Is Mary Tyler Moore suffering from an illness? She looked a bit off on the SAG Awards

Fox Business offers tips on lowering medical insurance bills: http://tinyurl.com/7oh3myq

President Obama about to propose new tax incentives for businesses. More @ Bloomberg: http://tinyurl.com/83co4hx

Fed foresees interest rates at current lows through late 2014. More from Bloomberg: http://tinyurl.com/72g6e7w

Will 12-hole golf courses catch on? Jack Nicklaus is a big booster of the 12-hole round. More here: http://tinyurl.com/7rlrgsm

ADP: 325,000 new jobs in December, best month for job creation in a year. NPR has more: http://tinyurl.com/adpjobc

ADP: 325,000 new jobs in December, best month for job creation in a year. NPR has more: http://tinyurl.com/adpjobc

S&P analyst thinks Greece will eventually default. CNNMoney article: http://tinyurl.com/7wkk5wx

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President Obama about to propose new tax incentives for businesses. More @ Bloomberg: http://tinyurl.com/83co4hx

Will the Fed opt for more easing? CNBC article: http://ping.fm/oS4M2

Payroll taxes are a giant chunk of tax revenue that must be considered as well. Almost 14% between the employee and employer.

59 million tax returns were filed that used exemptions, deductions and tax credits to completely wipe out their federal income tax liability

Average income is skewed by the fact te the top 1/10 of 1% pay 17% of the income tax in the U.S. with income again skewed to the higher end.

Taxpayers with an Adj Gross Inc of $159,643 or more in 2009 constituted the
nation's top 5 percent of income earners per the Tax Foundation.

The lower 50% of income taxpayers paid about 2% of income tax at about a 2% rate. This doesn't include payroll taxes, a big chunk at 7.65%.

The top 5% of individual taxpayers paid about 58% of the U.S. income tax at an average rate of about 16%.

The average tax rate paid by all taxpayers in 2009 (individual) was about 11% per the Tax Foundation using IRS statistics.

Interesting Tax Foundation facts: 2009: Top 1% of taxpayers paid 37% of income tax at an average rate of 24%. On Ch. 5 tonight disucssing.

CNNMoney spotlights 6 things you’ll pay more for in 2012: http://tinyurl.com/79kvnmk

MarketWatch article on how to get a home loan when you are self-employed: http://tinyurl.com/mortselfe

LA Times article … 50% more returns from millionaires being audited … http://tinyurl.com/7x77rkk

Initial jobless claims at a 3½-year low: http://tinyurl.com/7knav94

ADP: 325,000 new jobs in December, best month for job creation in a year. NPR has more: http://tinyurl.com/adpjobc

Which financial records can you throw out? Which must you keep? A guide from MarketWatch: http://tinyurl.com/cbb67af

CBS MoneyWatch identifies the 5 hidden retirement trends of 2011: http://tinyurl.com/7xzymtr

CBS MoneyWatch identifies the 5 hidden retirement trends of 2011: http://tinyurl.com/7xzymtr

Have a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year as we set out to challenge ourselves to meet our 2012 goals!