Did the jerks at Washington even run the numbers???
A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline.
A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year.
So, the average clunker transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year per vehicle.
They [...]
Wal-Mart has recently busted many of its employees that were scamming customers. Although this was at Wal-Mart, it could happen at any retail store. Here is what was happening:
1. You checkout
2. You pay with a debit card
3. The cashier manually inputs $20-$60 cash back which only shows up on your receipt and not [...]
Although the federal government and Obama would like you to think that you are getting a good deal by receiving $4,500, the fact is that anyone who falls for this rip-off scheme is losing tons of money! The government is counting on the fact that most people are too ignorant or stupid to do [...]
I recently received information from an e-mail concerning insurance for traffic tickets, of all things. Apparently, this is a new type of scam insurance where you pay $12.95 a month and they will pay the fines for up to 7 traffic violations per year. Sounds great, doesn’t it. However, this will ultimately lead [...]
Yes, Utah is the hotbed for scams and fraudulent activity. One of the recent ones I have heard about is the Money Merge Account created by United First Financial (located in Bluffdale, Utah). They charge you $3,500 to basically tell you to use your discretionay money to pre-pay the principle on your home [...]
Ever hear those radio ads for incorporating in “tax free Nevada.” I hear them all the time. At first it sounds like something that might be beneficial to running a business, but they aren’t telling you everything. It is true that Nevada is tax-friendly to business with no franchise tax, no personal income tax, no [...]