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After playing (price) tag for more than a year, Apple Inc., the iconic symbol of Generation Y, recently blew past Exxon Mobil Corp. and is riding the wave of success following the release of its new iPad. With its market capitalization pegged at more than $550 billion, the technology giant achieved the uncontested title of…

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Brett apologizes and explains how he almost got punched in the face, and kicked out of his home Alive and Centrist. FAA and Drones: A Bad Match. Japan’s Challenge. IRS Loses: what’s good for the gander is good for the goose. The IRS is bound by its own stipulation. Inside the IRS: When the IRS…

Much has been written in recent months about the future of the Republican Party, as “conservative” Rick Santorum proved popular among many primary voters against “centrist” Mitt Romney. This centrist vs. conservative meme is an oversimplification of the primary fight between Romney and Santorum, but it is not new. For years, the media have been…

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These posts were planned to be discussed on today’s podcasts. When Bureaucrats go wild. Can you say who’s going to Vegas? Citi’s Day on Pay Day. Nation Needs to be Proactive in Cyber Security. Also see Protecting America From Cyberattacks. IRS Loses – What would happen if you ignore the court? Listen to how the…

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Topics covered: Why TARP Worked. The Sweet Spot. Welcome to everyone listening! The IRS Loses – Sideline expenses are deductible when they produce income. Inside the IRS. – The most efficient way to obtain a tax related criminal conviction. Payroll taxes can get you in trouble.

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Today Prostitutes in Colombia, is it legal? And what’s the impact of this issue for our country. Covered The Not So Secret Service. Poison that We can’t ignore. Farewell to the New Frontier. Why Tarp Worked IRS Loses – Mostly the IRS loses, An IRS Agent Investigates a business owner and gossips about it. The…

Amelioration of today’s drug problem requires Americans to understand the significance of the 80-20 ratio. Twenty percent of American drinkers consume 80 percent of the alcohol sold here. The same 80-20 split obtains among users of illicit drugs. About 3 million people — less than 1 percent of America’s population — consume 80 percent of…

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A few of today’s notes! Fix the hollowing out of the supply chain. Misreading the hispanic vote – Europe’s economic suicidie and how it affects you Electoral math – This Election is going to be really close. Apple flies by Exxon Mobil as Top Company. Did Steve Jobs deserve all the accolades? The IRS Loses…

IN January 2007, Israeli intelligence officials were horrified by information acquired when Mossad agents broke into the hotel room of a senior Syrian official in London and downloaded the contents of his laptop. The pilfered files revealed that Syria, aided by North Korea, was building a nuclear reactor that could produce an atomic bomb. Until…

President Obama admits it: His proposed “Buffett Rule” tax on millionaires is a gimmick. “There are others who are saying: ‘Well, this is just a gimmick. Just taxing millionaires and billionaires, just imposing the Buffett Rule, won’t do enough to close the deficit,’ ” Obama declared Wednesday. “Well, I agree.” Actually, the gimmick was apparent even…

THE historian Victor Davis Hanson recently wrote a brutally clear-eyed piece in The National Review, looking back at America’s different approaches to Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan and Afghanistan and how, sadly, none of them could be said to have worked yet. “Let us review the various American policy options for the Middle East…

If there is one lesson from the financial crisis that should be indelible, it is that unregulated derivatives are prone to catastrophic failure. And yet, nearly four years after the crash, and nearly two years since the passage of the Dodd-Frank law, the multitrillion-dollar derivatives market is still dominated by a handful of big banks,…

On Monday the Supreme Court began three days of oral arguments concerning possible — actually, probable and various — constitutional infirmities in Obamacare. The justices have received many amicus briefs, one of which merits special attention because of the elegant scholarship and logic with which it addresses an issue that has not been as central…