Friday, December 28, 2012


So the Bush tax cuts are still in effect, the LePage tax cuts are still in effect and Bangor Daily News says revenues from corps and businesses were down $26 million in November.

Remember, the first step in overcoming Republican Personality Disorder is addmitting you have a problem!






http://thinkprogress.org/tag/bush-tax-cuts/?mobile=nc - thinkprogress.org says Bush tax cuts are still in effect.

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2012/12/27/16194507-maine-goes-broke-gov-wants-more-tax-cuts?lite Msnbc's The Maddow blog says Governor LePage's tax cuts are still in effect



http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/23/politics/state-revenues-continue-in-the-red-pose-additional-budget-problems/ - The Bangor Daily News said state revenue from corporations and business were down $26 million in November.



http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3550 - Center on Budget and Policy Priorites says 2012 fiscal year began July 1, 2011.











 







 

Forget politics. Bush tax cuts still loom

@CNNMoneyJune 6, 2012: 6:24 PM ET
 
http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/06/news/economy/bush-tax-cuts/index.htm

"Curtailment has been a likelihood for nearly a month, since the state’s Revenue Forecasting Committee revised its tax revenue projections downward for the current budget year, as a result of sales and income tax collections — both corporate and individual — that have come in below estimates."
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Friday, December 21, 2012

"Downtown Train"



Reply to Bangor Daily News Friday, December 21st 2012 letter to the editor by Roger Carpentter of Farmingdale:  "Myths right, wrong" ;




http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/usama-bin-laden Osama's FBI ten most wanted fugitives poster from 1999.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives,_1990s   Curiously, Osama was the FBI's 9th most wanted fugitive still at large, just one spot ahead of former MK Ultra participant James J. (Whitey) Bulger.
http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2011/may/binladen_050211 FBI report stating al Qaeda responsible for 9/11.
Osama's 2004 speech claiming responsibility for 9/11.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Osama_bin_Laden_video Wikipedia article on Osama's 2004 speech.

Friday, December 7, 2012

























http://www.thereibrain.com/realestate-blog/2007/10/capital-gains-tax-rates-state-by-state/


State Capital Gains Tax Rates as of 2007



http://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm

                                           
                                                                                                                                                     


Unemployment Rates for States






Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Oct. 2012p
Rank
State
Rate
1NORTH DAKOTA3.1
2NEBRASKA3.8
3SOUTH DAKOTA4.5
4IOWA5.1
5UTAH5.2
5WYOMING5.2
7OKLAHOMA5.3
8HAWAII5.5
8VERMONT5.5
10KANSAS5.7
10NEW HAMPSHIRE5.7
10VIRGINIA5.7
13MINNESOTA5.8
14MONTANA6.0
15NEW MEXICO6.3
16LOUISIANA6.6
16MASSACHUSETTS6.6
16TEXAS6.6
19MARYLAND6.7
20DELAWARE6.8
21MISSOURI6.9
21OHIO6.9
21WISCONSIN6.9
24IDAHO7.0
25ALASKA7.1
26ARKANSAS7.2
27MAINE7.4
28WEST VIRGINIA7.5
29COLORADO7.9
30INDIANA8.0
31ALABAMA8.1
31ARIZONA8.1
31PENNSYLVANIA8.1
34TENNESSEE8.2
34WASHINGTON8.2
36KENTUCKY8.4
37DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA8.5
37FLORIDA8.5
39OREGON8.6
39SOUTH CAROLINA8.6
41GEORGIA8.7
41NEW YORK8.7
43ILLINOIS8.8
44MISSISSIPPI8.9
45CONNECTICUT9.0
46MICHIGAN9.1
47NORTH CAROLINA9.3
48NEW JERSEY9.7
49CALIFORNIA
10.1  
50RHODE ISLAND10.4
51NEVADA11.5
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StateTop Marginal Capital Gains
Short Term
CapitalGains
Long
Term
Notes
Alabama555
Alaska000No state income tax
Arizona5.045.045.04
Arkansas774.9Capital gain rate is 70% of state tax rate for long-term gains
California9.39.39.3
Colorado4.634.634.63Allows $1,200 ($2,400 married) credit for capital gains; no tax on capital gains for in-state businesses. Property bought before 1994 or held for 5 yrs has no CO capital gains tax
Connecticut4.54.54.5
Delaware5.955.955.95
DC999
Florida000No state income tax (high transfer taxes)
Georgia666
Hawaii8.58.58.5
Idaho8.28.28.260% reduction in capital gains provided for cap gains produced in Idaho
Illinois333Flat rate
Indiana3.43.43.4Flat rate
Iowa8.988.988.98
Kansas6.456.456.45
Kentucky666
Louisiana666
Maine8.58.58.5
Maryland4.84.84.8
Massachusetts12125Flat rate; long-term gain taxed at lower rates based on length of time security has been held
Michigan4.24.24.2Flat rate
Minnesota7.857.857.85
Mississippi555
Missouri666
Montana111111
Nebraska6.686.686.68
Nevada000No state income tax
New Hampshire000State income tax on dividends and interest only
New Jersey6.376.376.37
New Mexico8.28.28.2
New York6.856.856.85
North Carolina7.757.757.75
North Dakota5.545.545.54
Ohio6.986.986.98
Oklahoma6.756.756.75
Oregon999
Pennsylvania3.073.073.07Flat rate
Rhode Island10.15.15.125.5% federal tax liability for income and cap gains. State rate applies to federal tax liability.
South Carolina773.92
South Dakota000No state income tax
Tennessee000State income tax on dividends & interest only
Texas000No state income tax
Utah777
Vermont9.54.84.824% federal tax liability for income and cap gains. State rate applies to federal tax liability.
Virginia5.755.755.75
Washington000No state income tax
West Virginia6.56.56.5
Wisconsin6.756.752.7
Wyoming000No state income taxVisit www.theREIbrain.com for more information like this.
There you go!

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Unemployment Rates for States







Unemployment Rates for States
Monthly Rankings
Seasonally Adjusted
Oct. 2012p
Rank
State
Rate
1NORTH DAKOTA3.1
2NEBRASKA3.8
3SOUTH DAKOTA4.5
4IOWA5.1
5UTAH5.2
5WYOMING5.2
7OKLAHOMA5.3
8HAWAII5.5
8VERMONT5.5
10KANSAS5.7
10NEW HAMPSHIRE5.7
10VIRGINIA5.7
13MINNESOTA5.8
14MONTANA6.0
15NEW MEXICO6.3
16LOUISIANA6.6
16MASSACHUSETTS6.6
16TEXAS6.6
19MARYLAND6.7
20DELAWARE6.8
21MISSOURI6.9
21OHIO6.9
21WISCONSIN6.9
24IDAHO7.0
25ALASKA7.1
26ARKANSAS7.2
27MAINE7.4
28WEST VIRGINIA7.5
29COLORADO7.9
30INDIANA8.0
31ALABAMA8.1
31ARIZONA8.1
31PENNSYLVANIA8.1
34TENNESSEE8.2
34WASHINGTON8.2
36KENTUCKY8.4
37DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA8.5
37FLORIDA8.5
39OREGON8.6
39SOUTH CAROLINA8.6
41GEORGIA8.7
41NEW YORK8.7
43ILLINOIS8.8
44MISSISSIPPI8.9
45CONNECTICUT9.0
46MICHIGAN9.1
47NORTH CAROLINA9.3
48NEW JERSEY9.7
49CALIFORNIA10.1
50RHODE ISLAND10.4
51NEVADA11.5




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