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This book by David M. Walker, President & CEO of Peter G. Peterson Foundation, former comptroller general of the U.S., and CEO of the U.S. Government Accountability Office from 1998 to 2008,  is a look at the problems in our economy from an insider's viewpoint. His education and unique experience...

  In their book, Aftershock, Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown (pub 2009), economists David and Robert Wiedemer predict hard times ahead.  They give a thorough analysis of how we got to this sad state of the economy, what we can expect in the next few years, and ho...

Today's Our Opinion section of The Tallahassee Democrat laments the cutting of the Wakulla Springs Lodge from the state budget. The park will stay open and the boat tours will continue, but the government will no longer support the Lodge that was built in 1937 and operates as a restaurant, gift s...

"45% of taxpayers won't pay any taxes this year either because they don't make enough money or they have claimed enough deductions ... on the other hand, 99.7% of people making over 1 million will pay taxes; a few super-wealthy will not pay taxes due to elaborate tax planning." Check out the arti...

I heard a loud noise after I went to bed last night and thought it was a neighbor's car door.  The banging continued and when I turned on the porch light, it  frightened  a large black bear away from the garbage can it had knocked over and into the woods.  I have to admit I was freaked out.  I ha...

Sellers sometimes decide to get an appraisal so they'll know what their house is worth before putting it  on the market. This isn't always the best option since an appraisal gives the impression that there is one "real" value and may set unrealistic expectations about what they'll actually get fo...