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Jan 25, 2012 at 11:11 am

Obama’s Right! Economic Equity Is A Matter Of National Security

Obama’s Right! Economic Equity Is A Matter Of National Security

I’ve never had a problem with money. It’s good, it’s green, you can do fun things with it. As a finance professor, though, I learned long ago that there is a difference between appreciating the power of money, and falling in love with it. America is a country that loves money the way Flava Flav loves clocks and fried chicken: it’s entirely over the top. And years of unregulated capitalism are

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WDBZ 1230am

Dec 24, 2011 at 3:06 pm

MC Hammer Vs. Uncle Sam!

MC Hammer Vs. Uncle Sam!

Hammer is back in the news. Not for his many technology or MMA business ventures. TMZ reports that Hammer is going after Uncle Sam!:

As TMZ first reported, the government filed a lawsuit against Hammer and his wife to get the $779,585 it claimed he owed in back taxes.

But Hammer isn’t about to just write a check … he filed a response in federal court this week claims

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Lincoln Ware

Dec 17, 2011 at 11:21 am

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Senate To Extend Payroll Tax Cut for Two Months

Senate To Extend Payroll Tax Cut for Two Months

WASHINGTON — In the ultimate cap to a year of last-minute, half-loaf legislation, the Senate voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to extend a payroll tax cut for a two months, with the chamber’s leaders and the White House proclaiming victory, even as they pushed the issue of how to extend the tax cut and unemployment benefits into the new year.

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In an unusual

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Lincoln Ware

Oct 4, 2011 at 10:30 am

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Pay Up! Majority Of Americans Want More Taxes On The Rich

Pay Up! Majority Of Americans Want More Taxes On The Rich

A new CBS News poll shows that a majority of Americans want more taxes on rich people.

Sixty four percent of Americans want more taxes on people making more than a million dollars a year, while 30 percent want the taxes on the rich to stay the same.

The poll shows support for President Obama’s “Buffett Rule” named after the billionaire who also believes that the rich should be taxed more.

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WDBZ 1230am

Sep 1, 2011 at 12:26 pm

Unlike American CEOs, European Bigwigs Say “Tax Us More”

Unlike American CEOs, European Bigwigs Say “Tax Us More”

Well it isn’t only Warren Buffett asking to be taxed more. A group of European CEOs are asking for France’s government to bring on the taxes.

France’s richest woman and the chief executive over at Ferrari said it’s only fair they “give up more cash.”

Both of them along with 15 other billionaires have begged the treasury to tax them more to help drag France out of the financial crisis.

Now, as both France and

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Lincoln Ware

Feb 11, 2011 at 1:26 pm

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State Funds Could Be Paying For “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” Reality Show

State Funds Could Be Paying For “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” Reality Show

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A producer of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” reality series is listed in an application seeking film production tax credits from the state.

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Lincoln Ware

Dec 17, 2010 at 8:48 am

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Bush Tax Cuts Extension Deal Passes The House

Bush Tax Cuts Extension Deal Passes The House

The tax bill that extends the Bush tax cuts and slashes the estate tax while extending unemployment benefits has passed the House House by a vote of 277-148 and is heading for the President to sign, according to The Huffington Post

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Tom Joyner

Dec 7, 2010 at 7:37 am

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Winburn Amnesty Idea Inspired From Other Cities

Winburn Amnesty Idea Inspired From Other Cities

Yesterday city councilman Charlie Winburn proposed an idea of an amnesty program, which lets people pay their late parking tickets, taxes, and other payments to the city without penalty. Another city has attemped this and has created successful results. Find out what city that is.

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Jeri Tolliver

Apr 15, 2010 at 10:46 am

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Tea Party Tax Protests

Tea Party Tax Protests

Tri-State residents line up for Tea Party tax protests.

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Emanuel Livingston

Mar 24, 2010 at 8:19 am

Countdown to Tax Day

Countdown to Tax Day

Face it: The tax fairies aren’t going to file your tax return for you. Here’s a step-by-step guide to finding and filing those tax forms you’ve been avoiding. Your 15-point tax-return checklist inside…

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