Daily Archives: November 9, 2009

Phishing for W2

Posted by Greg on November 9, 2009 Comments Off

Always read emails carefully, especially the stuff you cannot see. Emails are going around trying to get you to update your IRS W2 form. We received one here, but if you look closely it is from irs.com as opposed to irs.gov.

From: Internal Revenue Service < update@irs.com >
Date: November 9, 2009 6:16:29 AM EST
To: removed...
Subject: W-2 Form update

 Important changes within the IRS Employers W-2 forms.
 Attached is a updated version of the W-2 form that needs to be completed by all US based employers.
 Please update your records and make sure the W-2 form will updated before December 1 2009.
 Whether you rely on a tax professional or handle your own taxes,
 the IRS offers you convenient programs to make filing and payment easier.
 Spend less time and worry on taxes and more time running your business.
 Use e-file and the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) to your benefit.
 . For e-file, visit www.irs.gov for additional information.
 . For EFTPS, visit www.eftps.gov or call EFTPS Customer Service at 1-800-555-4477.

Here is another post on this subject.

Is 50.6% a Majority?

Posted by Greg on November 9, 2009 Comments Off

We all know how the blogosphere is abuzz with the House of Reps health care bill vote passing 220-215. I just have to question the wisdom of celebrating such a narrow “victory”. Sure the fanboys will applaud it as the best thing since sliced bread (or at least since Social Security and Medicare), but the rest of the country will hail it as a prelude to the downfall of civilization (or at least a much more government dominated socialist state). Now I know that Republicans have narrowly pushed things through the government before. So have the Democrats. Those may not have been wise either. But in such a politically divided country, wouldn’t it have been wiser to keep working on the bill until you had at least a 60% majority?

As quoted in many books and movies: “Just because you can, it doesn’t mean you should.”