Sales Tax Holiday

By Christine Anne Piesyk | August 2, 2006 |

Tennessee has declared the weekend of August 4-5-6 its first “sales tax holiday.” For anyone buying school supplies, clothing and related items, including computers, the savings could be substantial. «Read the rest of this article»

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House passes $2 minimum wage increase - with a $750 billion estate tax cut

By Beth Robinson | August 2, 2006 |

On July 29, 2006 the House voted 230-180 to raise the $5.15 hourly minimum wage in three 70-cent steps until it reaches $7.25 in mid-2009. The possible increase in the minimum wage is way overdue but the only way Democrats could get it passed was to let the Republicans ‘tack on’ an estate tax cut which overwhelming targets the wealthy.

Please join me in encouraging our US Senators to support increasing the minimum wage but without adding the ’sneaky’ estate tax cut which benefits the top 1% of the wealthiest Americans.

Initially, I thought the minimum wage increase was the highest priority and I couldn’t care about the estate tax.  Then I learned that the Estate tax would cost taxpayers $750 billion. «Read the rest of this article»

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What’s normal?

By David W. Shelton | August 2, 2006 |

Normal.

But outside-the-norm characters are a huge sell for movies. Aren’t they? Not so sure? Well, let’s just look at some of our biggest blockbusters: «Read the rest of this article»

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