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2021
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In 2017, country singer Luke Bryan scored a #1 hit with "Most People Are Good." Certainly, most people consider themselves good. Of course, "illusory superiority bias" (also known as the "better than average" effect) means most of us to think we're better than we really are at most everything. On...
03/29/2021
The rise of freelancing, self-employed, and gig work is one of the biggest labor stories of the last 20 years. More and more workers have been looking beyond the normal nine to five and making their own way in the world, creating an income they can rely on, one that is directly tied to their...
03/26/2021
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Time to play a word association game: what jumps into your mind when you hear the word "Canada"? If you're like most Americans, it's ice hockey or curling. Maybe it's poutine, that irresistibly savory shotgun marriage of french fries smothered in cheese curds, and gravy that gives Canadians a he...
03/22/2021
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In 1787, the founding fathers gathered in Philadelphia to fix the weak Articles of Confederation, and wound up adopting the first written national constitution on earth. ("A republic, if you can keep it," Ben Franklin said. The jury's still out.) The framers sought to achieve a perfect balance o...
03/15/2021
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Over the years, we've written a fair number of stories about frustrated taxpayers choosing to cut their bill the old-fashioned way: by cheating. In today's America, which seems more divided than at any time since the Civil War, tax cheats truly cut across all lines — political, racial, religious...
03/08/2021
People often dream of quitting their jobs and going into business for themselves to pursue a passion and work without a boss. Self-employment can be a rewarding career decision, but it can lead to higher taxes and tax returns that are more complex than what you initially bargained for. If you’...
02/28/2021