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Boomers Worried Sick Over Rising Healthcare Costs

With the 2016 election fast approaching, Baby boomers, 80 million strong, should have the attention of both political parties. The future of our healthcare system is the top concern of the boomer generation.

Despite Health Reform, 32.3 Million Are Uninsured

A full 32.3 million non-elderly people do not have health insurance despite the costly health reform act and the individual mandate tax penalty, new analysis shows. Of that, nearly half are still not getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid.

New Federal Crackdown on White Collar Crime

Justice Dept. policies are expected to be announced on Thursday intended to increase the number of white-collar cases brought against corporate executives. The new guidelines are intended to focus on individual executives from the start.

Steve Wynn Now Trump Campaign Adviser

The long, sometimes contentious relationship between Donald Trump and Steve Wynn has taken another turn, with the Las Vegas casino magnate serving as an unofficial adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign, the FOX Business Network has learned.  

Democrats, GOP Reps Demand IRS Return Money to Small Businesses

A bipartisan group of Congressmen on the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew demanding the government return money to small businesses that the IRS had wrongfully seized under federal asset forfeiture laws.

IRS Targeted Mainstream Conservatives

Judicial Watch Wednesday announced that IRS scrutiny of conservative groups went beyond tea party organizations and included higher profile groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Crossroads GPS, associated with former George W. Bush advisor Karl Rove.

Sanctuaries Released 8,000 Criminal Illegal Immigrants

Numerous state and local jurisdictions in the majority of U.S. states with immigration sanctuary policies released over 8,000 criminal aliens who were facing deportation during an eight-month period.    

IRS Ignores Deadline to Hand Over Lerner Emails

The Internal Revenue Service is ignoring a court-imposed deadline to turn over newly found Lois Lerner email documents essential to investigations of the IRS tax-exempt scandal.

An IRS Healthcare Fine That Could Total $36,500

Quietly and with no comment from the public, the Internal Revenue Service has amended tax rules to penalize small businesses that set up Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) to use pretax dollars to help workers afford health insurance.