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Estate Taxes

The Senate is debating the estate tax again. The Republican goal is, as ever, to abolish the tax so that inherited wealth can accumulate more easily. Not that they actually come out and say that of course! No. That would be stirring up a nasty class war, which, of course we mustn’t do because that […]

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The Economy Starts to Slow?

The fact that the number of new jobs created last month was a paltry 75,000 is a good indicator that the economy may be on the brink of a slowdown. The New York Times has a report here: Jobs Report Signals Cooling Economy. This job figure is pretty pathetic and reinforces, yet again, the view […]

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Homeland Security Money to NYC

The annual grant of cash to New York City and to Washington DC has been cut 40% from last year. The New York Times has the story here: Homeland Security Grants to N.Y. and Washington Slashed This has to be a joke right? The Homeland Security Department apparently has “refined” its analysis of risks and […]

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