Category Archives: Government

There is absolutely a staggering amount of money in cigarette taxes that the government collects each year. If our government is making billions and not millions in tax revenue, then where are the programs to help people who are dying … Continue reading →

Apparently the words of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke carry a little more weight with Wall Street these days than those of the Commander in Chief. Bernanke gave his reassuring prognosis to Congress last month that the recession could end … Continue reading →

With a popular new President, a clear shift in the US’s political direction, and a public mood that’s open to new ideas, many cigar aficionados are wondering whether the general atmosphere of change will extend to U.S.-Cuba relations. One group … Continue reading →

The subject that will be discussed in this article is government grants, who gets what and why. This is a very complex subject, like everything our government does, because all the grants and benefits our authorities manage they have to … Continue reading →

The Federal Government of the United States manages billions of dollars in what is called grants. After reading about what are those government grants everyone keeps talking about, we are going into some specifics on how they work, and how … Continue reading →

The new talk in the blogosphere is the new housing rescue plan the administration of president Obama is proposing. Everybody knows by know that the main cause for this recession was the bubble that the housing market created. What happen … Continue reading →

President Obama signed the $410 billion federal budget this week, calling the bill “imperfect” for the billions in earmarks it included. Earmarks, those expensive pet-projects of lawmakers that get tucked into big bills, are something Obama promised to do away … Continue reading →

As an individual, I can convince the Government to give me some money if I can convince them that the money is going to be productive in a certain field. For example, if I where to open a center to … Continue reading →

April 15th is the deadline for Americans who need to file a tax form, so as to avoid any late fees or penalties imposed by the IRS and state governments. But if you are entitled to a payment from the … Continue reading →

There has been talk in recent weeks about the possibility of the U.S. government nationalizing some struggling banks, like Bank of America or Citigroup. While Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has said that is not the government’s plan, political pundits … Continue reading →