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Friday Stack: Tax Haven Edition
I do not advocate or promote the practice of deliberately breaking the law in order to avoid paying the taxes for which you are legally obligated. Tax fraud is wrong, no matter how oppressive our government becomes. However, I believe that just profi...
The United States should become a tax haven
From Wikipedia, a tax haven is a place (usually a country) where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. It is commonly stated that our government has a difficult time exactly defining a tax haven, but usually tax havens have some or al...
Friday Stack: File your taxes on time Edition
Unless you are a member of Congress . . . or a member of the Obama administration . . . or simply don’t feel like it. Interesting news articles from the week: I have been getting a lot of my news from a brand-new site called Great Nexus. It is ...
Will you attend a tax tea party on April 15?
I am a big fan of the original Boston Tea Party. I think it was smart, funny and made a strong point about taxes that has resonated down through the ages. The original Boston Tea Party was more or less a satire that highlighted the tyranny of the Kin...
I accept government handouts
I am dependent on the federal government. Yes, the hard right fiscal conservative who wants the central government out of education, finance, transportation, religion, speech and just about everything except for defense . . . is on the government dol...
We will become a nation of tax cheats
I read a theory once that stated if a certain percentage of the population starts to break a particular law, then that law can no longer be enforced. I don’t recall the exact percentage, but I would make an educated guess that it lies somewhere...
Supply, demand, oil and profit
Just a few comments about the major economic story of the summer: Many pundits and politicians have blamed high gas prices on the lack of competition between the oil companies. I think that theory can be laid to rest. Competition is alive and well in...
No sales tax for shopping online
Sometimes I am a little slow. Mrs. Rocket agrees with that statement - as long as I remove the word sometimes. I recently made a purchase through my Ebates account and I just realized that online shopping is tax-free! Yesterday, Ebates sent out a sur...
The stimulus package is a crock
We talk about taxes quite a bit on rocket finance. I am generally in favor of any type of tax cut and/or reductions in government spending. Naturally, I have received several questions about the tax rebate that is part of the government stimulus pack...
Can Ireland inspire a US economic recovery?
A couple of weeks ago, Randall from Credit Withdrawal and I engaged each other on the subject of taxes. I generally oppose tax increases and I happen to support tax cuts for the rich . . . even though I am far from rich. . .but that is another issue....
Something Extra: Lincoln’s View
I came across an old blogpost by Jenna at moneybucks coffee. In it, she posts a list of President Abraham Lincoln’s views on personal finance. I found them fascinating and enlightening especially in light of recent discussions. I strongly enco...
Rocket’s Reply to Randall’s Rebuttal
Even though I am passionate about taxes, politics and finance, I try to season my speach with grace and a friendly smile. Just because we differ on policy does not mean that I don’t find value in Randall’s writing at Credit Withdrawa...
Something Extra
I’m jumping in with an extra post today. Here are some articles that you should read: Randall’s Rebuttal on the issue of taxes. Madison at My Dollar Plan begins a series on money advice for all ages with financial strategies for infants a...
Family Feud on taxes
Randall, from CreditWithdrawal, a member of my blogroll that I read often, recently posted a list that he saw on the somewhat popular gameshow, Family Feud. The question was How do you want your tax money spent? You can read Randall’s commen...
