My Grandmother always said that the Christmas Tradition of telling kids “if you’re good this year, Santa will bring you lots of presents” is flawed. What if this year the economic crisis in this country makes it impossible for you to buy your children the extravagant toys they have been used to year after year? [...]
WASHINGTON – An economic crisis, rising joblessness and a credit squeeze can make a president-elect refine his words. Today’s word is “repeal.” During his presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to repeal President George W. Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy ahead of their scheduled expiration in 2011. It was part of how Obama would pay for an overall net tax [...]

