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| Higher tax rates on top earners will pinch married couples faster than individuals Jan 20th 2013, 00:45 It pays to be single — that is, when it comes to high earners' tax bills. U.S. taxpayers with income of more than $200,000 a year will see federal tax rates rise this year on wages and investments. Tax increases will pinch married couples faster than individuals, especially if both spouses work and have capital gains and dividend income, said Joseph Perry, partner-in-charge of tax and business services at the accounting firm Marcum. Read full article >>   |  | As NoBull Burger shows, determining capacity needs is a key for growth Jan 19th 2013, 22:38 The big idea: In fall 2011, NoBull Burger, a new Charlottesville-based vegetarian burger company, was at a critical juncture in its development. The business faced a number of challenges as it continued to expand its sales outside the region. In particular, as the burgers increased in popularity, the owners were unsure as to whether production could keep pace with demand. Read full article >>   | | Biden: 'We should have let them shut the government down' Jan 19th 2013, 18:48 An interesting tidbit from Peter Baker's oral history of President Obama's first term: Even before the struggle over the debt ceiling, Obama and the newly ascendant Republicans engage in the first of multiple showdowns over spending. Joseph R. Biden Jr., vice president (2009-present): I thought we should have let them shut the government down, let them have a taste of what it was. I think we would have been in a stronger position. I was in the minority on that. If we could take a position back — I don't know, the president might agree with me. I know he wondered about it. I think it would have been better to have them face the music right then and there. Read full article >>   | | Eugene Jarecki: 'A jailer is as victimized by the drug war as the person he is jailing.' Jan 19th 2013, 14:00
Eugene Jarecki is a documentary maker whose previous works include "The Trials of Henry Kissinger" and "Why We Fight." His most recent film is "The House I Live In," a blistering critique of the conduct of the drug war and especially of its impact on poor and minority communities. We spoke in Shiloh Baptist Church in Shaw, Washington, D.C., where today he is hosting a screening of his film at 1 p.m., which will be live-streamed to churches and other venues across the nation. A lightly edited transcript follows. Read full article >> | |
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