ShareThisHere is the Scripps Howard News Service BUSINESS budget for Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. If you have questions or comments, SHNS editors can be reached at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at www.shns.com.BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGYDEBTADVISER (Bucci, bankrate.com --Column) -- The Debt Adviser. Defending yourself against debt judgments. 700.RETIREESWORRY (Adams, Salt Lake Tribune) - The market upheaval is taking a big toll on retirees, especially those who can't afford to wait to ride it out. 600.SHORTSALES (Baker, San Francisco Chronicle) - A look at the practice of short selling, and why it gets some of the blame for our financial woes. 500.WEB-MARKETING (Smith, SHNS) -- Web-based "behavioral" marketing, which profiles Internet users and delivers tailored ads, is stirring up controversy. 800. With WEB-MARKETINGSIDE.
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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.
