What If Taxpayers Could Choose if Taxes Went to the State Level or Federal Level?
What if tax returns contained a check-off box where taxpayers could decide to send their taxes to state and local levels instead of Washington, DC.?
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The Middle East Is Blowing Up
Jun 20, 2017 | International News
Every day brings another scary headline from the Middle East — which makes it easy to treat them as background noise rather than a clear and present danger. But the latest batch is reminiscent of the Balkans circa 1914, which means it may be time to tune back in.
Read More“Try Before You Buy”: Amazon Launches Assault On Clothing Retailers With Prime Wardrobe [VIDEO]
Jun 20, 2017 | Business & Economy
On Tuesday, in its attempt to corner the last elusive space of the retail market – clothing – Amazon announced the launch of Prime Wardrobe, “A New Fashion Platform” which will be included in current and future Prime memberships, Amazon said on its website. Essentially Prime Wardrobe will allow users to try clothes on before they buy and receive discounts.
Read MoreRemember When Ford ‘Cancelled’ That Plant In Mexico? Well, They’ve Just Moved It To China
Jun 20, 2017 | Business & Economy
Trump’s victory lap back in January after Ford cancelled plans for a brand new $1.6 billion production facility in Mexico may have been premature. As it turns out, per a press release from earlier this morning, one of the first strategic actions taken by Ford’s new CEO, Jim Hackett, will be to relocate the company’s ‘Focus’ production to China rather than Mexico.
Read MoreGoogle Promises To Bury “Questionable” Content On YouTube [VIDEO]
Jun 20, 2017 | Science & Tech
Google, owner of YouTube, stated that it will be adding a policy to screen “Questionable” videos. These videos will now come with a warning, be banned from featuring adds or collecting advertising revenue, or be recommended, endorsed, or commented on. Users will still be able to find the content once the policy goes into effect, but it will eliminate one of the most prominent means of transmission – sharing over social media networks like Twitter and the messaging app Telegram. Unfortunately, figuring out how to censor extremist content while taking precautions not to trod too heavily on free speech has been a longstanding problem for YouTube.
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