Happy Tax Day…Have some ice tea on me.
Here’s my contribution to today’s tax day festivities: an effort to get you to think about federal taxes a little bit differently than usual. Normally, when we talk about taxes,
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David Brooks spends a good deal of time laying the grounds for a non-blame blame for this economic meltdown. While saying, “Banks got too big to manage. Instruments got too
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 This week, I will vote against the massive $3.6 trillion budget proposed by President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress, and Texans deserve to understand why.
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You really have to wonder about the memories of your everyday Republicans. You almost have to believe they think our memories match their own. That seems to be the audacity
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I discovered Mary Gauthier a few years ago and have been adding her cd’s to my collection ever since. She tells stories with a voice that lets ya know she
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Over the centuries, the United States has been most conspicuous for one trait: manic energy. Americans work longer hours than any other people. We switch jobs more frequently, move more
Continue readingHow the Crash Will Reshape America | Richard Florida
An extremely interesting analysis of the state of the economy and where it may lead from here. Thanks to Jason Kottke for the pointer If anything, our government policies should
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What’s wrong with this picture? Texas receives far more federal funding for abstinence education than any other state, yet in the latest government survey, it ranks third highest in the
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