Ever heard the term “Keynesian economics” and wanted to learn more? Here’s a new rap video that explores the competing theories from the Austrian business cycles of Friedrich von Hayek and the interventionist theories of John Maynard Keynes. Yes, I said rap… and I actually learned something from it! In Fear the ...

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Starting in 2011 or later, the IRS will be requiring businesses to volunteer more information about their tax avoidance practices and transactions. I use the word “volunteer” loosely. Currently, businesses and even savvy individual taxpayers do all that is possible to reduce the amount of tax owed to the government, even to the point at ...

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Start Right Away [caption id="" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Photo: whplibrary.org"][/caption] Saving money is an important aspect of life. It works best when picked up early in life. College years offer the best time to start saving some money. The life ahead states, that we leave our childhood behind and take more responsibility at this time. We can get ...

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Unless you’re a real wine aficionado, you probably lack the confidence to know which of those bottles of wine on-sale at the local BevMo are a bargain and which deserve the appellation, two-buck-chuck. That’s why we’ve asked two Master Sommeliers to suggest some wines that can stand-in for more well-known (and expensive) bottles. With the ...

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Jobless claims fall at a higher than expected rate [caption id="" align="alignright" width="283" caption="Photo: blogs.seattleweekly.com"][/caption] The Labor Department reported that new claims for unemployment fell to their lowest levels since September, 2008. The seasonally adjusted claims fell by 22,000 to 432,000 which represents a larger than expected drop. This bodes well for a long term recovery. New ...

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