African country prohibits witches from flying higher than 150 meters
1:28 AM 05/17/2013
In the country of Swaziland, witches are no longer allowed to fly higher than 150 meters in the air, lest they be subject to arrest and heavy fines.
Report: Government owes small businesses millions
A year-long investigation into a federal contracting program revealed that the government owes over 1,000 small businesses millions of dollars from unpaid contract obligations.
Study: Size of men’s biceps can determine views on redistribution
1:24 PM 05/15/2013
Men's brawn may be an indicator of their attitudes on economic redistribution, a new study finds.
Unemployment remains high among young Americans
11:26 AM 05/03/2013
The unemployment number for April came in lower than expected, bringing wide relief and sending stock index futures through the roof . Many young Americans, though, have not experienced much benefit from the recovery.
Libertarian presidential hopeful only accepting gold, Bitcoin for donations
3:23 PM 05/01/2013
While the 2016 presidential election is still far off, one hopeful is getting a head start on fundraising by accepting unorthodox forms of campaign donations.
Reporter describes team’s wins as ‘a tremendous amount of sex’ [VIDEO]
1:19 PM 05/01/2013
Sex? Success? What's the difference, right?
Mike Tyson: ‘I look foward to paying my taxes’
4:19 PM 04/30/2013
Unlike just about every American in the country, the once-financially troubled Mike Tyson now looks forward to paying his taxes.
Skepticism about Treasury claims of debt paydown
3:28 PM 04/30/2013
The Department of the Treasury announced yesterday that it will begin paying down the debt for the first time in six years this quarter. But experts say the plan is less than meets the eye.
Changes in GDP measurement create growth out of thin air
12:02 PM 04/30/2013
The art of measuring the size of the economy just got a new box of crayons.
Latin American dictator slams US for rejecting gun background checks
10:34 PM 04/29/2013
Despite his own checkered human-rights track record, newly re-elected Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa this week slammed the U.S. Senate's rejection of a proposal to expand federal background check regulations, asking "who had appointed the U.S. arbiter of good and evil to rule on human rights in other countries."
Online sales tax bill may be dead on arrival in House
11:40 AM 04/29/2013
The online sales tax bill will face an uphill battle in the Republican-dominated House of Representatives, despite broad bipartisan support in the Senate.
Maryland county executive resists ‘rain tax’
2:04 AM 04/27/2013
Officially titled the "storm water management fee," Maryland's "rain tax" received its first pushback this week from Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman.
Online sales tax lobbyist: Constitution ’18th-century document,’ holding industry back
4:44 PM 04/26/2013
As the debate over the merits of an online sales tax policy that would allow states to collect tax from vendors outside their state boundaries brews, a lobbyist for the National Retail Federation, a group supporting the proposed legislation, dismissed the United States Constitution as an "18th-century document."
Poll: Americans say no to soda and candy taxes
12:36 PM 04/25/2013
A new poll indicates that Americans would like to eat their junk food in peace and without interference from the government.
Outcry against online sales tax mounts as Senate votes to proceed
12:36 AM 04/25/2013
Critics of the online sales tax proposal ramped up their criticism Wednesday as the Senate prepares to consider the bill.
Online sales tax overwhelmingly passes cloture vote
6:28 PM 04/22/2013
The Marketplace Fairness Act, which would allow states the mechanism to start collecting taxes for online sales, overwhelmingly passed a Senate cloture vote Monday night, circumventing regular order and drawing concern from a minority of Senators over the end of the debate on the proposal. Seventy four Senators voted in favor of the motion, while 20 dissented.
Analysis: Top 1 percent to pay two thirds of Obama tax hike
5:06 PM 04/22/2013
A new analysis released Monday by the Tax Policy Center finds that President Obama's newest budget proposal will leave the top one percent of earners with two-thirds of the tax increase burden suggested by the administration.
Men’s underwear indicator points to recovering economy
1:35 PM 04/22/2013
During economic downturns, retail sales may slow or even grind to a halt. But the latest data suggests men are buying the bare essentials.
EBay leverages users to oppose online sales tax legislation
12:55 PM 04/22/2013
In an effort to sway public opinion against pending legislation to pass an online sales tax, eBay president John Donahoe launched an all-out email campaign Sunday morning, leveraging the auction site's nearly 40 million small online merchants to contact Congress on the issue of online sales tax.
GAO: Corporations saving $181 billion through tax breaks
2:25 AM 04/17/2013
The federal government continues to forgo more money to corporate tax expenditures, in the form of corporate subsidies and tax loopholes.
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