Top Reads from the Fiscal Times

Putin Risks It All on Korean Nukes and Cheap Vodka If the best economic news you’ve heard in a while is that you can now buy a half-liter of cheap vodka for $2.65, you know times are bad. And when you learn at the same time that your country’s new military ally may be the pariah state of North… 10 Tax Facts the IRS Doesn’t Want You to Know This is shaping up to be a tough year for the Internal Revenue Service…and, potentially, for taxpayers. Not only is the agency hobbled by budget cuts, but it faces more… How to Prepare for Obama’s Spending Avalanche How appropriate that President Obama revealed his 2016 budget on Groundhog Day. As in the movie of that name, Mr. Obama is offering up the same arguments about taxing the… Minimum Wage Hike Closes San Francisco Bookstore An independent San Francisco bookstore says it will be closing its doors by March 31, despite having its best year ever in 2014. And it’s pointing at San Francisco’s newly… DHS Funding Hits Obama’s Immigration Wall Well, nobody thought it would be easy. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday held a vote on House-passed legislation funding the Department of Homeland…