Here’s a Reason To Keep Them Tax Rebates Coming?

Vanity Fair reported the other day about the cost of Cindy McCain’s opening night outfit.Cindy McCain’s $300,000 Outfit
But if that wasn’t enough, it is reported that it was paid for with GW’s tax cuts. Tax cuts that McCain wants to keep permanent. No Wonder! Check this out.Bush’s Tax Cuts Pay For Cindy’s Outfit
According to an [...]

Going back some fifty years or so, is there really an ideological difference….

between liberals and conservatives, or is this difference somewhat contrived, and the result of catering to right-wing and left-wing fringe groups, so as to win elections. Do the conservatives and liberals, as originally defined, have the same basic goal – the preservation of Constitutional liberties for all – and a different take on the means [...]

What does your avatar mean?

Mine is a photo of a professor from U.C.S.F. that makes over $270,000 in salary (plus far more in speakers fees and board appointments) a year at an anti-poverty rally on Russian Hill in San Francisco. A wealthy, supposedly educated publicity whore. Just like me. LOL
San Francisco
Cities mentioned in this Post: San FranciscoCountries [...]

(Based on another question) What steps should a person take if they are in a controlling

relationship ? I’ve always recommended communication between the two mates and counseling. Failing that I’ve recommended just leaving, which for some is very difficult due to certain circumstances. I have in the past rescued women from the home(not recommended for others to do), given them a place to stay until housing could be found for [...]

Does the government have a bottomless pit of finance?

I remember when there was talk of Gordon Brown’s

Have we been brainwashed to think that revolving credit is a good thing?

It used to be (ha!) that people waited until they could afford things before they bought them. Then it became commonplace to buy things and pay for them later. Owing money used to have a stigma attached (other than a home/car). They used to be called Second Mortgages and raised eyebrows. Now they’re called Home [...]

How do bankers drafts work?

If I receive one in payment for something, is there any way of it being revoked?
What should I look for with regards to detecting counterfeits?

What would you do with $80,000?

It’s being reported the Gov. Spitzer D-NY governor spent $80,000 since 2002 on his recreational activities.What would you do with the money if you had it?

28 year senior CIA official Bill Christison says 9/11 was a inside job, why or why not should we….

……..give his statements any consideration??
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=bill+christison+911+inside+jo​b&btnG=Search

If 12 to 20 million illegal immigrants returned to Mexico ,wouldn’t this strengthen each country ?

According to any liberal pro illegal immigrant lobby ,these folks all are her to work and better them selves .Most have many kids that are striving to be tops in there schools and all do good communities works. All are bilingual .Very few new comers are involved in crime or seek assistance. By sponsoring a [...]

When did we first start paying Poll/Council taxes?

When did us Brits start paying taxes to the Govt?
Whose flipping idea was it, I’d like to ring his neck if could get my hands on a decent time machine!!!

dammaged bank notes. how dammaged do they need to be before a bank will replave it?

i was given a fiver as change in a shop. it had about 1 quarter missing at the opptsite end of the hollogram. the hologram and metal band were intact as was the single security number remaining. the bank didn’t want to replace it for me untill i caused a scene. the supervisor said that [...]

Do you think politics / money markets needs to be more accountable?

Given we have had to bail out the banks at a huge cost to us the tax payer do you believe it is time we who vote in politicians should force them to impose hefty fines and take back the bonuses money men have earned and now asked us (twice over) to pay for? what [...]

If a PayPal account is closed, is there a waiting period?

I’ve had enough of Ebay and PayPal, but I have to wait 180 days before my ebay account will be closed.
I’m waiting for some money to come into my Paypal account, but after this I want to be done with it. If I close it will I have a waiting period for this too?!

Does anyone know of any websites where you get paid to take part in surveys?

I’m already signed up to one. Every now and again you get sent an online survey to do, completing it earns you, say, 50p and when you hit

1p 2p and even 5p coins. useful or redundant?

i hate them. they take up room and serve no real use. all you can do is save them up and change them for real money in a bank. it’d stop shops saying "only

Do you like beer?

This website caught my eye :http://www.pintprice.com/
What I noticed was the currencies : are these the ones of the people most interested in drinking beer?

Romantic gesture – for free?

I’m going to buy a bottle of my girlfriend’s favourite champane, put it in a nice box and hide a pair of theatre tickets that I’ve arranged for us under the bottle.
What other romantic guesture can I do that could be free/cheap?I’m also buying her dinner that evening. I’ve asked the theatre to announce her [...]

When it comes to taxes, how much is enough?

Depending on where you live in the US, we pay an average of between 25% and 35% of our income in taxes. Many people pay much higher percentages, especially small business owners. Despite that, our government at every level is constantly claiming they need more money and higher taxes.
So, my question is, how [...]

What are the consequences of scamming someone online?

I’d like to add this is NOT what I plan to do, this is what has happend to me, and I would like to know out if interest if the person can get away with it cleanly…
I paid via paypal for some "tickets" I found on gumtree.com and when they did not arrive I filed [...]

Why do modern governments demand so much more in taxes compared to like 200 years ago?

Now, you have to pay:* Federal Income Tax* State Income Tax* Social Security Tax* Sales Tax* Property Tax* Miscellaneous fees like car license, alcohol, etc
And even after you die, your children pay:* Inheritance taxBut still, government is running with a deficit and wants more. What is going on?

