House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel’s ethics problems continue.Â
House ethics rules prohibit Congressmen from requesting anything of value from any person or entity having any business before Congress.
The New York Times reports that less than a month after he approached AIG for a contribution to a school that City College of New York (CUNY) was building in [...]
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Did House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel Pull a Blagojevich?
January 4th, 2009 · No Comments
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God’s Employee Failed to Pay Employment Tax: Hovind Convictions Upheld
January 1st, 2009 · No Comments
Kent Hovind, alias Dr. Dino, is God’s employee.
But in spite of that, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld his conviction for failing to collect and pay employment withholding taxes, obstructing tax laws, and structuring transactions to avoid financial reporting laws.
His son, Eric Hovind, runs the family business while dad is in the hoosegow. They offer for sale speaking and [...]
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My New Year’s Resolutions Based on Lessons Learned in 2008
December 31st, 2008 · No Comments
I am not a New Year’s resolution kind of guy. If something is worth changing, why wait until the calendar flips to an arbitrarily selected new day.
Just do it now!
To me, resolutions are a convenient way for people to put off doing the hard work of change. It allows them to indulge in their vices and bad habits for [...]
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President-Elect Obama to Move Quickly on Middle Class Tax Cuts
December 30th, 2008 · No Comments
The Washington Post reported yesterday in an article titled Obama Tax Cuts Likely Soon that,
President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan will include an immediate tax cut for middle-class families, and the incoming administration hopes to enact permanent tax cuts soon thereafter, [David Axelrod] a senior adviser to Obama said Sunday.
Axelrod also was asked what [...]
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Merry Christmas Everyone
December 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
O Holy Night by Luciano Pavarotti, the greatest tenor who ever lived.
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