Fixing the national debt is not about politics or economics; it is about human nature.
The Fair Tax: Is It Too Good To Be True?
Close your eyes and dream for a moment. Ready? OK. The IRS was just dissolved. No more federal income taxes. No Social Security/Medicare taxes either. Or capital gains taxes or gift taxes or estate taxes or self-employment taxes or corporate taxes. Could this ever become a dream come true? If the advocates for the Fair […]
Income Tax Basics: They Really Are Simple
photo credit: piermario “Where,” you are thinking, “does Joe get the audacity to think he can explain taxes in a few sentences?” Good question, but stick with me. The key word here is “basics”. I believe that if you can understand three concepts: Federal Tax Brackets, Standard Deductions and Personal Exemptions, you can understand the […]