It’s not every day I get plagiarized by Glenn Beck disciples, let alone get written up in the Daily Kos for it, but apparently yesterday was my lucky day. First, the Cincinnati 9/12 Project — part of Glenn Beck’s campaign … Continue reading
And yet another look at the Great 1099 Kerfuffle, albeit this one mostly a rehash of the first one: An until-now unnoticed provision of the new health care overhaul law could change the way U.S. businesses—including freelance workers—prepare for tax … Continue reading
Still more on those changes to 1099 tax form filings for small businesses and the self-employed: The massive expansion of requirements for businesses to file 1099 tax forms that was hidden in the 2,409-page health reform bill took many by … Continue reading
Okay, maybe the crazy right-wingers who think the health care reform law will bring about the end of civilization have a case after all: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — An all-but-overlooked provision of the health reform law is threatening to swamp … Continue reading
This article almost, but not quite, made it into a publication that shall remain nameless. Kill fee in hand, I now make it available to you here, free of charge. On the scale of recent Albany misdeeds – Client 9, … Continue reading
My first article for the relaunched City Limits, about the doomsday budgets proposed for New York city and state, is up. (It’s actually the second article I wrote for them, but is running first — I blame the suits at … Continue reading
Health Savings Accounts, the Bush-spawned health insurance plans that have been derided as a mere tax dodge for the rich, are either in danger of being phased out under health reform, or likely to carry on unimpeded. You make the … Continue reading
The great Emmanuel Saez has done it again: Two-thirds of the nation’s total income gains from 2002 to 2007 flowed to the top 1 percent of U.S. households, and that top 1 percent held a larger share of income in … Continue reading
Under the guise of tax reform, New York’s mayor and city council speaker are trying to push through a loophole for large interstate corporations: You might think that the middle of a recession spawned by massive corporate malfeasance wouldn’t be … Continue reading
The New York City Independent Budget Office has released its eagerly awaited budget options report – okay, eagerly awaited by some people – and I break down the highlights Hint: When raising income taxes looks like the good option, you … Continue reading