Category: Money
Dean Baker on Ben Bernanke: The Senate finance committee overwhelmingly voted to approveBen Bernanke for another four-year term as Federal Reserve board chairman. This is a remarkable event since …
It seems that we have been getting bogus data on the number of jobs "saved or created". From the AP, emphasis mine: A Colorado company said it created 4,231 …
Today at Big Hollywood, Bob Hamer recounts the story of a counterfeit case he worked as an undercover FBI agent. The case is significant because of the roles played …
We need a higher gas tax. So says Robert Atkinson, head of the National Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission. The commission is requesting to raise the tax an additional 10 …
Did this guy itemize? Nearly $3 billion. That's the tax refund requested this year by a convicted armed robber in Pompano Beach, according to a federal indictment. Prosecutors say …
In Canada it is charities that are doing it. Canada's charities, facing falling donations and rising demand from the poor due to the economic crisis, are asking cash-strapped Ottawa …
Some of us have begun receiving those tax rebate or economic stimulus checks. A certain group of married US citizens won't be getting their share. From the San Jose …
Barack Obama has raised more money from more donors than Hillary Clinton, but most of his donors are smaller, and only give money to him, not other Democratic candidates. …
and soon we're talking real money or rather how much the IRS will spend informing taxpayers about their tax rebate checks. From AP- WASHINGTON - At a cost of …
When growing up I spent a great deal of time at horse races. I've seen standardbred(harness horse) races in NY, NJ, NH, FL, OH, PA, IN, IL, DE, MI, …
