A woman renovating a 1902 farmhouse and barn in Connecticut explains how, thanks to various government incentives, she can have solar panels installed for $0 upfront and monthly lease payments that are lower than her current electric bills.
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Why Everybody Envies the Government Office Drone
Job security, good pay, crazy vacation days and other awesome benefits. Did I already mentioned job security?
Plausible? The Government Wants You in Debt
Do government policies make it much easier to be a spender rather than a saver?
A Nation of Haters
People obviously resent bankers and their big bonuses. And now, in another sphere, it’s hard to tell who the public hates more: government officials or government workers.
Got Tax Questions? There’s a 29% Chance You Won’t Get Answers from the IRS
Average wait time to talk with IRS via its 800 number: 12 minutes. Percentage of callers the IRS actually expects to answer this tax season: 71. And believe it or not, this is a big improvement from 2008, when barely over half (52.8%) of phone calls from taxpayers were answered.
Last Call for Clunkers
The Cash for Clunker clock is running out. The government incentive program officially expires on Monday, August 24, at 8 p.m., so this is the last weekend you can score up to $4,500 for turning in your old gas guzzler in exchange for a more fuel-efficient model.
Tough Times Are Everywhere, Right? Wrong
Some towns are defying the recession, with cranes dutifully piecing together new buildings, new businesses opening, populations showing increases, and average resident income actually growing. How do they do it? Chances are, Uncle Sam has given them a helping hand.
Poll: Skipping Doctor’s Visits Because They Cost Too Much
Here are some of the latest numbers that indicate our health care system is sick and in need of immediate attention: A new poll shows that one-quarter of American households had trouble paying for health care costs in the past year, and that, to avoid incurring expenses, 40 percent plan on delaying treatment and routine doctor’s visits …
Health Insurance Execs: We’ll Continue Canceling Coverage
File this under another reason we should be taking a close look at a public option for health coverage, and add this to the big debate. Yesterday, three health care executives first claimed that the cancellation of a customer’s policy generally occurred mainly in instances of fraud. But when asked if they would stop canceling policies in …
Health Care: The Debate, Boiled Down
So much has been written and debated about health care over the last few days that it’s hard to think straight. Here are ten snippets from columnists, doctors, editorial pages, bloggers, politicians, and everyday people that make important points—ones that very well might get overlooked while the political battle rages on.
More Healthcare Head Scratchers
President Obama will be in Green Bay, Wisconsin, today, apparently to talk about how super awesome Brett Favre is, before begging him not to retire. Oh wait, no. Obama is instead presenting Green Bay as an efficient healthcare model the rest of the country should emulate. Green Bay supposedly does healthcare right, offering excellent …
Doctors Say: No Healthcare for You!
President Obama is expected to address the American Medical Association next week in Chicago, but before he has a chance to, the powerful doctors’ lobbyist group with some 250,000 members already came out and said it opposes a government-funded healthcare plan. Why? They say they’re worried about you, the taxpayer.