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GOP Moves Backwards, Not Forward

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Are American Politicians Going to Extremes?

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Obama’s State of the Union Address is Just Talk!

  President Obama’s speech was a disappointment to me, even though 90% of the nation approved of it. Why? Because his numbers did not add up. In his State of the Union address, he pompously asserted that he will cut … Continue reading

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Has Obama Become a Centrist and Corporatist, and Sold Out the Average American?

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy On MSNBC tonight, January 24, 2011, Cenk Uygur discussed President Obama’s expected coalition with big business to create jobs here in America, anticipating its expression in his State of … Continue reading

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The 10 Commandments of CPAs

Do you know the Ten (10) Commandments of CPAs? If you don’t, God help you! Continue reading

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Is accounting really boring, or has virtually the entire human race just been getting it all wrong since the beginning of time?!

I’ve noticed on Twitter a bunch of tweets from younger people complaining that accounting is boring. This may very well be true for those who are not accountants. Non-accountants include those individuals who once loved accounting until they took, and … Continue reading

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10 Things Accountants Don’t Tell their Clients

When I was in college studying to become an accountant, I had a lofty opinion about certified public accountants and their profession. I regarded them as the “good guys”, professionals in the truest sense of the word, purveyors of truth, justice, … Continue reading

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Are You An Accounting Nerd?

Are you an accounting nerd? Do you know? Of course, you do. Or do you? Take the test and find out how nerdy you really are! Continue reading

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Why not a CPA as President?

With the economy the most central issue, why not elect a CPA as President? A recent poll showed that 47% of our fellow citizens thought that the economy was the central issue of our country. So we elect lawyers to manage and … Continue reading

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10 out of 9 accountants can’t count!

by William Brighenti, CPA, the Barefoot Accountant There are three kinds of accountants:  those who can count and those who cannot! But who needs to count and add today anyway?  We have the sum command in Excel and calculators that … Continue reading

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