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

The Barefoot Accountant wishes you a very Happy Easter! Please enjoy Bing Crosby singing “Easter Parade” from the 1942 film, “Holiday Inn”.

Enjoy Bing Crosby singing Easter Parade this Easter. Happy Easter. Continue reading

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Left hook. Voters fight back against the budget. New signs GOP budget triggering backlash.

Jim McDermott, Democratic Representative of Washington, and MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffe share their thoughts on whether the Ryan budget plan will cause a political uprising among voters. Continue reading

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Back to Base-ics: 2012. Obama goes back to the basics. Protesters to Obama: Where’s our change. We paid our dues, where’s our change?” Progressives cannot trust a President who violated their trust on multiple occasions.

A political panel debates how President Barack Obama can invoke the spirit of the 2008 campaign. Joe Madison, from Sirius XM Radio, defends President Barack Obama to the liberal base, but David Sirota, syndicated columnist, charges that progressives need to support an agenda of programs, and not President Obama, and if necessary, throw him under the bus, as the protesters against the Vietnam War did to LBJ. Continue reading

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President Obama keeps positioning himself in the middle at the expense of the middle class. President Obama does not represent Democrats nor democracy!

Once again Obama and Congressional Democrats have adopted an appeasement posture, and refuse to represent the will of the majority of Americans. Continue reading

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Do we have a real social security problem? Or do we have a gang of thieves on the Deficit Commission!

The gang of six, or perhaps we should refer to them as the gang of thieves, will propose to steal your social security monies. And wussy Obama will hide behind their political cover and let them do it! Is this the kind of change you voted for in 2008? Continue reading

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Nevada Senator to announce resignation. Senator John Ensign to resign tomorrow.

Republican Senator John Ensign from Nevada has indicated that he will resign amid an ethics investigation into whether he acted improperly while serving in public office. Jon Ralston of the Las Vegas Sun discusses. Continue reading

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Rigged game: ending oil subsidiaries

Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen’s Energy Program offers suggestions on how to lower the gas prices. Continue reading

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Republicans love socialism…socialism for corporations, that is!

Republicans speak out against the evils of socialism for us, touting the beatitudes of capitalism and how great it is. But remember the $1 trillion bailout of Wall Street that the Republicans all swore that we had to pay for? Well, guess what? Another big bailout is looming on Wall Street, but this time the bailout won’t be $1 trillion but $5 trillion!!!! And guess who will be picking up the tab again? Continue reading

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Trumped the shark. Trump’s resume filled with business failures.

NBC News’ Michael Isikoff and Msnbc’s Richard Wolffe discuss whether Donald Trump’s failed business venutres make him less credible as a potential candidate. Continue reading

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Popularity problem. GOP leaders face taxing questions.

Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee love to criticize Democrats for raising taxes, although they fail to mention the time when, as governors, they did the same thing. The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein joins MSNBC. Continue reading

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