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Tempest in a Tea Party

By admin | April 16, 2009

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Sarah Palin Owes Back Taxes!

By Constance | February 18, 2009

Chronic Tax Confusion Syndrome (CTCS) has claimed another victim–Sarah Palin!
CTCS, a non-fatal illness closely related to Spiro Agnew Disease (SAD), has maintained a relatively stable infection rate for decades, until a recent outbreak struck down Tom Daschle, Nancy Killefer, and critically undermined Timothy Geithner.
Symptoms include confusion, anxiety, involuntary sphincter clenching, and in the most severe [...]

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Diogenes, Daschle And The Unintentional Hilarity Of Mendacity

By Chairman Dogood | February 2, 2009

The Greek philosopher Diogenes — who eschewed all worldly possessions, lived in a barrel and founded the worthy school of thought known as cynicism — was said to have wandered the streets of Athens in the 4th century BC, searching for an honest man.
Lucky for him he didn’t live in Washington, because he would still [...]

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Ann Coulter Now Shilling For Just About Anyone

By Prudence | November 21, 2008

Times are tough all over, even more so for the bloviating right-wing punditocracy. Ann Coulter, the right’s Valley-girl Valkyrie, has been reduced to shilling for financial scams via the Conservative Book Club.
Shocking, I know. Conservatives read books!
There are few new things under the sun, and this scam is already old hat. In fact, it was [...]

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Scientolotaxevaders Advertise IRS Deductions

By Constance | November 18, 2008

For most mere mortals, the IRS limits tax deductions on tuition paid for post-secondary education to $4,000. But if you’re an aspiring Thetan of Scientology, the IRS places no cap on the amount you can claim for a deduction on the instruction and “auditing” required to climb up church hierarchy towards their “bridge to freedom”–a [...]

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Bad News for Bankers, Lawyers as Tax Dodgers Snitch to IRS

By Constance | October 23, 2008

UBS, the world’s largest private bank, has been embroiled in controversy for most of 2008 as American feds have pursued an investigation into whether or not the Swiss company has helped wealthy US citizens hide income in overseas accounts as a way to avoid paying taxes.
The case would involve an estimated 20,000 tax dodgers, hiding [...]

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