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Are We Better off Now? A Look at How Tax Cut Made Rich Richer and Poor Poorer

Posted by Sun on November 29, 2006 (7) Comment

Yesterday, I read this interesting article on NY Times about how our personal income in 2004 (the year that the latest IRA data is available) compared to what we earned four years earlier in 2000. The title of the article, ’04 Income in U.S. Was Below 2000 Level, already decleared the conclusion of the comparison. [...]

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Judge Said Paper Money Unfair to Blind People

Posted by Sun on November 29, 2006 (0) Comment

For me, they are fine except there is no way to tell the denominations from the size. Yes, I really have to see to tell them apart. But what if I can't see?
Today, according to CNN, Judge James Robertson of the district court for the District of Columbia has ruled "that the U.S. Treasury Department [...]

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Do We really Know What We Worry About?

Posted by Sun on November 26, 2006 (2) Comment

The cover story of this week's Time magazine asks "Why We Worry About The Wrong Things?" The printed magazine won't be available till tomorrow, but I got an electronic version of the story from my subscription service. The main point of the article is that we get scared by low probability events while ignoring common [...]

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“Should I Pay for My Boyfriend’s Insurance?”

Posted by Sun on November 20, 2006 (2) Comment

My boyfriend and I have lived together for 10 years (no kids), and we get along fine. Recently he found out I can add him to the health insurance I get from the company I work for part-time. He wants me to do this to save him money, but I don't want to. He owns [...]

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One Credit Card Company, Three Cards, Three Different BT Offers

Posted by Sun on November 19, 2006 (2) Comment

I have four credit cards from Chase: PerfectCard, Rewards, Sony (from Bank one), and Amazon. Except the Amazon card, all the other three sent me balance transfer offers almost every month and I never hesitated to write myself a convenient check and deposit the money into my bank when the terms were right: 0% APR [...]

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