

  Posted on Thursday December 27th, 2007 at 15:39 in sales tax, states, taxes

  Click this table to enlarge. (In fact, click it twice --not a double-click-- to be readable.) These are sales tax rates by state as of one year ago. This is part of my continuing res...

• Buffett urges Senate to oppose estate-tax repeal - MarketWatch

  Posted on Wednesday November 14th, 2007 at 16:07 in democracy, estate tax, Senate, tax, taxes, warren buffett

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• The Fair Tax: A Non-Sequitur

  Posted on Sunday July 15th, 2007 at 00:19 in fair tax, income, income tax, libertarian, mercenaries, protectionism, rich, sales tax, taxes, taxpayer, trade

  There is a group of rich folks and wannabees in various parts of the US who are advocating a 23% sales tax to replace our income tax system. While I am no fan of taxes of any ki...

• Renewable Energy Bill Blocked by GOP

  Posted on Sunday July 8th, 2007 at 12:23 in congress, conservation, energy, oil, Renewable Energy, Republicans, Senate, taxes

  Which is the party of Big Oil? The Grand Oil Party (GOP), of course. The oil industry and its supporters in Congress scored a big victory this afternoon as Senate Republicans blocked a package ...

• Renewable Energy Bill Blocked by GOP

  Posted on Thursday June 21st, 2007 at 22:55 in congress, conservation, energy, oil, Renewable Energy, Republicans, Senate, taxes

  Which is the party of Big Oil? The Grand Oil Party (GOP), of course. The oil industry and its supporters in Congress scored a big victory this afternoon as Senate Republicans blocked a package of ...