by Leif Jensen | Dec 10, 2012 | General |
The government is now creating a comprehensive national database on home mortgages. This is intended to assist regulators in keeping an eye on the quality and quantity of loans. It should also signal any looming system wide risks (this is going to work). Information...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 4, 2012 | General |
I have received a number of inquires regarding the personal impact of the pending “fiscal cliff.” Unfortunately there are no easy answers to these questions, but there is some help available. The Urban Institute and Brookings Institution’s jointly run Tax Policy...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 4, 2012 | General |
Looks like it is time to stock up on “Forever Stamps”, at least the postal increase will be implemented after the holiday season. On January 27, 2013 postal rates will go up again for first-class mail, catalogs, and other mail. The U.S. Postal Service continues to...
by Leif Jensen | Dec 3, 2012 | General |
Do the police need judicial approval to read your e-mails? Should the police need judicial approval to sift through personal e-mails? The answer to the first is no. The answer to the second one is undecided for now. Privacy advocates screaming yes to both questions....
by Leif Jensen | Dec 3, 2012 | General |
The question that was asked all through the election was: Do the rich pay taxes? Do they pay enough in taxes? The Democrats stated no, at least to the second question. The Republicans said yes, to both questions. According to the new IRS statistics, it shows the...
by Leif Jensen | Nov 30, 2012 | General |
Are you one of those people who like to file early and get your hands on your refund? Well you may have some difficulties this tax season. Since Congress continued delaying the finalizing of the 2012 tax rules will cause additional delays with the filing season....
