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Who Really Pays Unfair Taxes?95

Who Really Pays Unfair Taxes?

The blogosphere has been throwing a lot of statistics around, trying to claim that one segment of the population or another pays too much or too little in taxes. I’d like to take a closer look at some of those statistics and show how they don’t mean what most of us think they mean.

113 comments    money politics income
The Death of the Social Security Program66

The Death of the Social Security Program

I'm sure by now most americans know about the Associated Press report released on April 23. According to a report issued by the 'trustees' that oversee the retirement and disability fund, by 2033 the Social Security program will cease to exist. The...

2 comments    money income government
Lone Parents only need to earn £10 in a year to become self employed  - Get benefits help (UK)80

Lone Parents only need to earn £10 in a year to become self employed - Get benefits help (UK)

Lone parents can get all kinds of financial help when they go self employed. If you are on a low income then there's no need to struggle by, you could get housing and council tax benefits, working tax credits, child tax credits and child benefits. Even if your income is as little as £10.00 within your first year of self employment.

2 comments    self employment self employed
Filing Taxes as a Self-Employed Freelance Writer84

Filing Taxes as a Self-Employed Freelance Writer

This Hub provides tips for people who are filing their taxes as a self-employed freelance writer for the first time.

10 comments    president obama irs home office
Disabled Military?  Check Out All  Available Financial Resources57

Disabled Military? Check Out All Available Financial Resources

Counting Down to Discharge Day - For most Active Duty Military this is usually a time of celebration. For others, it can be a confusing and scary time especially if you are disabled. In 1996 while serving in the US Coast Guard my discharge day was...

3 comments    education financial help
Retirement Humor and Other Facts81

Retirement Humor and Other Facts

A fun and humorous look at retirement.

42 comments    money friends fun
Cat Food For Grandma? Adopt Paul Ryan's Path To Prosperity, And Grandma Can't Even Afford Cat Food!80

Cat Food For Grandma? Adopt Paul Ryan's Path To Prosperity, And Grandma Can't Even Afford Cat Food!

Does Paul Ryan, the ultimate GOP Transformer, have an issue with old people? The evidence says yes, and it is outlined in Ryan's latest version of "Weaning Grandma From Welfare And On To Cat Food!", otherwise known as "The Path To Prosperity". John...

29 comments    medicare gop core values
How to Obtain a US Student Visa72

How to Obtain a US Student Visa

This visa is one that tells the immigration officer that you would like to go to the United States to become a temporary resident, and study. Although this is a Non-immigrant visa like the visitors visa or Business visa it has more benfits. For...

6 comments    travel contest student
Politicians Cause Poverty And Debt.76

Politicians Cause Poverty And Debt.

Democrat politicians want us to be poor and in debt. Republican politicians don't much care one way or the other. Neither is on the side of the little guy, and when they work together, debt and poverty increase. Look at the facts. What does the...

4 comments    government debt loans
Intellectual Dishonesty in American Politics70

Intellectual Dishonesty in American Politics

There's lots of finger pointing going on now days. Republicans say the Democrat party is a bunch of lying scoundrels. Democrats retort that Republicans are giving lying scoundrels a bad name. As usual, the truth is something else. Lets examine a...

11 comments    politics stimulus tax cuts
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