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Alan Northrop spent 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit. When he was finally exonerated, he received no compensation from Washington state.Instead, he got a six-figure child-support bill.

I have filed exempt , when I am allowed , for many years. You must file the W-4 between Jan 1 and Feb 15 and you must file a new W-4 annually. If you file beyond the time limit you are automatically set to Single with no dependents. In the last 10 years we have had a total of $5 in FITW withheld and we received a full refund. The only income based tax we pay is Social Security but that is unavoidable.
In the last 20 years we have paid about $1,000 in Income Taxes and that has been offset by the Stimulus money that we have received.

Employers who pay their workers cash under the table to avoid payroll taxes, workers' compensation insurance and other government mandates are costing California about $7 billion annually in lost tax revenue and undercutting companies that play by the rules, state officials say.

CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) proves that Texas could secede and eliminate ALL taxes with no problem.

Does happiness rise with income? In one of the more scientific attempts to answer that question, researchers from Princeton have put a price on happiness. It's about $75,000 in income a year.

They found that not having enough money definitely causes emotional pain and unhappiness. But, after reaching an income of about $75,000 per year, money can't buy happiness. More money can, however, help people view their lives as successful or better.

The state of Texas is going after Amazon over sales taxes. Amazon responds by closing distribution center in Irving and saying it will not open other distribution centers in Texas.

Multimillionaire venture capitalist Nick Hanauer gave a presentation on taxation and “income inequality” at the TED University conference in March. And although it was well-received, it was not originally published on the TED website.

In a blog we wrote last week, we told you of what happened in the Singleterry household. We told you that Joe didn't have enough money to buy another computer or pay for Internet service. We also told you that Joe did not have enough money to afford an alarm service for his low income apartment.

He does now.

You saw to it.

Daniel Suelo hasn't made a penny in 12 years. He hasn't spent a penny either. He is the subject of the book "The Man Who Quit Money," by Mark Sundeen. In 2000, Suelo had $30 to his name. He left the money in a phone booth and never looked back. Since then, Suelo has lived on public lands, foraging in dumpsters and canyons for food. He welcomes the generosity of others. He doesn't pay taxes. Doesn't accept any form of government welfare. And appears relatively happy. "He is not suggesting or encouraging that anyone else live like him," Sundeen told Brown.