Tax Day looms. If you haven’t done your taxes yet then you better get a move on. Otherwise, you could be slapped with interest, late fees and any other charges the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) sees fit. With Tax Day nearing, a new study took a look at various tax burdens across the United States. […]
Archives for April 2016
U.S. debt crisis continues as credit card debt approaches $1 trillion
Since the economic collapse, United States consumers have done an admirable job in trying to rein in their debts, one of them being credit card debt. For a couple of years now, credit card debt has stood below the $1 trillion mark, and has been surpassed by student loan debt. But that may be changing […]
Week in Review: Apr. 4 to Apr. 10
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Video: Bernie Sanders socialist supporters love capitalist products Canada one of seven nations ‘most vulnerable’ to a debt crisis Panama Papers chart highlights 10 banks that requested offshore […]
Tweet of the Day: A debunking of the gender pay gap (yet again)
Despite the overwhelming evidence and the endless articles that debunk the myth that women earn 77 cents for every $1 a man earns, the mainstream media, activists and politicians continue to perpetuate this incorrect statistic. For any gender pay gap it has to do with a variety of issues and not because men hate women. […]
Ron Paul says cruelest, most regressive taxes are hidden (video)
Former Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul and Daniel McAdams have a new edition of the Ron Paul Liberty Report out. Forget about the excessive income and sales taxes today. They discuss how some of the cruelest and most regressive taxes are either hidden or nearly hidden. Sure, there may be a 15 percent income tax […]