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• One mile at a time

  
  The Goat Rope — Authority: 125
  A random animal picture in which Arpad explores his feminine side . The long-running fight over health care reform reached a milestone Saturday as the House of Representatives narrowly passed its version. It has a lot of good features, including a major expansion of Medicaid, a public option, regulations on the ...
  1 day ago

• California Boosts Income Tax Collection by 10 Percent

  
  Roni Deutch: The Tax Lady Blog — Authority: 434
  From the Associated Press: California wage earners will soon notice a little less money in their paychecks. Starting Monday, employers in the cash-strapped state are required to withhold 10 percent more in state income taxes to help ease the budget problems. Its part of a plan to ...
  6 days ago

• Increased Rental Car Taxes

  
  Roni Deutch: The Tax Lady Blog — Authority: 434
  If you travel and rent vehicles often then you may have noticed that you are paying more for your car then you did last year. This is because many struggling local governments have increased the taxes levied on rental cars in attempt to fix budget problems. According to Gary Stoller of the Washington Post ...
  6 days ago

• The Approaching Muni Bond Implosion

  
  The Economic Populist - Speak Your Mind 2 Cents at a Time — Authority: 573
  New York Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch made a statement last week that should have gotten headlines, but didnt. “I believe that the states across the United States will face deficits a year after stimulus ends of $300 billion to $500 billion a year ,” Ravitch told about 200 people gathered at New ...
  1 week ago

• Important News - Oct. 17

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  1) WHY IS OUR US BANKING SYSTEM NOW IN SUCH DIRE STRAITS? (1999) “CONGRESS PASSES WIDE-RANGING BILL EASING BANK LAWS” By Stephen Labaton, NYT - Published: Friday, November 5, 1999 “Congress approved landmark legislation today that opens the door for a new era on Wall Street in which commercial banks, ...
  3 weeks ago

• States Need A 2nd Stimulus

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 139
  Here’s an oldie but goodie from the New York Times’ Michael Cooper : The recent signs of possible improvement in the economy have not trickled down to the states, which continued to be pummeled this spring by the steepest drop-offs in tax collections since comparable data was first compiled nearly half a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Snowe’s Yes Vote and ObamaCare’s Future

  
  RedState — Authority: 801
  While Senator Snowe’s yes vote in the Senate Finance Committee was a shock to liberals and conservatives, it is neither a defeat for conservatives nor a victory for liberals. The bill would have passed Committee regardless of how sen. Snowe voted. Senator Snowe, in her own words, said her vote was a maybe on the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Suit Seeks to Protect California In-Home Care Services

  
  AFL-CIO NOW BLOG — Authority: 651
  California home care workers are under threat from potential devastating budget cuts. This is a report from AFSCME on how these workers are fighting back. United Domestic Workers/AFSCME ( UDW/AFSCME ) has gone to court, along with several other plaintiffs, to prevent more than 100,000 low-income seniors and the ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Rhode Island meets reality model

  
  New World Order University Forum — Authority: 122
  If you are interested in recent economic stories and statistics, Doug Noland has a long blog on recent economic news at PrudentBear. There are signs of recovery as well as worsening. Noland’s important point is that the Fed cannot withdraw from support for mortgage loans without endangering the mortgage market ...
  8 weeks ago

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