August/28/2011 18:14PM
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Steve Jobs is being heralded as the greatest business leader since Walt Disney. He’s put in the same category as Henry Ford. Apple was recently said to have more ready cash than the US Treasury. Steve sold his Volkswagen bus to finance the building of a computer in his garage. His partner, Steve Wozniak, sold Read the full article…

August/27/2011 16:34PM
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Speaking of “millionaires and billionaires” (see here), the real tax news is that there are fewer of both these days. This month the IRS released more detailed tax data for 2009, and the nearby table records the decline of the taxpaying rich. In 2007, 390,000 tax filers reported adjusted gross income of $1 million or Read the full article…

August/26/2011 16:07PM
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Fracking for natural gas is the best thing to happen to energy in the US for 50 years. It’s too good. It will stop too many green energy efforts because it will drive down energy costs and make the green dreams even more non-competitive. It will be so big it will keep the country tethered Read the full article…