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added 2007 Thu Jun 14 21:34:50 by Ginder
Some people get hit hard every year after they have filed their taxes. Most of these people are families. Single people who live in apartments rather than homes and work for an employer rather than for themselves.
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 6:30:18 by Beau7890
In April 1964, when Lyndon Johnson sought to rally public support for his new War on Poverty, he did it while sitting on a pile of two-by-fours on a front porch in Inez, Ky., helping to establish the Appalachian South as a national symbol of economic deprivation. And so it was fitting that John Edwards, announcing his candidacy for president at the
added 2007 Fri May 18 19:56:02 by SusanParrish
Take a look at last year's tax return or your paycheck stub. See how much you pay now in income and Social Security taxes. If yours is a typical middle-class family, that's probably at least $10,000 per year. When we repeal those taxes, what will you do with that extra money?
added 2007 Mon May 14 19:53:59 by JaneMay
Did you know that your writing can turn into a profitable profession? If you play your cards right, your writing can lead to consulting, speaking, and coaching jobs. In theory, anyone can call themselves a freelance writer because there are no rules or qualifications for entry. It doesn't require a college degree.
added 2007 Fri May 4 19:21:11 by Aidenag
The chief executives of America's 500 biggest companies got a collective 38 percent pay raise last year, to $7.5 billion. That's an average $15.2 million apiece. Exercised stock options again account for the main component of pay, 48 percent. The average stock gain was $7.3 million.
added 2007 Wed Apr 18 18:38:57 by populist
Many people aren't aware that America - conceived in liberty in 1776 - didn't have a permanent income tax until 1913. In fact, the Constitution prohibited it. For over a century, the U.S. government survived quite well without an income tax. It operated a small, constitutional government on the revenue from tariffs and excise taxes.
added 2007 Sun Apr 15 2:58:48 by populist
The film first focuses on the US Internal Revenue Service showing that the federal income tax on an individual's wage-paid labor is illegal and unconstitutional because there's no law written requiring that anyone pay it.
added 2007 Tue Apr 10 19:05:49 by Wil
There's been a lot of ballyhoo lately about ballooning executive pay, so here's a look at how CEO incomes rose over the years in relation to Joe Blow's paycheck. It looks like while CEO pay rose 298.2% by 2005, and corporate profits by 106.7%, the average worker pay has only risen by 4.3%
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 14:49:50 by Aidenag
For the first time, more poor Americans live in the nation's suburbs than in all our cities combined.

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added 2007 Mon Mar 26 6:09:50 by Aidenag
Until January, President Bush seldom acknowledged the widening gap between the rich and the middle class. Then, in a speech, he declared: "I know some of our citizens worry about the fact that our dynamic economy is leaving working people behind. ...Income inequality is real." He has raised the subject several times since.
added 2007 Mon Mar 19 19:10:45 by starmuscle
It is time for a TAX REVOLT in this country! The government is the problem, not the solution! I am for a TITHE system. It works great for the church. I will happily give 10% of my earnings.
added 2007 Thu Mar 15 14:33:24 by ochs
A new survey shows that, in the last decade, employer health insurance for low-income workers fell at a rate triple that of wealthier workers.
added 2007 Tue Mar 13 15:37:42 by SusanParrish
2lb block cheese. 2 boxes cereal. 2lbs rice. 3 cans OJ. 3 cans evap. milk. 2 cans apricots. 4 cans veggies. Can of beef. And a jar of PB. It's a rather modest monthly grocery list, but its uncertain fate has caused anxiety among thousands of low-income seniors who rely on the cardboard boxes filled with food they receive from the government.
added 2007 Tue Jan 30 14:00:11 by mkoby
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added 2007 Tue Jan 30 4:32:18 by ljam
How to buy apartment buildings with no money down and create a steady stream of passive income every single month for the rest of your life.
added 2007 Sat Jan 20 18:46:08 by Stephen Johnson
By Daniel Gross - What's hot for 2007 among the very rich? A $7.3 million diamond ring. Safari in Tanzania. Oh, and income inequality. Sure, some leftish, Democratic-leaning billionaires like George Soros have been railing against income inequality for years. But increasingly, centrist and right-wing billionaires are starting to fret about incom
added 2007 Fri Jan 12 20:29:09 by unknown user
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added 2006 Thu Oct 19 14:35:10 by unknown user
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added 2006 Thu Aug 3 18:05:36 by Ousama
Evelyn Dawson and Kevin Manning spent most of their working lives in the same town, living on their paychecks. They now find themselves on opposite sides of a widening wealth gap that increasingly defines American politics and the economy