Category Archives: Articles

Irreverent, entertaining, incisive articles on a variety of accounting and tax subjects.

Cenk Uygur’s Republican Con Job of May 10, 2011: hypocrisy over revealing full disclosure of campaign donations.

After the Citizens United Decision open the doors for corporate donations, the Republicans do an about face about disclosing where the political money is coming from. Continue reading

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Should we leave Afghanistan with bin Laden dead?

Of course!!!!!!! Continue reading

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Unemployment, gas prices rise.

Economist Peter Morici and John Hofmeister of Citizens for Affordable Energy share their thoughts on the struggling economy. Continue reading

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GOP fuels the gas problem. Wall Street fueling the problem. Goldman Sachs speculation in oil commodities increasing the cost of gas by $.80 per gallon.

Tyson Slocum shares his thoughts on who’s to blame for the rising oil prices. Goldman Sachs and the big oil companies are making a killing killing American consumers. Continue reading

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GOP retreats on Ryan’s budget. Boy blunder, or kid thrown under the bus.

Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown from Ohio and the Washington post’s Ezra Klein explain why Representative Paul Ryan’s plan to privatize Medicare is losing support from the Republican Party. Continue reading

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President Obama’s approval rating on his handling of the economy is at the lowest level of his presidency

President Barack Obama’s approval rating for handling the economy has fallen to its lowest level since he became President. Continue reading

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That hokey-pokey, birds of paradise mating dance of the Democrats and Republicans. And guess who gets screwed in the end?

Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama have been wooing middle class Americans with their birds of paradise dance, doing the hokey-pokey, and that’s what it’s all about. Continue reading

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Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy’s income tax bill favors the rich. It places Connecticut’s deficit on the backs of the middle class. Is Dannel Malloy positioning himself right of center because of future political aspirations?

Dan Malloy’s tax bill is very regressive. It places Connecticut’s deficit squarely on the backs of the middle class. Is the former Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, “Dannel” Malloy, revealing his Fairfield County, blue blood? Is he positioning himself right of center for future political ambitions? Continue reading

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How Osama bin Laden eluded George Bush. If Pakistan was a safe haven for Osama bin Laden, then why were we giving Pakistan $20 billion?!

Retired Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as the chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell in the Bush administration, talks with Cenk Uygur about the flaws in the Bush administration’s approach to Pakistan that kept them from apprehending Osama bin Laden. Continue reading

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Misleading jobs report. Are politicians giving big breaks to banks? War on the middle class.

Former Clinton labor Secretary Robert Reich shares his thoughts on the rise in pay for CEOs and the rising unemployment numbers. Continue reading

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