DescriptionA gripping and provocative tale of violence, alcohol, and taxes, The Whiskey Rebellion pits President George Washington and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton against angry, armed settlers across the Appalachians. Unearthing a pungent seg
DescriptionDiscover how to turn your expertise into a profitable business. As a private consultant, you can turn the expertise and knowledge you already have into a successful business. This easy-to-use guide shows you how, from marketing yourself to billing for your time to planning for taxes and much more. This guide is chock-full of everything you need to know to become a well-paid consultant, including: Overviews of the top 20 consulting businesses thriving today, with answers to commonly asked questions. Proven tips and advice for assessing your skills and discovering your niche, finding and keeping clients, deciding what to charge, developing a winning style, and more.
DescriptionThis indispensable investment guide asks the question: how can an individual invest successfully when the majority always fails? Charles Ellis, one of today's most brilliant investment writers, has updated his influential book to include: Ways to escape the ravages of taxes and inflation How to successfully pass your estate to your heirs (not the taxman!)
DescriptionWith huge budget surpluses just ahead, the question of whether to cut taxes has shifted to when and by how much? With Fuzzy Math, Paul Krugman dissects the Bush tax cut plan and shows us who wins, who loses, and how quickly the tax cuts will consume the surplus. Always the equal-opportunity critic when it comes to faulty economics, Krugman also tucks into the Democratic alternatives to the Bush plan. This audiobook packs a big wallop. It puts Krugman's wisdom and steely-eyed analysis firmly at the center of the debate about how to spend upwards of $2 trillion. It may very well change the course of history.
DescriptionWouldn't you love to abolish the IRS... Keep all the money in your paycheck... Pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn... And eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system? Then the FairTax is for you. In the face of t