Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government sued UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, to try to force disclosure of the identities of as many as 52,000 American customers who allegedly hid their secret Swiss accounts from U.S. tax authorities. U.S. customers had 32,940 secret accounts containing cash and 20,877 accounts holding securities, according to […]
The “Bush Effect” – Hopefully for a Third and LAST Time
12/30/08 The “Bush Effect” – Hopefully for a Third and LAST Time By Mary Lyon Third time’s a charm, maybe? I’ve compiled three of these lists now. In 2006, I issued the first one, looking back on everything George W. Bush has adversely affected since he first arrived in the Oval Office. Just a damage […]
Stop The Pork Lawsuit Combats Corporate Welfare & Eminent Domain Abuse
Many Americans were outraged by the dramatic bailouts in the headlines of late, but fewer seem outraged by the constant flow of corporate welfare at the federal, state and local levels. Some New Yorkers have filed suit against the State of New York, Governor David Paterson, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon […]
Murder Reignites Grand Theft Auto Controversy
Posted by Denis Cummings to findingDulcinea Grand Theft Auto IV has been pulled from stores in Thailand after a teenager murdered a taxi driver while imitating the game. Polwat Chino, a 19-year-old high school student, told police he had been playing Grand Theft Auto IV in a Bangkok shop before running out of money. He […]
Experts Offer Tips on Avoiding Home Foreclosure
by James Parks The mortgage foreclosure crisis, fueled by years of unchecked predatory lending practices and a speculative bubble in real estate prices, has resulted in a disaster for millions of America’s homeowners. Not since the Depression of the 1930s have so many U.S. homeowners owed more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. Defaulting […]
Verdict Is In: Snipes Gets Three Years In Jail
On Thursday, April 24, Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes has been given three years of prison time. He has been found guilty on the charges of three counts of misdemeanors of not filing his tax returns. Three years was the maximum punishment that the prosecutors had requested the judge to hand to Snipes. In a gesture […]