Is childhood obesity the result of our society’s shift in Mothers working full time?

I was reading this article today, spurred by a recent "debate" I’ve had with a friend: Has childhood obesity risen directly due to Mothers working more? http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2007/nov/22/children.health I did a search and found the above article. I wonder if it is applicable here in America; Do children in families that have a working mother instead [...]

What bad decisions have you made due to money problems?

When I graduated I didn’t bother to get an official photograph taken. I thought the

Gov. Schwarzenegger says California "may be ready to legalize marijuana". Will that raise DUI fines?

While the state would perhaps no longer be able to arrest you for having it, or smoking it, ..it would probably still be a DUI conviction for driving while high.
Can you imagine the number of tickets written?
Truth is, ..DUI convictions raise a lot of money for cities and counties, ..do they not?
Is it worth it??????—
This [...]

Civil Servants: what kinds of expenses should they claim?

They can claim travel expenses and subsistence expenses but how much is reasonable? The people are dining and living out of the taxpayer’s pocket- what’s an OK level what’s not?

Airport security: are they asking too much

On the news I just saw a chap from Manchester Airport asking the government to pay for their security bill, saying it was "unfair" that they had to pay it themselves. Isn’t it a bit cheeky that a massively profitable industry which already enjoys tax-free fuel is now asking for subsidies from Joe Public too?

What do you think of the exorbitant wages paid to footballers?

How can wages of

I am starting to have a serious sort out at home and was wondering on the best way to get rid of some of my unwanted Junk?

I don’t want to but it on ebay as they and paypal take a whacking great percentage out of everything you sell, but on the onther hand I don’t want to give the good stuff away, any ideas on what options there are other than ebay and the newspaper.

Second Job and Taxes

I have just started a second job and i want to know how much tax i will have to pay. I have been told that because it is a second job i will have to pay emergency tax. If this is the case how much per pound will i have to pay tax.Can anybody help [...]

If the Bank of England abolished the 1p coin, what effect would this have on the economy?

Obviously, it would not make or break the country, but who be the winners and losers? Would retailers drop prices, so they end in 98p instead of 99p, or would they round them up to whole pounds? And what about VAT – would that be rounded up and down, and would that impact [...]

When a company gets fined by, for example, a regulatory body……who gets the money?

I was just wondering where it goes. Does it get paid back to the customers, or if it doesn’t, should it? Does the Government pocket the cash?
National Grid has been fined

what is the value of all of the coins keeping big ben’s clock in good time?

assuming all of the older coins were still spendable (i know there’s a better word that that, but i can’t remember it).
or would the coins be more valuable melted down?

Can my husbands firm make them pay for teas/coffees for the customers out of there own money?

Mr Saffy’s company has come up with another idea(as usual another shite one) for there staff,this is buying tea,coffee,sugar,milk and sweetex ect out of there own pocket so they can give away free tea and coffee to the customers.Surely they have no right to make them do this as it is there(the staffs)money that they [...]

What are the preferred methods for budgeting your money at Christmas time?

Personally, I make a list of all of the people that I plan on buying gifts for and attach a maximum dollar amount that I plan on spending on them. Are there any alternatives to my method? Does anyone else employ the same method that I do?

Who is the most recent US president to feature on US banknotes? And who do you recommend becomes the next one?

-I don’t know what the criteria are for choosing which President has his portrait on the notes and which doesn’t.
But who would you like to see on the bills?
Does it have to be a President? Can it be an ‘ordinary’ citizen? Lots of contenders spring to mind…
Countries mentioned in this Post: United States

There was Talk about the Government asking the Royal Mint to make more money, why havent they followed through with this, to help this country get out of the mire we are now in ?

Heard it on news a couple of weeks ago, since then nothing. sao why dont the royal mint make more money to help, local buisnesses and decent hardworking folk out?Would it cost more to make more

animal cruelty or just a bad idea of money making

http://news.uk.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=13150812

I have a poor credit rating and am currently trying to get a mortgage, I won’t to clear the bad debts I have to bring up my credit

I know what they are as I have a credit report, but how can I start making aoyments to bring my creidt rating back up, and if I do this how quickly will my credit rating go back up, is it a case of so I am making payments and it will come back up [...]

Applying for a mortgage, credit issue

I am in the process of applying for a mortgage, and have been told by the bank that I have some sort off issue with my credit history, I have tried experian and eqifax and had nothing come back any other ideas on how I can find out what this problem is?

is this enough money for the industry to hault joblosses and to help it recover

http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/uk/2009/01/27/car_industry_to_get_support…
is this a good way of spending tax payers money

I am soon to be frequently traveling from London to Stoke on Trent….

I will be spending half the week in London, half the week in Stoke on Trent, couldn anyone tell me the cheapest way to go about this via rail please?
I usually travel with Virgin trains as this is the only company that run from Stoke on Trent (as far as I know).
Would it be cheaper [...]

where do wages go from being "reasonable" to being "unreasonable"?

sparked from bikeman’s question and duffy’s answer – where is the line from being paid what you’re worth to being paid far more than your skills and hours worked determine get drawn? what is a reasonable wage in this country? is it determined by region? race? age? sex? profession?

Does anyone have any tips for buying Euros?

I am having to deal with the holiday money and I’m a bit baffled by it all as Mr W usually takes to do with this kind of thing!
Any tips would be much appreciated