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Giving through the ages
Shereen Marisol Meraji Dec 14, 2012
Marketplace Wealth and Poverty reporter Shereen Marisol Meraji takes a look at how the charitable tax deduction has changed over time and why some think lowering it could benefit the middle class.
Letters: Relocating for love and taxes
Tony Cox Dec 14, 2012
Can moving expenses be written off of your taxes if you relocated to be closer to your mate? How should you report a large gift to a non-dependent? Financial expert Louis Barajas answers listeners' questions related to end-of-year filing.
Britain's energy needs overcome fracking fears
Stephen Beard Dec 13, 2012
Britain's government has given a company the green light for further hydraulic fracturing. The extraction of shale gas is seen as an economic lifeline as North Sea oil and gas deposits dwindle.
Why do we have a charitable tax deduction, anyway?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Dec 11, 2012
The history of the tax deduction for charitable giving and why charities are worried it could change.
British ash trees threatened by fungus from Denmark
Stephen Beard Dec 4, 2012
The disease could wipe out a third of Britain's forest, and landowners and tree growers could lose tens of millions.
Rand Paul predicts 'Big, bad, ugly' budget deal
Jeremy Hobson Nov 30, 2012
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joins us to share his thoughts on the ongoing negotiations to avoid the 'fiscal cliff.'
British government wants booze price hike
Stephen Beard Nov 28, 2012
Faced with the costs of alcoholism and alcohol-related crime, Britain's government wants to introduce a mandatory minimum price for alcohol. Cheap drink is believed to cost the country billions of dollars each year.
Republicans begin to chip away at anti-tax pledge
Jeremy Hobson Nov 26, 2012
Several prominent Republicans are backing away from a pledge made to the anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, which could make 'fiscal cliff' negotiations easier.
Could Britain leave the European Union?
Stephen Beard Nov 22, 2012
Britain contributes far more to the budget of the European Union than it receives in subsidies for agriculture and infrastructure. Its prime minister wants to freeze the budget where it is.
In defense of the income tax, a history
Kai Ryssdal Nov 19, 2012
It took a natural disaster and a financial panic to get income taxes written into the U.S. Constitution. That was 1907. And even those who like public programs are still struggling to defend taxes.
