Clueless in New York
Submitted by davidnielsen on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 08:53
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The New York Times editorial board weighed in a proposed "Three strikes and you're out" law in Connecticut. Connecticut lawmakers are proposing that any criminal convicted of three violent crimes should be sentenced to life in prison.
The NY Times opposes this, saying that it won't make Connecticut safer. Huh? Locking up career criminals and throwing away the key is a wonderful way to keep law-abiding people safe.
Paying taxes unites us. It also divides us. People can pay five and even six times more in state and local taxes than other folks in similar circumstances making similar incomes.
Who's got your number?
In one of the fastest-growing forms of identity theft, crooks are stealing tax refunds by swiping personal information and using it to trick the Internal Revenue Service.
