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procrastination tax: DEMAND OBAMA REPEAL THE PROCRASTINATION TAX!!! (Say what?!?!) - 02/02/10 02:52 PM
DEMAND OBAMA REPEAL THE PROCRASTINATION TAX!!! (Say what?!?!) Are you paying "The Procrastination Tax"???? In these times of economic hardship, there is a tax so many pay WILLFULLY!!! I can never understand why, but they do: The Procrastination Tax. You pay it, and don't even realize it! And it's likely the biggest discretionary tax you will pay! It's a tax paid for with trade-offs. Everyday trade-offs that people of my generation might do differently include: • Pet Rocks • Lava lamps • Swatch Watches • Zoobas Pants • Members Only Jackets - I am proud to say, I am the last
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procrastination tax: Housing Sales Down? Why would you think they'd be up? Seriously. - 01/25/10 02:35 PM
THIS BLOG WAS UPDATED FOR 30-YEAR NUMBERS IN THE TABLE BELOW. To all those economists, bankers, policy makers, media types, and NAR folks who are surprised housing sales are down nearly 20%: DUH! Alex (Trebek), I will take the totally obvious for $1,000, please. I hear all over the media today that you're all surprised that the housing sales have dropped? REALLY?!?! Here's why you should HAVE realized that this tax credit (and its spawn) will do NOTHING to increase aggregate sales, only pull them forward. The home sales drop is a two-fold story: The Stimulus only rearranged sales (pulled them
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procrastination tax: How to Avoid Paying the Procrastination Tax - 06/17/09 02:31 AM
Are you paying "The Procrastination Tax"???? In these times of economic hardship, there is a tax so many pay WILLFULLY!!! I can never understand why, but they do:The Procrastination Tax. You pay it, and don't even realize it! And it's likely the biggest discretionary tax you will pay! It's a tax paid for with trade-offs. Well, remember when you bought that Jan Michael Vincent "AirWolf" Leather Jacket back in 1984, instead of putting that $500 in Apple Computer stock? Well, that $500 of Apple Computer stock, if bought on September 7, 1984, would be worth over $22.5k today, though it peaked
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procrastination tax: The Cost of Waiting - or "How to Avoid Paying the Procrastination Tax" - 05/24/08 10:18 PM
So, given all this, doesn't it make sense to wait? Not really. There is a potential cost associated with waiting, that I like to call "The Procrastination Tax". You pay it, and don't even realize it! And it's likely the biggest tax you will pay! Well, remember when you bought that Jan Michael Vincent "AirWolf" Leather Jacket back in 1984, instead of putting that $500 in Apple Computer stock? Well, that $500 of Apple Computer stock, if bought on September 7, 1984, would be worth over $31k today. What is the "AirWolf" Jacket worth today? Not so much, not even if it were
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procrastination tax: DON'T PAY THE PROCRASTINATION TAX!!!! A 5-Part Series by the Mile High Home Hunter - 05/24/08 09:47 PM
Well, it's a scary market. That's what everyone is hearing, including me. However, I have the benefit of working this business everyday and I see the atrocious spin out there. It's spin that could cause you to be focused on the wrong things in today's market. If one were to listen to the national media, you would think it's time to buy canned goods and shotguns and prepare for the soup lines. Are there difficulties? Yes. Are there challenges? Yes. Are there opportunities? YES! YES! YES! Let me go over some areas of which to be aware: It's "The Great Deception",
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Michael Clarkson
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