My recent survey produced a variety of ideas, but most of them had these common elements: replace the Internal Revenue Code with a simpler model, encourage businesses to increase employment, and insist upon tort reform everywhere.
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The British National Party (BNP) have been hitting the headlines a lot this week which if that was their main aim, it has been a success. However, the news yesterday told us that the BNP has compared UK Generals to Nazi War criminals. An unusual way to win over the voters you might think?
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A reader asked what instantly enters my head when I hear the words "Electoral College."
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The Federal Reserve has determined that household net worth–all the things of value a person has like houses and checking accounts–dropped nine percent in the last three months. This is the biggest quarterly decline in over fifty years. Things seem bad for the average American these days, but nine percent is nothing compared to the 25% drop in wealth of Dell Inc. CEO Michael Dell.
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Rep. Dean Heller recently led local newspapers to believe that he is considering not running against Harry Reid in 2010. Heller seems pretty happy with his spot in the first district and is even fonder of his seat with the Ways and Means Committee. Who could blame him, it's the most influential financial committee in politics. He's served his district well after winning the seat in 2006 by a narrow margin.
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When Sarah Palin recently resigned as Governor of Alaska, most commentators wrote her political obituary. Without a power base in the statehouse, it was said, she would have no chance at a national role. Her somewhat stumbling resignation speech was taken as a proof that the Palin phenomenon was fading away.
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There is a provision in the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 that allows first time home buyers the ability to receive a credit on their taxes of up to $7,500 for purchasing a home. There is also a provision in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that expands this tax credit for qualified first time home owners. The provision is called the first-time homebuyer credit.
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Who would have thought it? Vegetables are being grown at Buckingham Palace for the first time since World War Two. The Queen has installed a vegetable and fruit patch already successfully yielding a bounty of Cambridge Favourite strawberries, which were served to her and Prince Philip on his 88th birthday.
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Amazingly there are several different types of military knives used by those in the military around the world. Those individuals for hand-to-hand combat choose dozens of these knives. While others in the military actually choose ankle knives for throwing. Among the many different military knives an individual can find a serrated knife as well as futuristic looking knives and yet all have high carbon steel blades that will last a long time.
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Don't wait too long to file for disability. Economic and physical situations change often, and you could end up not being able to help yourlself.A recent conversation with a middle-aged gentleman brought a dangerous situation to light. Apparently, he took an early retirement at age 50 from his former employer, and with his small retirement pension and his 401K accounts he was able to sustain a modest, comfortable standard of living. Unfortunately, falling stock values have cut his 401K and IRA funds down to about half of what they once were and his income has now fallen well below what he needs to stay afloat.
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