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• Cain: My 9-9-9 plan will raise taxes on some in US

  Sun Oct 16, 2011
  • You all do realize that the tax would actually be 18%, not 9%, right? 9% when you earn it and 9% when you spend it means it really costing you 18%. Plus, here in MO, another 8.25% state/local tax when you spend it. Total tax to buy anything = 26.25%.

• Cain could benefit handsomely from '9-9-9'

  Sat Oct 15, 2011
  • You all do realize that the tax would actually be 18%, not 9%, right? 9% when you earn it and 9% when you spend it means it really costing you 18%. Plus, here in MO, another 8.25% state/local tax when you spend it. Total tax to buy anything = 26.25%.

• Cain could benefit handsomely from '9-9-9'

  Sat Oct 15, 2011
  • Ya all do realize that the tax would actually be 18%, not 9%, right? 9% when you earn it and 9% when you spend it means it really costing you 18%. Plus, here in MO, another 8.25% state/local tax when you spend it. Total tax to buy anything = 26.25%.

• Wealthy Americans: Tax the rich (and, by the way, we are not rich)

  Wed Oct 5, 2011
  • The $250k is AFTER all deductions, it's the final taxable amount of income, not the gross, that determines the tax rate. Hell yes, pay mor

• GM’s OnStar service raises privacy alarms

  Wed Sep 28, 2011
  • Ya know, I always wondered about the cable and dish TV boxes, bet they are monitoring what we watch....

• Glamorous gay dance scene a 'family affair'

  Sat Sep 24, 2011
  • But Jay, you read it. And looked at the photos, right? Relax, they aren't harming you; there are lots of different things in this world, just because it isn't your cup of tea doesn't make it wrong or disgusting.

• What's your view on the dust up between Speaker Boehner and President Obama?

  Thu Sep 1, 2011
  • The media is making a mountain out of a molehill, causing a stir over a small thing, hyping it, etc., etc.

• Was Hurricane Irene overhyped?

  Mon Aug 29, 2011
  • Yes, the "national" nightly news definately overdid it! Our mid-west "national" news ended up being ONLY east coast local news.

• Is Newsweek's Michele Bachmann cover appropriate?

  Tue Aug 9, 2011
  • Captures her "outlook" perfectly!

• House passes bill to prevent US default

  Mon Aug 1, 2011
  • Ya know, if there weren't so many people below the poverty level there would be more paying taxes. Create jobs, create tax payers.... There is a huge inequity in this country.