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Social Security Benefits Rounded Down May. 03, 2023
Q: I've heard that Social Security is cheating me and millions of other Americans out of Social Secu... Read More
How to Have More Money Apr. 04, 2023
You need more money, and you need it now. What are your choices? You have two: You can increase your... Read More
Business or Hobby? Apr. 04, 2023
Doing something fun and making a little money at it? Maybe you sell stuff on eBay, Amazon or Etsy ju... Read More
Here's Why Spending Fights Are Getting More Frequent Feb. 09, 2023
People are uneasy about the debt ceiling fight. Many think it's unhealthy and a sign of poor fiscal ... Read More
How Retirement Benefits Are Figured Feb. 08, 2023
After doing this column for so many years (more than a quarter century now), I've learned there are ... Read More
Why Would Republicans Rule Out Social Security and Medicare Reform? Jan. 26, 2023
If you follow policy debates long enough, arguments you never thought you'd hear can become key comp... Read More
Republicans Must Avoid Repeating History with the Budget Jan. 19, 2023
The long and tedious battle for House speaker ended with the GOP arguably more focused on fiscal res... Read More
Year-end Tax Planning for 2022 (Part 2 of 2) Dec. 06, 2022
As we exit the first "post-COVID year," it's time to start thinking about 2022 tax filings this comi... Read More
How Not to Feel Poor on a Fixed Income Oct. 26, 2022
It's no secret that more and more people — especially seniors on fixed incomes — are sin... Read More
Guaranteed Income: A Slap in the Face to Workers Sep. 21, 2022
Democratic politicians across the U.S. are pushing for guaranteed monthly cash handouts to the poor.... Read More
Who Makes More Money in America? Sep. 21, 2022
The money earned by American households has grown enormously since 1967, when President Lyndon Baine... Read More
Inflation Reduction Act Is the Problem, Not the Solution Aug. 17, 2022
A central pillar of the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act is $80 billion going to the IRS to hire ... Read More
Dems Weaponize the IRS to Silence Critics Aug. 17, 2022
The public should be frightened that Democrats are passing new legislation to weaponize the already ... Read More
1 in 10 US Households in 2019 Worth More Than $1.3 Million Aug. 10, 2022
Ten percent of the households in this country at the end of 2019 — just before the COVID-19 pa... Read More
A Last-Minute Tax Day Guide for Professional Procrastinators Apr. 09, 2022
Progresstination. I accidentally uttered this recently while trying to say "procrastination." It was... Read More
The Wrong Way to Transfer a Real Estate LLC Feb. 01, 2022
"My father died last year owning four residential properties in our area. Three of the properties we... Read More
The New 1099 Requirement for Online Sales Jan. 18, 2022
A little-known (and little-publicized) provision in last year's American Rescue Plan Act is wreaking... Read More
Inflation Has Been Killing You For 40 Years. Why Are You Noticing Now? Nov. 19, 2021
Far be it from me to carry water for the Biden administration or to downplay the impact of inflation... Read More
Some 'Tax Loopholes' Benefit Us All -- and Polis Within Bounds Nov. 11, 2021
We certainly have our policy differences with Jared Polis in his public capacity as Colorado's Democ... Read More
Punishing Achievement Is Punishing Everyone Oct. 27, 2021
This week, Democrats settled on an area of apparent commonality: the desire to eat the rich. Accordi... Read More
