| Jan 24, 2011 | Economy / BusinessFollowing World War II, the United States produced something the world had never seen: a mass middle class. For the first time, a majority of a major nation’s people had real money left over after paying for basic food and shelter. New York and California served...
| Apr 23, 2010 | Economy / BusinessThe next time you read about another tea party protest convened to decry the tax bogeyman, log on to “The Other 95%” website (http://theother95.com). There, you’ll learn that “unlike President Bush’s 2001 tax cuts, which went to the...
| Apr 5, 2010 | Economy / BusinessIn my community we’re facing severe cuts in schools and elder services, and our local public library and community recreation center will soon close. Yet our local property taxes and fees are rising. Why are we paying more and getting less for it? Each year as Tax Day...
