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Paul Tosto
Those dang federal tax breaks! We just know that the super-rich are exploiting the tax code while we’re too dumb to take advantage. Right? Well, no. Turns out some of the biggest tax breaks in the U.S. tax code are distinctly middle class. The non-partisan Congressional Research Service recently put together a handy document that Read more →
It was eye-opening a few weeks ago when the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took a deep look at private and federal student loans outstanding and concluded that the market had topped $1 trillion. Equally sobering is a new analysis by financial markets researcher Doug Short. On his blog today, Short offers a pop quiz: Read more →
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