Raise The Minimum Wage But Only If The Rich Get Tax Breaks
The GOP is considering raising the minimum wage but they have tacked it onto a bill that would give tax breaks to more than 7,500 of the richest families. This week many have talked about national poverty in the US and it’s hard for someone to fix their finances and not go into debt when they are living paycheck to paycheck.
Some people are thrust into debt simply because they became sick and lost a day of work because many do not even receive 1 paid sick day. Add to that if they are really ill and need to go to the ER they are now in debt because you can rack up $400 or more in medical bills just stepping foot in the hospital.
Many are going to be in debt and stay there as long as people do not get paid fair wages and recieve no type of medical care.
How Not To Fix Your Finances
When trying to sort out and fix your finances or before you even get to that point one of the things you want to remember to do is: PAY YOUR TAXES. I would think that the parade of famous celebs and random rich people being hauled off to jail or sued beyond belief would teach the little guys that lesson but many still try to find ways to skip out on paying taxes.
I call this the Richard Hatch advise. Richard Hatch for those unaware was better known as “the naked fat guy” on the very first season of the reality tv show Survivor. Through sneaking, deception and outright lies he went on to win the million dollars. After that he had deals from ads to a radio show.
Hatch claimed that he thought CBS would be paying the taxes (yeah, right) but CBS says that he knew all along that he would have to pay. Considering that they have to sign waivers saying if they die CBS and Survivor can’t be sued I would think that their high paid lawyers would cover this so I believe CBS on this one.
Also considering the fact that he was on one of TV’s highest rated shows not once but twice I think he should realize that someone at the IRS knew who he was. But whatever he thought to do the fact remains he didn’t pay his taxes and at the age of 45 he was sentenced to almost 5 years in prison.
The lesson? Try NOT to do what he did. You’ll get a lot farther. Keeping the IRS happy will keep you happy in the long run when they don’t seize everything you have and lock you up.
Best of Niner Niner July 06
Niner Niner, a collaborative weblog network, has over 25 great blogs and this “Best Of” highlights just a few of the posts that were written by some of the Niner authors, in topics that range from High Heels, Ajax, HIPAA Privacy Regulation to gadgets, books and health.
In Ajax Blog, Sreejith introduces us to a few new things. First is Vox a new blogging service from Six Apart that uses WYSIWYG with a taste of web 2.0. After that we learn about Krun.ch and Wishlistr.
Blogging Naked: Scarification and lip plates are shown to be some of the newest and more popular form of “self-expression” in recent years.
Bookadoodle: Nancy Callahan posted more in her series “Getting Published” and this latest edition was part 5.
Boomer 2.0 had posts that pointed out that boomers can still have that second career and another that shows many are not even planning retirement anytime soon.
In Class Action Questions find out about lawsuits involving pyramid scams, hair raising beauty product claims and why State Farm was penalized.
Credit Cardenza: Unfortunately, millions of people are drowning in credit card debt, have to worry about credit scams and fraud, and let’s not even talk about the international fees.
Dealsneak managed to sneak more than a few deals pass us this summer including, the Samsonite laptop case, a gorgeous leather bench, and a sweet looking Thermaltake Tsunami computer case.
Feed Money discusses the fact the Ebay has jumped on the contextual ad bandwagon as well as blog feeds and a program called RSS To Blog.
If you need to Fix Your Finances one of the first steps is learning how to save your money. After that you can check out Mvelopes to learn all about budgets.
At Games For Money you can find places to play free online gambling games and also learn some card counting tricks and tips.
The High Heels Blogs show us which killer heels are on sale including boots, sandals, slides and mules. Also take a look at some killer wedding heels for this summers nuptials.
A few notable gadgets that were blogged in the HyperGadget blog were the Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader, and the jumbled and messy looking organizer.
Over at the Medcare Forum, Kathleen Milazzo tells us more about that scary mad cow disease and our medical privacy laws.
Find out just how much house you can afford before you go running off to get that mortgage. And is the housing bubble really ready to blow? All this and more in Mortgage Updates.
At My Secret Side Biz learn how to make a profit, how to get your own powerwash, and simple business and Ebay tips.
On Healthy Living: Sarah White tells us all about a new study that could help with asthma reduction when it comes to do light exercise that involves stead breathing like yoga.
On Movies has a decade of super heroes list that includes recent and unreleased movies. Leafworks reviewed The Omen and we got to see the trailer for the new Ghost Rider movie.
Powersellers Blog: Ebay has done it. They finally reached 200 million members and they are also expanding into new ideas. Also people are fed up with Paypal while crooks are finding more ways to defraud your account.
Seo Updates: Yahoo one of the biggest email services was hit with a worm and Google expanded into real estate but won’t be making a browser, at least not anytime soon.
Get some free exercise tips from The Diet Logs. You will certainly need them if you plan to take a bite of this $100 burger.
Living the Single life? Well take a look at some great break up lines and if your looking to meet people Leafworks posted a great review of club La Rumba.
Thumb Gods: Nintendo is no, no to the name Wii for their new console a game system that is at the end of this long list containing The Evolution of Video Game Consoles.
Las Vegas Revealed that it was ill prepared for a massive disaster, but til then you can still get married and get comp’d in Vegas.
Wander the World, well the State of Colorado with Leafworks. He takes us to the Cherry Blossom Festival, Gothnic in Denver, Old Colorado City, Plaza del Arte Festival in Downtown Denver and Garden of the Gods.
Payday Advances
A payday advance is when you go to a cash checking business and they lend you money from a couple hundred to a couple thousand and you usually pay them back when you get your paycheck.
However many get trapped when they can’t pay on time and then they are stuck with fees so high that they are in a bigger hole than what they started with. Try getting the help of family and friends, ask your boss for a cash advance on your paycheck or even try a church or government facility. I would suggest you go to a cash advance as your last option or avoid them altogether.
Online Business and Taxes
The government has complained that taxes are low because many people are making money online and not paying their taxes and I must say I agree. How many people actually pay their taxes when they sell an item on Ebay.
After all they do not ask for Tax id or SSN, Google’s Adsense however does ask for this information and reports it to the government. Things have a way of catching up with you and if you don’t understand what I mean, check up on Richard Hatch the first Survivor winner. He’s now awaiting sentencing because of tax evation and fraud. He could spend a few years behind bars for taxes on the million dollars he won plus the hundred’s of thousands he made doing radio shows and appearances. No one believed his excuse that he thought Survivor paid the taxes.