Two words: Flat Tax.  Get rid of the loopholes and the cunning accounting.  The government would get more money this way, and 97% of the people would actually pay less in taxes.

The main point of the article, we are being taxed to the extreme!    And, $5000 a year for a housecleaner is only $417 a month or $104 a week.  This is more than a reasonable expense for working professionals.   Why don't we cut defense spending?  Why don't we cut entitlements to adults and make it available only ...more

Amoral to default on a loan?  If so, this unfairly puts all of the pressure, onto the borrower.  Both the lender and the borrower knew what they were getting into when they signed the contract.  If the borrower defaults, the lender gets the collateral.  Both parties are responsible and both parties should share in eith...more