We the Overtaxed People dread most April 15s but that terrible day has been delayed to April 18 this year. That just puts off by a couple of days what our federal, state, and local governments will do and means we have to listen to whining for a couple of days longer. Continue reading
April 15. Wednesday. Midnight. 60.0 hours from right now.
Most of us will spend every waking hour between now and then assembling this year’s return. Continue reading
I’m sometimes lucky. I’m a Type A so I have drive. I’m a pretty fair researcher so I have knowledge. Unfortunately, I’m pretty smart. I know this because my mom told me so. More important, all of my teachers told me the same thing (usually as part of the sentence, “Dammit, Dick, you’re too smart to have pulled that boneheaded stunt”). Continue reading
We apparently have two choices: (1) raise taxes, or (2) put Washington on a diet. I opt for number (3) change the tax laws _and_ put Washington on a diet. Continue reading