Here’s an idea, and I’m bad with math, so bear with me as I figure this out.
There’s a company hit by the bad economy. Let’s call it Acme Co. So, say Acme Co., with its 100 employees, has to cut its workforce by 20%. That means 20 people are going to lose their jobs, right? [...]
For the wonky crowd out there, here’s a bit of good news for you. The Congressional Budget Office has release something new!
Called the “Estimated Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Employment and Economic Output from January 2010 Through March 2010″ (one thing my government certainly does is use lots of words [...]
From CNN:
The USA Today article:
Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman’s presidency, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data found.
Some conservative political movements such as the “Tea Party” have criticized federal spending as being out of control. While spending [...]
Today is the last day new home buyers can squeak under the wire to qualify for the Recovery Act’s $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax credit. And from the news reports I’ve been reading, there’s lots of folks doing their best to squeak under that generous wire.
USA Today, April 29, 2010
After breaking up with [...]
Tune in tonight at 7:15pm to watch live as Jean Dubofsky debates Dave Kopel on whether Colorado Attorney General John Suthers’ lawsuit is a principled stand for states’ rights or a waste of taxpayer money.
And join the conversation on Twitter. Use the hash tag #hcrsuit.
On March 24, 2010 President Obama signed the hard [...]
This is pretty cool. Colorado’s Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) is offering rebates for various energy upgrades starting today. It’s part of the state’s ‘Recharge Colorado’ campaign.
The plan is this: Nearly $4.5 million of Recovery Act funding will be offered as appliance rebates to Colorado residential consumers who replace an existing [...]
Saw this editorial on the Denver Post online today and thought it was worth sharing. It’s from the folk over at the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute.
Millions benefit from tax cuts
By Kathy White
Today, as tens of thousands of Coloradans file their returns, it’s a good time to remind ourselves that almost every one [...]
For most people, April 15th is a day to dread. Tax Day. The agony of paying up to the government. The pain of confusing forms and nerve wracking line items and stacks of receipts and numbers, number, numbers. As the daughter of an accountant, April 15th was a holiday for me though. It meant I [...]
There’s been a lot of talk lately about government and taxes. Talk that can get pretty heated pretty quickly. Which raises the question, “What should government do?” There are those who think all government is bad and as the line goes, should be “drowned in a bathtub.” And there are those who think government should [...]