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States Slammed by Tax Shortfalls
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States are being forced to slash spending and cut jobs in order to close a projected $40 billion shortfall in the current fiscal year. That gap is the result of broad economic weakness at the state and local levels that could cause pain throughout this
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Cayman Island Office Building Home to 9,000 U.S. Tax Cheats
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/07/9108_bu...Corporate America and its wealthy executive class has had it good under the Bush administration. Not only has it benefited...
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in Consumer Spending | Economy | Real Estate | Taxes and Policy Nice interactive chart on the Beige Book accompanies this realistic article on the precarious conditions of State finances: "The stumbling U.S. economy is forcing states to slash
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Saving for a Rainy Day
http://ktcatspost.blogspot.com/2008/07/saving-for-rainy-day.......is completely out of fashion. Today's Wall Street Journal has a page one article that discusses how many states are facing serious budget shortfalls because the business cycle is turning down after many years of expansion. The result? Big cuts in
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WSJ: States Slammed by Tax Shortfalls
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/comments/2008/07/wsj-states-sl...Nice interactive chart on the Beige Book accompanies this realistic article on the precarious conditions of State finances: "The stumbling U.S. economy is forcing states to slash spending and cut jobs in order to close a projected $40 billion shortfall
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