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Monday, October 22, 2012

October 22, 2012 - Morning Headlines

- A gunman allegedly went after his estranged wife and attacked her at her workplace in Brookfield, Wisconsin. 45 year old Radcliffe Haughton, who had a history of domestic violence issues, opened fire at the Azana Salon, killing his wife and two others before killing himself (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/21/us/wisconsin-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

- Authorities in the Middle Eastern country of Jordan claimed to have busted a suspected Al Qaeda terror plot that would have targeted shopping malls and western interests in the country (Fox News): http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/21/jordan-says-its-foils-al-qaeda-linked-terror-plot/?test=latestnews

- Regardless of who is elected president, the temporary payroll tax holiday is expected to expire at the turn of the year, increasing taxes on nearly 163 million working Americans (NBC News): http://economywatch.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/21/14596820-taxes-go-up-next-year-no-matter-whos-president?lite

1 comment:

  1. The payroll (SS tax) cut was a temporary ploy, specifically designed to buy votes... personally, it was a fiasco for me as I ended up having to re-do my tax form w/my employer, so we (who file jointly) wouldn't end up OWING at the end of the year.

    They took that revenue from a program that's ALREADY in trouble - to buy votes. It needs to expire.

    $1000 a year breaks down to $19 a week - that's what? four gallons of gas... big whoop.

    I see the VERY SAME people who cry about this - playing Angry Bird on their iPhones while standing in line to buy the Brand New and Imporved iPhone 5!

    ... priorities people.

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