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I got back home yesterday. Fortunately my flight was on time and I gave myself enough time to get through security. It took an hour. Those who didn't allow enough time got angry and started yelling at TSA staff. It made for a tense situation. The airport shuttle driver said to me yesterday that…
Topics: consumer advice
This past week I went into an optometry store to buy some special cloths so my dad could clean his glasses without scratching the anti-glare coating off. I bought two and the total was $8.38. When I went to pay for the cloths, the cashier asked whether I wanted a receipt and I said yes. She asked me…
Topics: IRS
As mentioned on the Clark Howard Show:
Congress voted this week to raise the fuel efficiency for cars to 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020. That's a 40 percent increase.
Democrats estimate the requirements will save motorists $700 to $1,000 in fuel costs.
The bill also requires increased ethanol use…
Topics: automobile
As Ilyce mentioned on the Clark Howard Show, Congress passed the annual fix to the alternative minimum tax.
Congress raised the AMT exemption to $66,250 for tax year 2007.
The AMT, originally created to keep the ultra rich from averting tax liability, has been affecting the middle and upper-middle…
Topics: taxes
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