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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JULY 2008 - Bureau of Labor Statistics
The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in July (-51,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries, while health [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 1st, 2008 | Tags: American Voters, Corporate corruption, criminal, displaced persons, economy, great depression, homeless, job loss, Labor Statistics, lifestyle, outsourcing, stocks, unemployed, Wall Street | Category: Accountability, American Voters, Bush administration, Business, Corporate Corruption, Democracy In Action, Federal Cutbacks, Hypocracy, Labor Laws, Mismanagement, Politics, Povery, Tax Dollars, Wall Street, consequences, consumerism, depression, disparity, displaced persons, drugs, economic stimulus, economy, fiscal responsibility, food pantries, foreclosures, furlough, mental health, pay cuts, responsibility, taxpayers, unemployment | Comments (2)

The IRS has announced a “glitch in the economic stimulus payment schedule for taxpayers using H&R Block and other services. As discussed in the comments of a previous post, BossKitty and I have discussed this for a few weeks, now the IRS has made an official announcment.
UPDATE:
Taxpayers and tax preparers, like H & R Block, [...]

Posted by nytexan May 16th, 2008 | Category: IRS, economic stimulus, economy | Comments (87)

 
GAO-08-620T Testimony:

IRS estimated that the costs of implementing the economic stimulus legislation may be up to a total of $767 million—including a $202 million supplemental appropriation. In addition to the supplemental appropriation, IRS is reallocating hundreds of collections staff to answering taxpayer telephone calls, resulting in up to $565 million in foregone enforcement revenue. In [...]

Posted by bosskitty April 19th, 2008 | Category: GAO, IRS, economic stimulus, scams | Comments (2)

Stimulus Payment Schedule for Tax Returns Processed by April 15
Economic stimulus payments will be issued according to the last two-digits of the main filer’s Social Security number. People who use direct deposit also will be among the first to receive the payments starting May 2. Paper checks will be put in the mail starting May [...]

Posted by nytexan April 1st, 2008 | Category: economic stimulus, economy | Comments (394)

US President George W Bush has insisted the US is not in recession but says that he remains concerned about the economy’s performance.
In his State of the Union address, President George W Bush made reviving the US economy the centrepiece of his last year in office. But can he do enough to avoid blame for [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 7th, 2008 | Category: Bush, Constitution, Politics, Tax Dollars, Tax Relief, arrogance, economic stimulus, economy, recession | Leave a comment

Today Bush signed the economic stimulus package but there’s a catch; you better get your 2007 tax return filed or you don’t get your check.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans eligible for tax rebates of $300 to $1,200 under the new fiscal stimulus act will not receive their payments until they file a 2007 income tax return, [...]

Posted by nytexan February 13th, 2008 | Category: economic stimulus, economy | Comments (86)

Senate’s Stimulus Measure Blocked Backers Are Short By 1 Vote Against GOP Filibuster -
The defeat by the narrowest of margins nearly ensures passage of a less expensive stimulus plan fashioned by President Bush and House leaders, though the Senate may make some changes. But it keeps the government on track to begin sending [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 7th, 2008 | Category: ACLU, Accountability, Democrat, FISA, GOP, Senate, domestic spying, economic stimulus, elephant | Leave a comment

OpEd: Home Sick and watching C-Span … more people should watch this circus.
The great shift in the economy has bound the hands of the middle class the USA used to be so proud of.
Secretary of Treasury Paulson states that extending unemployment benefits would discourage seeking employment. He also supports cutting benefits to Medicare, highway [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 5th, 2008 | Category: DoubleSpeak, Harry Reid, Middle Class, Mitch McConnell, Orwellian, Paulson, Secretary of Treasury, Senate, Tax Dollars, Tax Relief, economic stimulus, economy, tax rebate, taxpayers | Comments (2)