After 9/11 there was a large push to prove our economy wouldn't be driven to the ground by the attacks. The big three immediately came out with 0% financing. It worked. Cars began rolling off dealership floors like hotcakes. I know because I myself worked in Ford dealerships for 15 years and was in one at the time. In itself, the incentives were great for business. Granted, they were a gimmick, but they worked. Lets face reality, if I am to loan you $25k, I am not going to do it for f...

We know now that for decades during the Cold War, both sides desparately feared that the "other side" was around every corner just waiting for the chance to devestate the other. As the iron curtain fell, we realized that, Russia had been in no way able to carry out such a dastardly deed upon us. This decade opened with us going into Iraq and overthrowing their government. Now there is talk of events that will lead to a similar outcome in Iran. Now that we have brought capitalism to the Russi...

I understand these concerns. However, my reason for posting the 50 State tax rate table was to point out that our state taxes are in line with other states. What I evidently neglected to mention was how few of these states have any local municipality tax collection. I have lived in MD, CA, GA, IL, VA, NC and SC. Not one of these states has any system of local tax collection on top of their state tax collection. So my question is; How is it they are able to pay for their roads, schools and oth...

I wonder if someone can help me out here. I moved to Ohio a few years ago and I have noticed an alarming local taxation policy here. When we receive our paychecks there is a payroll tax withheld for the municipality of the employer. Understandably this is a means of generating revenue for all cities and towns that have employers. However, as I (and I suspect, a majority of you) do not live in the same town as employment is obtained, the result ends up being that we have taxation without ...

First: Is it easier to hack thousands of retired volunteer poll workers sitting their on election day counting punch cards or, thousands of computers linked to, perhaps, fifty servers? Second: And this is the BIG QUESTION .......... Today, we live in a world where so much personal data is stored, bought, sold and stolen about each one of us. Credit card companies are having their servers hacked, compromising the security of thousands of their members. The IRS is now subcontra...