Daily Archives: October 22, 2010 - 2 results

Cities and online travel services are waging a nationwide battle over local lodging taxes. You pay them whenever you stay at a hotel. They can be very hefty. You pay them, and the question is, who gets to keep them?   Cities battle Orbitz, others over lodging tax Tax applies to what the hotel gets for the room, not what you pay If the hotel doesn’t get all you pay, shouldn’t you keep the avoided tax? Copy this link to …

If you haven’t noticed the signs, the television ads, or the robo-calls, I’m here to tell you, there’s an election coming up. The incumbent sold his mother to Wall Street. The challenger will tax the teeth right out of your head. You’re expected to believe this, but even some candidates are threatening legal action against media outlets that air false claims.   Mudslinging scales new heights, fueled by corporate dough First Amendment protects sloganeering not knowingly or recklessly false Federal …