Tag: income and wealth inequality
member name: Duane B.
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November 27, 2007 10:36 AM EST --
Merrill Lynch has published the 2006 World Wealth Report that provides some interesting details on the 9.5 million high net worth individuals (HNWI) in the world that have . . .
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January 25, 2008 10:20 AM EST --
It looks like the $ 150 billion economic stimulus plan agreed to by the White House and Congress will put a maximum of $1,800 into the hands of a married couple with two . . .
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February 22, 2008 09:57 AM EST --
I always experience a twinge of annoyance and irritation whenever I hear someone in government refer to Social Security and Medicare as an "entitlement" when they are trying . . .
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August 13, 2008 06:54 PM EDT --
Every week I spend an afternoon on a Helpline operated by our local United Way. The purpose of the Helpline is to connect local citizens with social service agencies that can . . .
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January 06, 2008 11:11 AM EST --
Irrespective of who is elected President and what party controls Congress after the November, 2008 election, I make the following predictions for 2009 and beyond:
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August 13, 2008 09:22 PM EDT --
A recent study by the Government Accountability office has determined that from 1998 to 2005 67% of American corporations paid no Federal Income taxes. In addition, the study revealed . . .
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February 29, 2008 09:09 AM EST --
I Gather (pun intended) the 143 responses to my first article on Social Security entitlements indicate a fairly strong interest on this subject. A listing of the specific suggestions . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:40 AM EST --
This morning, March 3, 2008, Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest persons in the world, is the guest of CNBC. The Oracle of Omaha is discussing a wide variety of subjects, including the . . .
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April 13, 2008 02:38 PM EDT --
I have just finished managing a volunteer tax preparation service in conjunction with the IRS. The program is called VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and is designed to assist . . .
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December 02, 2007 02:58 PM EST --
There is a great deal of discussion today about the goal of ending global poverty. It is estimated that 2.5 billion of the world’s population of 6.5 billion, almost 40%, try . . .
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January 14, 2008 10:39 AM EST --
An article that appeared in my local newspaper, The Greenville News , details how the estimated 50,000 illegal immigrants in the Upstate area of South Carolina are . . .
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November 11, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
President John. F. Kennedy is credited with the following quote: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” This quote is often used to justify the reduction . . .
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January 27, 2008 10:42 AM EST --
The defining characteristic of any democracy is the process of citizens voting to elect their government. Our Constitution grants the right to vote to every citizen . . .
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March 31, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
Barak Obama delivered a speech focusing on race relations in America after the firestorm of controversy surrounding the wide viewing of the videos of his Pastor, Jeremiah Wright, delivering . . .
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April 06, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
Our opium poppy eradication program in Afghanistan is an excellent example of the law of unintended consequences. While the goal of substituting other crops for opium poppy production . . .
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April 07, 2008 12:48 PM EDT --
A million jobs lost in the last year, 250,000 since January, 80,000 in March and now that forecast that two million jobs may be lost in the current downturn, with unemployment increasing . . .
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May 19, 2008 01:24 PM EDT --
The May 26 th issue of Time has an extensive article on what moves the next President should make to fix the economy. The article neatly summarizes the position of McCain, Obama . . .
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November 18, 2007 11:55 AM EST --
A report published this week by the Brookings Institute calls into question whether African-Americans have the same opportunity to achieve the American dream of financial security . . .
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January 07, 2008 09:20 AM EST --
The headline of a recent column by George Will accuses Presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and John Edwards of "populist pandering". Words have meaning, and if . . .
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January 07, 2009 12:18 PM EST --
Americans love to complain about their high income tax rates, both Federal and State, but an analysis of the nominal tax code rates and the actual tax rates after all exemptions, deductions . . .
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