A Culinary Call for Help
So, my wife and I are what some of you might call "Foodies", or food snobs, or something similar. We own a lot of cookbooks, spend far less frugally on food than other things in our life, eat...
View ArticleKos doesn't go far enough
I'm at work, so I'm going to have to keep this brief. From Markos at the front page:My take is that it's unconscionable to force people to buy a product from a private insurer that enjoys sanctioned...
View ArticleFor the last time: It's not like Auto Insurance! UPDATED
Hearing Rep. Weiner on Countdown tonight, I was once again astounded at the oft-used comparison. Weiner defended his support of a health insurance mandate by saying it's like auto insurance. Oh...
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Why H.R. 4213 is Life or Death for my industry
You may not have heard of H.R. 4213. If you have, it may have been a passing reference to a "tax extender package", or something like that. The bill, officially the "Tax Extenders Act of 2009," passed...
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HR 4213 Passed- Thank You from a Biodiesel Producer
I wrote about this a little while back, and was heartened to get some nice responses indicating action in the comments section.Now the bill has passed, and will hopefully soon become law. Here are the...
View ArticleMarijuana Legalization Clears Hurdle in CA
I've been looking forward to being able to vote on legalization come November, and it is now official.From the San Francisco Chronicle:The California Secretary of State is expected today to certify a...
View ArticleShow me the money, Mr. President!
Yesterday, the President delivered these words to the American public: "I say we can’t afford not to change how we produce and use energy – because the long-term costs to our economy, our national...
View ArticleDWC Admits They are Trying to Incite Violence
People may question the headline of this diary, but this is taken from the official blog at the Dove World Church:Let's just make one thing clear. A small church, in a small town, down a back road,...
View ArticleFree Speech Radio: Sounds Good, Right? Let's Keep It!
Like a good number of you, I imagine, I've been a listener to Free Speech Radio News (FSRN) for a while. Actually, in my case, its entire existence. 2010 should be a year of celebration for the...
View ArticleWhile we're at it, another lame duck victory...
Eclectablog put up a nice (recommended) diary about the victory for the solar industry that went largely unnoticed in the recent tax legislation.There was another "BFD for renewable energy" in that...
View ArticleTrump Admission: "36 years ago this happened"
Lost in all the stories of Trump mocking Christine Blasey Ford is the fact that he uttered the following words, “What he’s going through, 36 years ago this happened.” That is an admission that Trump...
View ArticleAbout that "Postcard"... (Taxes)
I am an Accountant, and I recently checked out for the first time what 2018 tax returns are going to look like. I use industry standard software, and I offer the caveat that there are a lot of...
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