Taxpayers are furious that only a small percentage of IRS calls get answered – and it is getting worse

Story by Tilly Armstrong, Daily Mail, 6/28/24 SOURCE:  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/taxpayers-are-furious-that-only-a-small-percentage-of-irs-calls-get-answered-and-it-is-getting-worse/ar-BB1p0Vtf?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=236a5136f5684808833429053681a2e8&ei=232 Americans who have tried to get in touch with the Internal Revenue Service know that it…

Your Social Security Number Might Mean Something. Here’s Why the Government Stopped Using These Hidden Codes.

Story by Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/your-social-security-number-might-mean-something-here-s-why-the-government-stopped-using-these-hidden-codes/ar-AA1mzxM4?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=db41faea80a341179854669cd10e0dbd&ei=27 Social Security isn’t just about benefits for retirees, the disabled, and their families. It’s become so…

‘A rude awakening’: Scarecrow laws threaten to make middle-aged Americans responsible for their parents’ medical bills — and long-term care costs are soaring

Story by Lou Carlozo, Moneywise, 6/21/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/a-rude-awakening-scarecrow-laws-threaten-to-make-middle-aged-americans-responsible-for-their-parents-medical-bills-and-long-term-care-costs-are-soaring/ar-BB1oDu89?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=2ceb4047e446420f9d424427555521f3&ei=36 Two facts of life have become impossible to ignore: The U.S. population is aging and the cost…

Opinion: Our nanny state and the loss of everyday freedom

Opinion by Kevin R. Kosar, opinion contributor, The Hill SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/opinion-our-nanny-state-and-the-loss-of-everyday-freedom/ar-BB1jKOko?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=c5a635669c7148e9aa8781694b21da5d&ei=71 Last week, I spent approximately three hours trying to help my teenage son apply…