Lowering corporate income taxes in the United States is never very popular, yet US corporate tax rates are some of the highest in the world at 35%. I blame this partially on the media, which publishes stories on issues like General Electric’s low 2010 tax bill. There exist two reasons why companies do not pay [...]
Love us or hate us, we’re generation Y. We’re more likely to be part of Occupy Wall Street than the Tea Party. We’re more likely to read blogs than newspapers and play video games instead of bridge. Many of the things we do are unique to our generation. With all the things that make Generation-Y [...]
This isn’t GetRichSlowly.org. Politics are in. I know you don’t care to hear my political views, which is why you can click right here to skip my rant and go straight to the good stuff. Basically minutes after we finally leave Iraq (except for 15,000 “contractors” and a $1 billion embassy) we’re already on the [...]
I love Nudges, man. They’re totally awesome – little balls of structural advantage with a cute little name. My credit union uses a nudge on its members. Every time I call I get the automated operator. The friendly voice instructs me follow the touchpad operations. “For lending, press 1.” “For member service, press 2.” Aha! [...]