



From its creation in the late 30s, the federal minimum wage has been a controversial component of public policy. In fact, prior attempts by state and municipal governments to institute a minimum wage had been shot down by the courts and some conservative economists lamented the new federal law as a nail in the coffin [...]
If you have a home equity loan or home equity line of credit and have poor or bad credit, the last thing you need is to run afoul of the Internal Revenue Service in the process. Or worse, you may fail to take full advantage of the possible tax deductions related to borrowing the money. [...]