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The 2016 GOP Tax Plan calls for eliminating many current tax deductions like state and local income taxes. Is 2016 your last chance to itemize your deductions?  It’s possible.  With a Republican President, Senate, and Congress, it’s highly likely that...

Koch Industries, the private conglomerate owned by billionaire conservatives Charles and David Koch, warned on Wednesday that a Republican tax reform proposal meant to encourage U.S. exports could have devastating effects on the economy and consumers...

Submitted by riceissa • 6 votes • 2 comments Contents Summary Introduction Rough transcript Reelection of board members Budget discussion Staff growth and details of hiring method Executive compensation Relationship with Good Ventures Professionalization...

This post is a slightly cleaned-up version of an email conversation I had with the brilliant and friendly Kelsey Piper, after reading her blog post last July on budgeting as an EA. Since it was originally an email discussion, some parts might be vague...

In a sometimes nasty second presidential debate, there were again several calls by the candidates for fact-checkers to referee competing statements, which we are happy to oblige. But even when Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton weren...