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Diaries published: 21 (3205 days since last diary on Tue Apr 19, 2011 at 10:07 AM PDT)
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Being just past the big filing deadline there has been some coverage about the U.S. tax system that has got me thinking. It seems like everyone agrees that what we have now is a big unwieldy mess. ...
by ilex
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on Tue Apr 19, 2011 at 10:07 AM PDT
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Just spied this on Zero Hedge and it is a wow. I don't know if this will stand, but if it does it ...
by ilex
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on Mon Feb 14, 2011 at 01:50 PM PST
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The Irish people aren't willing to roll over quite so quickly as their government has. Hat tip ...
by ilex
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on Sat Nov 27, 2010 at 12:49 PM PST
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Less of a diary than a heads up here. Matt Taibbi's latest wherein he reports on the special courts set up in ...
by ilex
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on Thu Nov 11, 2010 at 08:55 PM PST
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Just read gjohnsit's rec list diary about why stimulus won't fix our systemic problems. Still, in the ...
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on Mon Jul 19, 2010 at 01:51 PM PDT
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Many here are calling for a big fat tax on energy as the way for America to move into a sustainable future. It sounds good on the face of it, but that kind of cure might do more harm than good.
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on Tue May 25, 2010 at 08:34 AM PDT
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