The short answer is 'no.'  Most of us don't benefit from huge tax loopholes.  Close those loopholes and we can talk.

If life went as smoothly for everyone as it apparently has for jasonhador we'd all be in better shape.  What is so difficult about a bank modifying a loan when people hit a rough spot in the road?

@MzAnnie, I understand many people need to do what they can to earn extra money, but all of us would be better off if retailers actually paid all of you a decent wage in the first place.  I was shocked to learn how little WalMart employees make per hour while the upper end of management pockets millions of dollars.  It...more

Hmm .. maybe the wealthy really can't afford to pay more taxes.  We poor folks should have a yard sale to help this rich family pay off some debt!   Where is all that personal responsibility that apparently only applies to those who need food stamps?

We learned from the banks how to treat our homes as a business.  First they caused the financial collapse by gambling with our money.  Then when we didn't have enough money anymore the banks got bailed out with our money.  When our houses were devalued and we still didn't have any money because the banks took it, they ...more

I bought long-term care insurance when young enough that premiums were affordable.  Since then premiums have gone up, coverage is less, and undoubtedly premiums will increase again in the near future.   I put long-term care insurance in the same bucket as a lot of financial advice I was given years ago which include...more

I've done all of the above for years and I'm still broke.  Any good ideas on how to reduce property taxes after an appeal failed?

The fiscal cliff was manufactured by Congress.  It is an illusion that keeps us all believing America is broke when it is not.

That last line about people embracing work because its really about fulfillment is baloney.   I'm retired but may have to find another source of income since the financial institutions gambled with my money and lost.  However, it will be about income.  Fulfillment came with retirement when I finally had time to do t...more