FYI, The BLS will discontinue the traditional CPI calculations in December and revise all CPI numbers downward to reflect the chained CPI demanded by the congress.  This will effect the wages/income of almost everyone except members of congress (who voted to increase their income based on their perceived worth and not ...more

As you can see from the other users comments, we never left the "recession".  Increasing taxes and reckless spending have taken most of the world out of the doldrums but have done nothing for the average American.  Your proposals to kill the old and tax the poor while protecting the 10 billion in unpaid taxes that your...more

There is a $10,000 federal fine for each instance of having an illegal immigrant worker.  To my knowledge, it has never been enforced.

At the current time a mortgage is your best investment against inflation.  At the current rate of 3.6% (2.7% after tax adjustments)  your breaking almost even when compared to the 2.4% average inflation over the last 10 years as calculated by the BLS.  This means you just put the money in a government secured bank acco...more

The tax reform bill was to "study", "recommend" and "tax" health care.  The taxes were implemented. The studies were started but many of the recommendations like insurance for prior conditions have been determined as unworkable.  So what part of the 1,000 page document is Baucus talking about?  It seems that the health...more

The reason that Obama's tax rate is so low is that the mass media does not know how to report facts.  Mr. Obama's tax rate is 28% and he is paying about 25% net after adjustments.  Most of the adjustments are charitable contributions which are unlimited under US Tax Code.  The 18% is a fictitious number that the media ...more

It seems preposterous to advocate taxes on the rich and poor (last weeks tirade) and cut services for the elderly (death counseling only for medicaid) when many corporations pay little or no tax.  The tax code that allows delaying taxation of offshore funds and grants credits in excess of tax liability (such as GE's ne...more

When APO establishes a track record in three years this article may be relevant.  I have to agree with DesertRat that most of the gains have been over the past 6 months where the Dow also had a spectacular 30% increase.  This rise is not abnormal considering that over two thirds of APO's assets are leveraged.  With thi...more

The only ocean going cruise ships that I know of that are are US registered are the ones owned by the Chinese firm, White Star Line which markets them as Norwegian Cruise Line.