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Jimmy McMillan – Rent Is Too Damn High
Jimmy is back! He’s running for mayor of New York City, again. Jimmy McMillan has updated his anthem tag-line “The Rent Is Too Damn High” spruced it up and released a pretty hip video. I agree with Jimmy; the rent … Continue reading
Fed: Redesigned $100 bill coming in October
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will begin circulating a redesigned $100 bill this fall, more than two years after its initial target. The Fed has set a target date of Oct. 8. The redesigned note incorporates added security … Continue reading
Credit History Discrimination
By The Editorial Board People fall behind on their bills for many reasons — a recession that costs them jobs, a divorce, an illness. Now comes a further obstacle to getting their lives in order: employers who screen job applicants … Continue reading
How long it takes to cover rent in major U.S. cities
By Matthew Tarpey Most experts agree that about one-third of your salary should go toward paying rent. Unfortunately, in some cities that’s a tough goal to achieve. Using data from Economic Modeling Specialists International, along with average rent costs provided … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartment, budget, CA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, life, Los Angeles, money, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, rentals, San Antonio, San Diego, San Jose
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5 Ways Our Tax Code Benefits the Rich and Screws Everyone Else
By Travis Waldron Happy tax day! Today is Tax Day, the day on which federal and state taxes are due for all Americans. Republicans have, of course, spent the year since Tax Day 2012 arguing that tax rates are too … Continue reading
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Tagged economy, money, politics, Ronald Reagan, Tax Day, Tax law, Tax rate, taxes, United States
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What the U.S. Can Learn From Africa’s Booming Economy
Given continued economic weakness in the U.S., it’s easy to imagine that the rest of the world remains similarly stuck. But there is one region of the world that is showing signs of economic strength in new and unexpected ways. … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, business, economy, money, Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia
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Five myths about the minimum wage
By Betsey Stevenson In February’s State of the Union address, President Obama provoked conservatives’ ire by proposing an increase in the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $9. Especially in a struggling economy, wouldn’t a minimum-wage boost increase unemployment … Continue reading
The Holy Trinity Of Startup Success: Purpose, Culture, Reward
By Trevor Blake Last time I looked, there were 19,200 book titles available for purchase at Amazon under the category “Organizational Behavior.” I checked out a few of the top sellers and found a familiar pattern. Not one is written by an author … Continue reading
16 Giant Corporations That Have Basically Stopped Paying Taxes — While Also Cutting Jobs!
March 18, 2013 |By Paul Bucheit Outside the stadium our nation’s kids and seniors and low-income mothers may be dealing with food and housing cuts, but on the corporate playing floor new low-tax records are being set again this year. … Continue reading
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Tagged business, economy, money, poverty, tax, Tax cut, United States
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How corrupt is New York? Very
By Greg David New York is more corrupt than other states, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Tuesday, in announcing the arrest of state Sen. Malcolm Smith and others in the latest bribery scandal to rock the Empire State. He didn’t say how … Continue reading →