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For tips that bring results, programs pay $50 to $1,000, with some jurisdictions giving bonuses for help solving the most serious crimes, or an extra “gun bounty” if a weapon is recovered.
In Chicago,
Crime Stoppers of Cook County is getting 10 high schools involved using
text messaging. Tipsters will receive a code number and can call (800)
535-STOP to see if their tip resulted in an arrest.
WeTip (1-800-78-CRIME) is a toll free number, answered live 24 hours a day, seven days a week for people to report information they may have about a crime. WeTip arranges payment of rewards. Callers are eligible for up to a $1,000 reward when their tip leads to a conviction.
Please take time to tip me whatever you can afford. Information is not free, and I provide a service that saves you money and makes you money. I’ve given you something worthy of compensation.
]]>In a 2003 paper (New Evidence on the Interest Rate Effects of Budget Deficits and Debt), Thomas Laubach, the US Federal Reserve’s senior economist, calculated the impact on long-term interest rates of rising fiscal deficits and soaring national debt. Applying his assumptions to the recent spike in the US fiscal deficit and national debt, 10 year bond rates will double from their current 3.5%.
I showed that in this earlier post and I explained how to play it!
TBT up $4 since last Friday while TMV is up $10 since last Friday (since I'm a risk taker, I own TMV instead of TBT)
The U.S. title-insurance industry faces increasing pressure from regulators to justify the fees charged to consumers for ensuring they have clear ownership of their homes, Title insurance can range from several hundred to several thousand dollars!
So here is what you do. Early in the process of buying a home or refinancing, let your real-estate agent and lender know you will select your own title insurer. Research title-insurance costs online and check whether there are fees on top of the premium (in many states, consumers pay separate fees to the agents for that research, on top of the premiums).
]]>Available in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Washington D.C.
| State | Date | State Tax Suspended* | What’s Affected** |
|---|---|---|---|
| * State tax only. Local taxes may or may not be waived, depending on location. ** Cost per item, unless otherwise noted. | |||
| Alabama | Aug. 7-9 | 4% | Books worth $30 or less. School and art supplies worth $50 or less. Clothing worth $100 or less. A single purchase of a computer, software and/or computer accessories worth a combined value of $750 or less. |
| Connecticut | Aug. 16-22 | 6% | Clothing and footwear worth $300 or less. |
| Georgia | July 30 - Aug. 2 | 4% | School supplies worth $20 or less. Clothing and footwear worth $100 or less. A single purchase of a computer, software and/or computer accessories worth a combined value of $1,500 or less. |
| Iowa | Aug. 7-8 | 6% | Clothing worth $100 or less. |
| Louisiana | Aug. 7-8 | 4% | All "tangible personal property” worth $2,500 or less, except vehicles, meals and services. (For more details, click here.) |
| Mississippi | July 31 - Aug. 1 | 7% | Clothing and footwear worth $100 or less. |
| Missouri | Aug. 7-9 | 4.225% | School supplies worth $50 or less. Clothing worth $100 or less. Computer software worth $350 or less. Computers and computer accessories worth $3,500 or less. |
| New Mexico | Aug. 7-9 | 5% | School supplies worth $15 or less. Clothing worth $100 or less. Computer accessories worth $500 or less. Computers worth $1,000 or less. |
| North Carolina | Aug. 7-9 | 4.5% | Sports and recreational equipment worth $50 or less. Clothing and school supplies worth $100 or less. Computer accessories worth $250 or less. Computers worth $3,500 or less. |
| Oklahoma | Aug. 7-9 | 4.5% | Clothing and footwear worth $100 or less. |
| South Carolina | Aug. 7-9 | 6% | Purchases of any price in specific categories, including clothing, footwear, school supplies, computers, software, computer accessories, bed linens, bath towels and pillows, among other items. (For a full list, click here.) |
| Tennessee | Aug. 7-9 | 7% | Clothing and school supplies worth $100 or less. Computers worth $1,500 or less. |
| Texas | Aug. 21-23 | 6.25% | Clothing, footwear and backpacks worth $100 or less. |
| Vermont | Aug. 22 | 6% | All “tangible personal property” worth $2,000 or less, except vehicles, meals and services. (For more details, click here.) |
| Virginia | Aug. 7-9 | 4% | School supplies worth $20 or less. Clothing worth $100 or less. |
| West Virginia | Sept. 1 - Nov. 30 | 6% | Energy Star products worth $5,000 or less. |