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| Donald Trump, 'greatest jobs President,' wants to shut down H&R Block, put 80,000 Americans out of work |
| 2015-08-12 |
| [NYDAILYNEWS] I guess H&R would fold in seven days or less if we had a sensible tax code. Too bad. So sad. Or maybe they could just switch their focus to EPA compliance. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #15 Great - now I have to go back into the software field! |
| Posted by: Raj 2015-08-12 18:01 |
| #14 Bastiat's "fallacy of the broken window" rings a bell here. Hey let's stimulate employment by smashing windows... |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2015-08-12 17:23 |
| #13 Sooo the tax code needs to be complex to keep accountants busy. Is this the best you can do, NY Daily News? |
| Posted by: regular joe 2015-08-12 16:30 |
| #12 Most people could do their taxes on the back of a postcard - the govt already has wage & withholding info - if it wasn't for all the weird deductions, credits, and paybacks to special interests. As for those who feel Trump is sucking all the air out of the Prez campaigns, realise that this sort of hatchet job would be directed at your fav candidate if The Donald wasn't drawing all the media fire. Remember Romney's Dog On The Roof and Binder Full of Women incidents? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-08-12 16:04 |
| #11 Ships do sail faster when the hull is scraped of the barnacles. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-08-12 13:08 |
| #10 Many tax attorneys, accountants and IRS stormtroopers would be out of work as well. The economy would thank us. |
| Posted by: Shusons Hitler3356 2015-08-12 11:21 |
| #9 Flat tax, no exemptions, deductions, etc. Essentially takes off and nukes the entire IRS from orbit - its the only way to be sure. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-08-12 10:22 |
| #8 Not to mention reams of IRS employees. The real question is if they suspend any further modifications to it for a decade, otherwise the K Street mob just goes back to work the next day in a new season of 'Buy That Congresscritter' just to start the whole process all over again. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-08-12 10:13 |
| #7 @Besoeker: To me that sounds about as useful as having 80,000 people busy at digging and refilling holes. And I am entirely for shutting down any digging and refilling project (a keynesian absurdity). |
| Posted by: JFM 2015-08-12 10:10 |
| #6 Meanwhile in Russia; The average amount by which, according to respondents, it is possible to live in Russia is 22,755 rubles. In Moscow and St. Petersburg a similar amount is 25,253 rubles. In the cities - 22,482 rubles., In cities with a population of over 500 thousand. Man - 19 373 rubles., In the cities of 100-500 thousand. Residents - 27 970 rubles. In small towns 24 018 rub., The minimum recorded in the villages - 17 414 rubles. At the same respondents at different income levels. The average amount for "all information" for residents who do not have enough money even for food, is 18,809 rubles., For those who do not have enough money to buy clothes - 24,153 rubles. For people who can not afford household appliances - 22 518 rubles., While for those who can afford it least, is 22,231 rubles. The highest recorded for at least the richest cluster of Russians, for their "all information" should be 31,935 rubles. In doing so, the poor attitude of Russians citizens with an income less than 13 thousand. Rub. per month. At the moment, the living wage in Russia is 7161 rubles. Earlier it was reported that 41% of Russians have no savings. |
| Posted by: Dale 2015-08-12 07:49 |
| #5 H&R Block is an income tax prep agency. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-08-12 07:25 |
| #4 What is H&R? |
| Posted by: JFM 2015-08-12 05:57 |
| #3 Much of H&R Block is seasonal, part-time anyway. I doubt the impact would be that great. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-08-12 02:25 |
| #2 Just checking in..... |
| Posted by: Sherry 2015-08-12 01:10 |
| #1 Hard for me to get choked up over needless agencies. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-08-12 00:29 |