Same-Sex Marriage Is Here To Stay
June 1, 2004A half-century of conflict over the rights of gay Americans has entered a new and, I suspect, final phase with the advent of same-sex marriage in the United States. The long-term outcome is clear and inevitable: Same-sex marriage is here to stay. This is true even if Massachusetts changes its constitution to ban gay marriage, and even if the U.S. Supreme Court determines that other states and the federal government …
Overlooked Election: The IRS Shows Mercy
June 1, 2004Imagine this: John Smith decides to fulfill his life’s dream. He retires to open a restaurant in the heart of Manhattan’s theater district. John hires a lawyer to draft the documents to establish the business as an S corporation to take advantage of favorable tax treatment. As with most new businesses, John’s restaurant takes awhile to catch on. The restaurant suffers a $300,000 taxable loss in its first year. As …
Mortgage Refinancing Tips
June 1, 2004American consumers refinanced more than $2 trillion in mortgage loans in 2003 to lower their monthly payments, tap their home equity or pay off their mortgages sooner. If you are considering refinancing, here are some tips to help you save money and make the process easier. What is the first step? Call your current lender and ask what it can do for you. Because the lender already has all of …
Providing Relief In Dangerous Places
June 1, 2004Because people in war zones shouldn’t have to wait for humanitarian aid, Refugee Relief International, Inc. doesn’t wait for the fighting to stop. Its teams of combat-trained doctors, nurses and medics provide medical assistance and training in countries ravaged by war, ethnic cleansing and dictatorship when conventional humanitarian relief organizations won’t. And this charity is different in another way: With your donation, you can tell it where to help next. …
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