"His [Romney's] tax rate is equivalent to the one paid in 2011 by those making $16,751 to $68,000 who were married and filed jointly." THIS IS A BOLD FACED LIE!!  If you are a married couple and make $17,000, you pay $0 in federal income tax.  This author is confusing (probably intentionally) the idea of an "avera...more

I think that the bill that she is ending up with, $5000 is probably pretty appropriate.  She went to ANOTHER COUNTRY, and didn't think that maybe data and texts would be expensive?  Come on!  Also, in the article, it mentions that data plans can be had for relatively cheap, then overages are expensive.  DUH.  How do ...more

This guy will likely not suffer too badly if the tax cut end in the top tax bracket, especially since he is not very far into that bracket.  However, I find it interesting that people scoff at the idea that he will need to FIRE EMPLOYEES.  Isn't unemployment one of the major problems we are currently facing in this cou...more

I have a hard time seeing rich people as being evil, as this writer would have you believe.  Perhaps this is because I have aspirations to make wise decisions and use my creativity and knowledge to produce something that others want, but cannot create on their own, thus becoming wealthy.  One of the points made in th...more

I agree with Jweese, (the first person to post a response) in that your retirement is absolutely your responsibility.  That either means becoming educated on the workings of the stock market, or hiring someone who is already educated.  There is no excuse for ending up broke when you retire if you have worked at a decen...more

Who on earth eats 1 CUP of ketchup, barbeque sauce, or salad dressing?  Seriously, how about they use some actual serving sizes.

The advice given in this article is probably good for most people who own cars.  If you have even a slight inclination for mechanical things, however, you should not let the certified tech.'s tell you not to touch anything under your hood.  With a decent manual and some research on the internet, I have been able to rep...more

How do articles like this make it to the front page of MSN?  How many un-substantiated claims are made in this article?  A large portion of this sounds like it is just some guys opinion.  Please cite your sources for the following statement and what measures are used to define better care: almost every other industria...more

It is pathetic that people are unable to absorb $20,000 for life saving treatments, when they are likely willing to put down the same amount or more for a car.  If you are "solidly" middle class, your family should be making something like 60K to 70K a year since the "average" family income is around 50K.  If you put a...more