That would be Jerry Reed's "You make it, They take it" Income tax man’s a-knockin’ at my door And yellin’ money, money (money-money-money) Income tax man’s a-yellin’ for some more Money, money (money-money-money) [Chorus] ‘Cause when you make it they take it (money-money-money) You make it they take it (money-money-money) You make it they ta-a-a-ke it, they...

On the doorsteps, and sometimes on this site, I get asked what would the Conservatives do about the economic problems? David Cameron yesterday said ” We will never forget there is no such thing as government money. It is taxpayers’ money – your money”.

Another year, another set of tax returns submitted. ( I do it a week early to allow some time for winding up my brother who will be thumping keyboards as servers crash on the 31st Jan ). But where does the money go ? Part of the answer looks like being provided by this very easy to use web site Where does My Money Go ? It appears to be in development - but for all you Barnett Formula fans out ther...

Aristotle was right: you can’t make money out of money Amazing really: entirely missing the point that we all did start making money around 1750 when we did realise that as money has a time value you can indeed make money out of money. Next week, Ritchie’s GP wife lectures us on why Galen is

The MAPLight.org website is an independent database which seeks to expose the connection between money and politics in the USA. Contibutors include staff from the Institute on Money in State Politics, Center for Responsive Politics, Sunlight Foundation and Center for Governmental Studies. It enables citizens to track connections between campaign donations and legislative votes. The site includes n...

Can you imagine adding fun, targeted video content to your site, while earning revenue at the same time? No, really. Picture the majesty, the drama, the undeniable spectacle of it all. Video. Your site. Total togetherness. It's a dreamlike state. Whoa, snap out of it! This video-makes-money-on-your-site thing is now a solid reality. Google AdSense announced today a new offering called video u...

There is no government money. There is taxpayers' money and there is borrowed money. Obnoxious wastrels such as Charlie Gilmour can riot but tax receipts of £548bn and public expenditures of £697bn means his misplaced sense of entitlement is unaffordable.There is no fairy gold. The money belongs to the people.

Money, money, money... An article by Mark Buchanan in New Scientist looks at attitudes to the stuff and at research on these attitudes, and finds it strange that money should be associated with hang-ups and obsessions, with 'passion, stress and...

It wasn't, in truth, the most elevating or entertaining debate I have witnessed in the Scottish Parliament. However, it wasn't as hideous as some had feared. MSPs were discussing their own money: not their salaries but the allowances which assist them to carry out their job by, for example, employing support staff. It was, mercifully, brief: just a little more than half an hour. But it still scarc...

Ahhh, let’s reminisce about the good old days when we all were young, trusting and naïve enough to think that a site with a shorter shelf life than a damaged tin of Tesco Value beans was going to be a worthwhile investment. The only way I saw the site making a little money was selling cards