If being a Democrat can run in families, it runs in mine. My parents were one generation removed from Ellis …
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Liberation On The Tarmac
Airlines can continue to herd their customers like cattle, pack us like sardines and nickel-and-dime us like the suckers we …
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Privacy In The Workplace
Most white-collar employees have telephones on their desks, and most employers, myself included, do not mind if an employee uses …
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No Pontoons For Santa Claus
The ice is nice and thick at the North Pole this Christmas Eve. Santa and his team will be able …
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Finance Oracles See Trouble Ahead For Greece
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Britain Beats Up Its Bankers, Too
No one likes bankers these days. Last week, the British government said it will levy a 50 percent tax on …
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The Estate Tax Disappears, For Now
A lot of tax professionals are going to be surprised to learn, when they read this morning’s newspaper, that the …
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The Longest Year
The year that ends tonight has been the longest of my life. For me — and for a lot of …
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