Spending has to be cut.  I cannot buy Keynsian arguments.  No one in Washington, DC has seriously considered spending cuts; only reduced spending in relation to a previous fiscal year?  Then the follow up is a "crisis" budget gap that the media will sell to the public.  No more revenue talk without spending cuts.

VjinNJ you are right.  I guess most people don't bother to work the numbers.  I had to explain the same thing to a Social Security Administration employee here in Baltimore!!!

@jimmcanton  who asked you

Consider that it was Congress that did NOT adjust the maximum deductible IRA contribution to match inflation for a very long time.  They created the people at the lower end in a bind by not raising this minimum.  And time is not on the side of someone 50+ once the rule is changed.    Congress knows that 2.7 trilli...more

I don't get the Walmart experience.  They do not fix what they sell.  So when I buy electronic trash, something designed to fail/outdated in less than one year, why buy something with no support?

If you are a fan:   live sports that are not locally available to attend but are ONLY on cable or sat dish.   Especially since much of this is subject to contract negotiations with the sport's sanctioning body you may not see any of your favorite live events with rabbit ears (still valid with the new standard).

True enough.  Then you could also have this Conversion count as income towards your Alternative Minumum Tax calculation.  Good Luck to all!

Real estate agent huh?  Sell, Sell, Sell.....but omit all of the downsides....  Spending money on maintenance is usually a bigger expense than expected.  Especially when a foreclosed property is abandoned by someone who was upset that they were forced out of the propertly.   And getting the fix-up costs and initial inv...more

why sneak up to a red light.  riding the brake for a quarter mile.  this wastes fuel.