Anyone who follows the media has probably heard many times that the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and incomes of the population in general are stagnating. Moreover, those who say such things can produce many statistics, including data from the Census Bureau, which seem to indicate that. ...more

November 23, 2007

Memo to: Ron Paul supporters Subject: Your e-mails Okay, enough is enough. Like every other journalist in America, and who knows, maybe the world or even the universe, I've been deluged with your letters and e-mails. So I've done as you asked and taken a closer look at your candidate. Here is what I've found: ...more

November 19, 2007

SEBRING — IRS scams are rearing their ugly heads again in Highlands County, according to Nell Hays of the sheriff's crime prevention unit. There have been several cases reported again of people pretending to be with the Internal Revenue Service. "They're telling people they have a problem with their tax return," said Hays. They ask them for personal information such as birth certificates, Social Security numbers, their date of birth, driver's license numbers and bank account numbers. "I think this person received a letter," Hays said. "Any time a request such as that is received it should be checked out with extreme caution." ...more

November 11, 2007

WEST PALM BEACH - Former Governor Claude Kirk has agreed to settle a lawsuit with the federal government for more than $320,000 in unpaid taxes. ...more

October 24, 2007

Edgar Derr and his former co-workers used to get paid to clean up other people's messes. Now, the former custodial staffers have turned to the state, hoping to force their former employer to clean up their tax trouble. ...more

September 9, 2007

A New Port Richey man was sentenced Wednesday to five months in federal prison and five months of home detention for failing to pay federal income taxes from 1996 to 2000, the Internal Revenue Service said in a news release. ...more

September 7, 2007

PENSACOLA - A Girl Scout troop leader accused of stealing her young Scouts' Social Security numbers and netting $87,000 in a tax scheme pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Federal prosecutors say Holly M. Barnes, 33, asked parents of the 18 girls in her troop to give the children's numbers on a fake medical release. ...more

September 5, 2007