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Could the last person to leave America please turn out the light.

Posted 10 weeks 5 days ago by Paul Michael

Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Credit Cards, Consumer Affairs, Real Estate and Housing, Taxes

I don’t know about you, but I’m more than a little worried by recent economic events. First Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, then Lehman Brothers, and now an $85 billion loan to AIG. Some people would have us believe that despite all of this, the foundations of our economy are strong. But with trillions of dollars in debt now on the table, how long can this country keep racking up the red ink?

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Investment Gains Taxes Increase - The Worst Tax Policy Ever?

Posted 23 weeks 3 days ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Investment, Taxes

Yesterday Paul Michael wrote an article comparing the income tax policies of McCain and Obama and suggested that he would vote for Obama because Obama's tax policy would benefit everyone but the uber-rich. In the comments on the article there are many great comments about the candidates' tax policies and how it is not so simple to say that Obama's plan is better. One particular comment that stuck out to me is about Obama's stance on doubling capital gains taxes, and I think that is possibly the worst tax policy ever, and here is why.

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McCain or Obama? Who’ll be better for your wallet?

Posted 23 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael

Personal Finance

I want to keep this factual. This is not an article on who should be the next President, or as these campaigns usually go, who shouldn’t be President. This is a simple presentation of facts as they stand today. Bottom line - who’d be better for your bottom line next year...Obama or McCain?

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