Found this very helpful. But of course, it fits my demographic, now. Doesn’t it? ====== By LAURA SAUNDERS WSJ Feb. 5, 2017 10:12 p.m. ET If you are one of the millions of Americans with a retirement-savings account, three of the most important letters in your financial life might be these: RMD. They stand for required minimum distribution, which is something that the nation’s... Read more
Archive for the ‘Tax Issues’ Category
Everything about 401(k) and IRA Withdrawals
February 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Personal, Tax IssuesA Crooked World Needs Panama
April 10 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Law, Tax Issues, Western CivilizationCouldn’t say it any better. ============= WSJ 4/9/2016 So far the one certain crime, in the so-called Panama Papers scandal, is the theft and distribution of a Panamanian law firm’s private property, its confidential documents. With the U.S. government railing this week against the Pfizer-Allergan deal, even the media might notice that the world’s convoluted tax codes actually incentivize people legally to hold... Read more
Yale’s Tax Endowment
March 29 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Democrat Party, Tax IssuesWell, well, well. ======= 3/29/2016 O ur guess is that most Yale University professors are proud to be progressives. Well, they are now getting the chance to live their convictions as Connecticut Democrats attempt to soak Yale’s rich endowment. Facing a $220 million budget shortfall, Democrats in Hartford have proposed taxing the unspent earnings of university endowments with more than $10 billion in assets.... Read more
The Carbon Tax Budget
February 10 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Obama, Tax IssuesIf this isn’t the way it is, let me know. ====== WSJ 2/10/2016 President Obama rolled out his $4.1 trillion fiscal 2017 budget proposal on Tuesday, and the good news is that most of it has no chance of passing. The blueprint is nonetheless important as a statement of progressive priorities and the direction a Democratic successor might lean. That goes in... Read more
The Tax Bowl
November 21 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Tax IssuesWSJ 11/19/2015 The College Football Playoff rankings are intensely contested by teams and their fans. This week the Tax Foundation released its tax policy equivalent, which ought to be a major embarrassment for the blue state conference. Leading the Tax Foundation’s annual business tax climate index are traditional low-tax powerhouses Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, Florida and Nevada. A major reason... Read more
