On Marijuana Tax, Colorado Asks: What’s Too High? If marijuana is legalized and properly regulated, its proponents have long said, it could generate millions of dollars in state tax revenue. But how the drug should be taxed has proved to be a thorny question. More
Senate planning vote on Internet sales tax bill The days of tax-free online shopping could finally be numbered. The Senate is planning to vote on a bill as soon as Monday that would give states the authority to collect sales taxes on all Internet purchases, handing local governments as much as $11 billion per year in added revenue that they are legally owed — but that hasn’t been paid to them for years. More
Where do more tax cheats live? South and West, IRS study shows Worried the Internal Revenue Service might target you for an audit? You probably should be if you own a small business in one of the wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles. You might also be wary if you're a small-business owner in one of dozens of communities near San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta or the District of Columbia. More
Obamas paid $112,000 in taxes in 2012 President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama paid more than $112,000 in taxes in 2012, an effective federal income tax rate of more than 18% for 2012, according to the White House. The Obamas and Vice President Biden and his wife released their tax returns Friday, three days before the April 15 tax filing deadline. More
Mitt Romney Praises Donald Trump's New Attorney General Nominee Senator Mitt Romney, a Utah Republican and a vocal critic of Donald Trump, praised the president-elect's second nomination for U.S. attorney general on Friday. Romney, the sole Republican senator ... 11/22/2024 - 10:48 am | View Link
Guest opinion: Mitt Romney: A mixture of bravery and political expediency It took tremendous courage for Romney to split with his party and cast those impeachment votes. His dedication to personal principles earned him the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2021. 11/2/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
The Thanksgiving Day games are as follows, all times shown are Eastern:
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions (Thanksgiving) Thu 12:30p CBS
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys (Thanksgiving) Thu 4:30p FOX
Miami Dolphins at Green Bay Packers (Thanksgiving) Thu 8:20p NBC
And for Black Friday:
Las Vegas Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs (Black Friday) Fri 3:00p Prime Video
Who are you rooting for? And it's an open thread.
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