"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
From David Greenwald, editor of California Progress Report, on Facebook, commenting on the Republicans voting out their Senate leader because he said taxes are necessary to balance the budget. So the word is the Republicans found the most anti-government leader…
UBS helped wealthy customers avoid US taxes. They have admitted guilt but there will be no prosecutions (why?) however they will pay $780 million in fines. However, as part of the agreement, UBS will also drop the dime on their…
Republicans in the California legislature ousted their leader at 1 am this morning after he said taxes might need to be raised in order to balance the budget. No one wants higher taxes. But a budget needs to be passed.…
Comedian Louis C.K. says we’re the “crappiest generation of spoiled idiots” and maybe a collapse of the economy that leads to riding donkeys with clanking cans would be a good thing. Let’s see. He probably flew to the show on…
The Spectator (UK) wonders, does Britain now own the banks or do the banks own the taxpayers? RBS’s £2 trillion of liabilities dwarfs not only the government reserves but the entire UK economy. Brown hasn’t so much nationalised the banks,…