401(k) Plans Are Back on the Chopping Block
ABC News reports that 401(k) retirement plans are on the chopping black after all: The White House, as the president tweeted, wanted to keep the current annual maximum for tax-free contributions ($18,000); House Republicans wanted to lower the limit to $2,400. The bill, as of this morning, would lower what individuals may contribute tax-free to…
Trump’s Likely Pick to Empower Women Is Mad That Disney Movies Don’t Feature Enough Strong Male Leads
Penny Nance with Concerned Women for America speaks during a meeting held by Budget Director Mick Mulvaney in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex on May 25, 2017. Andrew Harnik/AP It’s hard to imagine a more ironic choice for America’s next ambassador-at-large for women’s issues. The position is tasked with overseeing…
Go Ahead and Politicize Tragedies. It’s OK.
Richard B. Levine/Levine Roberts/Newscom via ZUMA Just for the record, I have no problem with politicizing tragedy. There are limits, of course. Everyone should be sensitive toward the families of the victims, for example, and the general life rule of “don’t be an asshole” probably applies a little more strongly than it does all the…
Trump Granchildren Apparently Tapped to Name Tax Bill
Chris Kleponis/CNP via ZUMA Twitter is full of snark, which is the main reason I like it. Naturally, then, at first I thought this was snark. But it’s not: President Donald Trump has told senior congressional leadership that he wants to name the forthcoming tax reform bill the “The Cut Cut Cut Act,” a senior…
Barack Obama Is Doing Trump’s Job for Him
Future-Image/ZUMA Barack Obama has been pretty quiet in 2017. He’s only recently returned to the campaign trail for a Democratic candidate, and he’s given a few (mostly paid) speeches. But with Obamacare open enrollment starting on Wednesday and President Donald Trump trashing the law, Obama returned to a familiar role: insurance pitchman. The former president…
How to Keep the Pounds Off
The key to losing weight is eating less. Exercise may be good for you, but it doesn’t really have much impact on weight. Right? It is a question that plagues all who struggle with weight: Why do some of us manage to keep off lost pounds, while others regain them? Now, a study of 14…