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I found someone to blame for the housing bubble! Bill Clinton

September 17th, 2008 · 12 Comments

And it makes a lot of sense to me. When my girlfriend and I were marveling at housing that didn’t make sense, Clinton was president.
Yes, the market was fueled by greed and overleveraging in the secondary market for subprimes,…

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Tags: markets & money · stupid stuff your government does

More light reading on windfall profit tax economics

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The more we know, the better we’ll understand. I think it’s important to start gathering facts. We still don’t know exactly how Obama wants to take this money; we just know he wants it.
Here’s a 37 page report by…

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Tags: Obama · stupid stuff your government does · the race for president

Monday’s must read: Historical Perspective - The Windfall Profit Tax

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments

From TaxAnalysts.com, this one page document brings you up to speed on the last time lawmakers took aim at oil companies.

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Tags: national · stupid stuff your government does

It’s the spending (stupid)

July 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I guess we could also title this: Walgreens, Brookfield, and Tax Hell
A couple of weeks ago the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with Walgreens against several municipalities regarding the method by which taxes are calculated on the Walgreens rentals. I…

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Tags: Brookfield · Elmbrook · Wisconsin · stupid stuff your government does

Union files grievance over volunteer effort

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Baraboo, Wisconsin suffered terribly from the recent flooding. Last week, the Baraboo News Republic reported that the city worker’s union is filing a grievance. They want overtime pay because sandbags were filled by volunteers and firefighters instead of the city’s…

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Tags: stupid stuff your government does