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• Democrat Skelton sides with GOP again, this time on spending

  
  Political Fix — Authority: 621
  Rep. Ike Skelton WASHINGTON — In his latest departure from the Democratic majority and liberals in his party, Missouri Rep. Ike Skelton , D-Lexington, joined congressional Republicans who voted against a wide-ranging $447 billion spending bill Thursday. In a statement entered into the…
  19 hours ago

• Shulman Talks International Tax At GWU

  
  taxgirl — Authority: 540
  Today, the IRS published the “Prepared Remarks of Commissioner Douglas Shulman before the 22nd Annual George Washington University International Tax Conference.” You can read the whole speech here . But for those of you who don’t have the time to read the 2703 word speech, here’s a summary: Shulman ...
  21 hours ago

• Government Needs to Cut £15 Billion from Budget, Think Tank Warns — And BNP Knows Exactly Where

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 605
  The Government needs to cut £15 billion from the budget spend if Britain wants to balance its books, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The British National Party knows exactly how to do this: by halting foreign aid, payments to the EU and stopping the illegal war in Afghanistan. According to the IFS, the ...
  22 hours ago

• A Ray of Light in the Foreclosure Crisis

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 665
  In the midst of slow-moving recovery plans, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is one of the only rays of light that American families have seen. Latino communities continue to struggle with unemployment and foreclosure. In 2009 alone, more than 700,000…
  23 hours ago

• Government and GDP

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 744
  By Chris Edwards The expansion in government and poor state of the economy got me thinking about how government growth is reflected in measured gross domestic product. So here is a wonky look at the treatment of government in the Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP data. Data notes: By “government,” I mean total ...
  23 hours ago

• Guess Who’s Getting a Christmas Bonus

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 665
  Do you think you’ll get a Christmas bonus this year?  I know one person who will — the new chief executive who will take over for Ken Lewis at Bank of America. The bank, whose board met Monday in search of…
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• Sluggish wheels of justice

  
  Overlawyered — Authority: 633
  A case over Rhode Island sludge disposal is finally over after 27 years [ Providence Journal ] Tags: Rhode Island , taxpayers Related posts Station nightclub fire: government defendants settle (2) Yosemite rock-climber’s survivors sue (0) Woman sues Norwalk: my son stepped in dog poop (5) WLF on ...
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• FixAustin.org Supports "Oreos Law"

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 166
  Leaders of the no kill movement endorse Oreos law Michael Mountain, the founder of Best Friends and its recently retired President, sees in Oreos Law a chance to save lives and save taxpayers money. He joins other leaders of the No Kill movement in their embrace of Oreos Law. They are on the front... To read the rest ...
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• Central Valley taxpayers shell out

  
  Overlawyered — Authority: 633
  Civil rights suits are causing a stir in California local government: “The downsides weigh heavily in landmark lawsuits against Modesto and Stanislaus County, which have cost taxpayers $8.3 million and counting, and have not produced more minority office holders or new sidewalks or better storm drains.” [ Modesto ...
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• Healthcare district to hold public hearing on abortion contracts (Travis County, Texas – Austin)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Thursday, The Travis County Healthcare District Board, will vote on whether to continue to pay for abortions. If approved, county taxpayers would continue to spend $450,000 a year, paying for abortions for low income women. Emotions are expected to run high during Thursdays meeting at commissioners court. Opponents ...
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• Bank of America pays back $45B owed to taxpayers

  
  Press Release Distribution - NewsWire- Caymanmama.com — Authority: 513
  Providence, Rhode Island (CaymanMama.com) — Making good on its promise to pay back taxpayers in government bailout funds, Bank of America Corp. repaid the entire $45 billion as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. After announcing its arrangement with the U.S. Treasury to repay the program last week, Bank of ...
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• Spending Our Way Into More Debt

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 744
  By Tad DeHaven Huge deficit spending, a supposed stimulus bill, and financial bailouts by the Bush administration failed to stave off a deep recession. President Obama continued his predecessor’s policies with an even bigger stimulus, which helped push the deficit over the unimaginable trillion dollar mark. ...
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• Pre-Budget Report

  
  Dickiebo — Authority: 147
  Reacting to the 2009 Pre-Budget Report, Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive at the TaxPayers’ Alliance said: “It is unbelievable and completely counterproductive that the Chancellor has decided to increase National Insurance whilst talking about the need for job creation and economic recovery. This is a huge ...
  2 days ago

• Ericsson: In Sweden the phrase “Merry Christmas” translates to “You’re fired”; 946 people axed

  
  PhoneArea.net — Authority: 158
  Ericsson, the number one manufacturer of mobile infrastructure equipment, has announced that they’re planning to cut 946 people in their home country of Sweden with the closure of operations in…
  2 days ago

• Conservatives are wistful, angry and fearful, says patronising think-tank Demos

  
  News Politics — Authority: 141
  Why do socialists always try to psychoanalyse political opponents? Whether it’s Stalin sending capitalist running dogs off to the loony bin, or modern multi-cultis winding up opponents by questioning their psycho-political mental state, it’s a common Leftist tactic to discredit the opposition by using sub-Freudian ...
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• The TARP Three Card Monte

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Good news: the financial bailout part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) looks like it ended up costing about $200 billion less than originally projected ($341 billion). Bad news: the administration seems to think that this has freed up a lot of extra money that they can use for "Stimulus II" for job ...
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• Income-tax Ombudsman : An appraisal

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 454
  The institution of the Ombudsman has been functioning in Mumbai . This is perhaps a good time to assess how it has functioned so far and what needs to be done to improve its effectiveness.2. Over the last six months, it has dealt with about 325... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for ...
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• IT department keeping track of advance tax paid by the companies to increase direct tax collection

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 454
  Taxmen will keep a close watch on corporate advance tax payments as the income-tax department turns the heat on them to shore up direct tax collections that have grown in low single digits in the first eight months of the current financial year. The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...
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• Assessments and Monitored Assessments under the Income-tax Act, 1961

  
  LEGAL & FINANCIAL UPDATES FROM TAX GURU — Authority: 454
  All taxpayers are assessed u/s.143, u/s.147, u/s.148 and u/s.153 of the Income-tax Act, 1961. After filing of return, when an asses see is being assessed by an Assessing Officer, he/she is required to file his/her submissions before the respective... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in ...
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• Dept. of Energy launches fellowship program, strips fridges of Energy Star status and more

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 157
  Bookmark this categoryThe U.S. Department of Energy continues to churn out important announcements — today establishing a fellowship program via its ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) initiative. This news follows the Department’s distribution of $100 million in stimulus grants to experimental ...
  2 days ago

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