Miscellaneous
Americans Leave Billions In Unclaimed Savings Bonds (#GotBitcoin?)
Kansas, Indiana and others say forgotten money should be given to them to return to owners they can find. Americans Leave Billions In Unclaimed Savings Bonds (#GotBitcoin?) Three Missouri sisters from a Russian immigrant family—Bessie, Anna and Mary Segal—socked away money into U.S. savings bonds for decades starting in the…
Boy Scouts Weighs Bankruptcy Due To Sex-Abuse Allegations (#GotBitcoin)
Boy Scouts Meet At A Time of Crisis.Boy Scouts Weighs Bankruptcy Due To Sex-Abuse Allegations (#GotBitcoin) U.S. youth group co-hosts international jamboree while facing bankruptcy. Tens of thousands of scouts from more than 150 countries marched across a campsite here, chanting in their native languages. Some American boys and girls…
Trumponomics Results In Lowe’s Laying Off Thousands of Workers (#GotBitcoin?)
Home-improvement chain will outsource maintenance, assembly jobs as retailers scrutinize labor costs. Trumponomics Results In Lowe’s Laying Off Thousands of Workers (#GotBitcoin?) Lowe’s Cos. told thousands of store workers this week their jobs were being eliminated as the company outsourced tasks such as assembling barbecue grills and janitorial services. The…
Financial Crisis Yields A Generation of Renters (#GotBitcoin)
Many young adults are priced out of the housing market. That could reshape their finances—and the economy—for years to come. Financial Crisis Yields A Generation of Renters (#GotBitcoin) Alex Ruiz, 29 years old, and his wife, Stephanie Johnson, have steady jobs, are setting aside money for retirement and are slowly…
Donald Trump Jr. Likes A Tweet About Anal Bleaching Like Father
Beleaguered Large Adult Son Donald Trump Jr. is testifying before the House Intelligence Committee today, where he will face questions on the notorious Trump Tower meeting with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to get dirt on Hillary Clinton (which amounts to attempted collusion). Oh, and this is the dude who legitimately DMed…
IRS Buying Spying Equipment: Covert Cameras In Coffee Trays, Plants (#GotBitcoin?)
The IRS, currently in the midst of scandals involving the targeting of conservative groups and lavish taxpayer-funded conferences, is ordering surveillance equipment that includes hidden cameras in coffee trays, plants and clock radios. IRS Buying Spying Equipment: Covert Cameras In Coffee Trays, Plants (#GotBitcoin?) An Inspector General's report detailed nearly…
Cyber Hack Got Access To Over 700,000 IRS Accounts (#GotBitcoin?)
A 2015 cyber hack of the IRS potentially gained access to personal data from more than 700,000 taxpayer accounts, more than double the total previously estimated, the tax agency said Friday. Cyber Hack Got Access To Over 700,000 IRS Accounts (#GotBitcoin?) The information potentially stolen includes Social Security numbers, birth dates…
IRS Fails To Prevent $1.6 Billion In Tax Identity Theft (#GotBitcoin)
Thieves Targeted $12 Billion Through IRS Tax Fraud. IRS Fails To Prevent $1.6 Billion In Tax Identity Theft (#GotBitcoin) The IRS thwarted most attempts, but scammers got at least $1.6 billion. Like others in business, thieves know a fertile market when they see it. As sophisticated cybercrooks look at…
IRS Workers Who Failed To Pay Taxes Got Bonuses (#GotBitcoin)
It’s not difficult to get a bonus if you work for the Internal Revenue Service — even if you haven’t paid your own taxes. IRS Workers Who Failed To Pay Taxes Got Bonuses (#GotBitcoin) The IRS handed out a total of nearly $1.1 million in bonuses in a 27-month period…
Trump DOJ Declines To Charge Lois Lerner In IRS Scandal (#GotBitcoin?)
The Trump administration said Friday it won't charge a key IRS figure in the mistreatment of conservative political groups during the 2010 and 2012 elections. Trump DOJ Declines To Charge Lois Lerner In IRS Scandal (#GotBitcoin?) In a letter to members of Congress, the Justice Department said that "reopening the…
Taxpayer Money Finances IRS “Star Trek” Parody (#GotBitcoin)
"Space: The Final Frontier These are the voyagers of the Starship Enterprise. Its never-ending mission is to seek out new tax forms. To explore strange new regulations To boldly go where no government employee has gone before." Taxpayer Money Finances IRS "Star Trek" Parody (#GotBitcoin) Thus begins a six-minute "Star…
Chinese Tycoon Spy Has Membership At Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club In Palm Beach, Fla. (#GotBitcoin?)
U.S. research firm in commercial dispute alleges exiled businessman Guo Wengui, a frequent critic of China’s Communist Party, is a spy for Beijing. Chinese Tycoon Spy Has Membership At Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club In Palm Beach, Fla. (#GotBitcoin?) For the past four years, Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has lived in…