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  • The LA Times has an editorial admonishing Internet shoppers for not paying tax on the items they buy. It says taxpayers owe the state of…

  • Dec 24, 2009

    Last minute gifts

    If you still need to pick up a present or two, I have a few suggestions. How about a lovely souvenir of the hard economic times we've all been…

  • Dec 24, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. The Senate has passed its version of the health care bill, but the debate roars on……

  • Dec 24, 2009

    Following up

    I'm following up on a couple of posts from yesterday. First, I wrote about Marketplace editor Paddy Hirsch's bank being seized and the voicemail…

  • Dec 24, 2009

    Wither Blackberry?

    For the second time in a week, Blackberry users have experienced a significant outage. This time, they lost all contact with humanity. Some in…

  • So, I've had this nagging cough the past couple of weeks. After a while, I realized it wasn't going away on its own. I called up my doctor, and…

  • Dec 23, 2009

    Morning Reading

    Good morning. Here are a few items to stuff in the stocking. Or, you know, read:…

  • Dec 23, 2009

    The Coppertone tax

    If the Senate version of the health care bill prevails, there would be no tax on Botox treaments to help pay for the plan. No, instead, the…

  • While we're on the subject of failed banks, our Whiteboard guru Paddy Hirsch just found out his small bank has been seized. Not that anyone at the…

  • This is one of those stories that's representative of what a long, strange trip it's been. It's also appropriate that I just quoted the Grateful…