The Tax Man Cometh to Police You on Health Care – AP/Yahoo   “The changes will require new regulations, forms and publications, new computer programs and a big new outreach program to explain it all to taxpayers and tax professionals. Businesses that don’t claim an exemption will have to prove they offer health insurance to employees.”

The ‘New Gestapo’? Maine Gov. Blasts Massive Expansion of IRS Agents – The Blaze   “This tax will add to the $500 billion in tax increases that are already in Obamacare. Now that Congress can use the taxation power of the federal government to compel behavior or lack thereof, what’s next? More taxes if we don’t drive Toyota Priuses or if we eat too much junk food or maybe even pea soup?”

Why Central Bankers Can’t Arrest Slowdown – Yahoo   “Jian Chang, China Economist of Barclays, agrees that that further moves by central banks around the world will not be effective in spurring growth. ‘At this point, such central bank moves no long impress the market. Central banks rate cut may well be perceived as a sign of panic or desperation,’ Chang said. ‘Markets remain cautious, given the weakening growth momentum seen across the board in major economies and they doubt the effectiveness of such monetary easing may have in lifting growth.’”

Why American Workers Are Worse Off Today – Fortune   “In January, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in three years, signaling that better days in the dizzying world of job hunting were on the horizon. But the biggest skeptics didn’t buy the good news. They blamed unusually warm weather for the better jobs statistics. And it looks like the skeptics were right, at least according to the Labor Department’s monthly unemployment report released Friday.”

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