Double Crossed By Debt Counselors. Many Consumers Have Found Themselves Defrauded by Companies Offering Debt Help – There are cozy seats in Hell waiting for these scammers.

States Mull Taxing Drivers By Mile – Not exactly a surprise that this idea comes from the appropriately named Left Coast.  Whenever I see stories like this, I can’t help but think of the part of George Harrison’s “Tax Man” where he says:

If you drive a car-car I’ll tax the street

If you take a walk I’ll tax your feet

The full lyrics to this still very timely song, courtesy of SeekLyrics.com

Let me tell you how it will be
There’s one for you, nineteen for me
‘Cause I’m the taxman
Yeah, I’m the taxman

Should five percent appear too small
Be thankful I don’t take it all
‘Cause I’m the taxman
Yeah, I’m the taxman

(If you drive a car car) I’ll tax the street
(If you try to sit sit) I’ll tax your seat
(If you get too cold cold) I’ll tax the heat
(If you take a walk walk) I’ll tax your feet

Taxman!

‘Cause I’m the taxman
Yeah, I’m the taxman

Don’t ask me what I want it for
(Ah, ah, Mr. Wilson)
If you don’t want to pay some more
(Ah, ah, Mr. Heath)
‘Cause I’m the taxman
Yeah, I’m the taxman

Now my advise for those who die
(Taxman!)
Declare the pennies on your eyes
(Taxman!)

‘Cause I’m the taxman
Yeah, I’m the taxman

And you’re working for no one, but me

 (Taxman!)

 

Certain Tax Returns Go to Different IRS Centers than Last Year – IRS continues its annual reshuffling of the Service Centers.

The Virginia high-tax lobby

Republicans are struggling to extend the Bush tax cuts – The toughest part is fighting the left’s lies that claim the tax cuts caused the deficit. 

Lenders Should Pay For Title Insurance – Title insurance has long been one of the biggest rip-offs in real estate.  It’s especially unfair having to pay several thousand dollars each time you refinance, even if it’s only been a few months since the last title insurance policy was issued.  

Health Savings Accounts – When Tom Sullivan was guest hosting today’s Rush Limbaugh show, he had an excellent discussion of the new HSA as a way to saving up real tax deductible money for future health costs. These plans are actually quite similar in concept to the new personal savings plans that President Bush is proposing as an alternative to Social Security for younger (under 55) workers. They are invested by the owners and anything in them when the owners die can be left to their heirs. The website Tom recommended for more info is HSAInsider.com  I checked this site out and it has a lot of information on this very new program, including the ability to search for providers by state.

If you’re not making it a daily habit to check the Club For Growth’s special website on the current debate over changing the way the current Social Security system is set up, you’re missing the best resource currently available.  Because there are so many people contributing, it has much more content than I can ever hope to post here. 

If you have noticed fewer comics here on my blog than normal, that is because most of the really good ones I have been seeing are about the Social Security mess.  To avoid duplication, I’ve just been posting those on the Social Security Choice site, where they have been so popular that a special page has been set up just with them.  The comics have actually been so effective at combating the leftist propaganda on this issue that liberals have been trying to stop me from posting them.

They’ve set up a new website to publicize their activities at: http://taxreformpanel.gov/  I’ve already added it to my preset group of tax sites that I pop up and check every day.

I’m still waiting for them to discuss the various reform issues with some of us real life tax practitioners. They’re starting off with a number of bureaucrats and academicians.