CNET Amazon for, eBay against, US online sales tax billBizjournals.comAmazon.com Inc. endorsed a proposed national online sales tax bill introduced on Wednesday, but eBay Inc. criticized it. The bill was introduced Wednesday in the US Senate by Republicans Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Michael Enzi of Wyoming and …New Internet …

New York City Homelessness And Statewide Food Stamp Usage On The RiseHuffington PostNew York state has also seen a 70 percent increase in the number of individuals receiving food stamps in year with an unprecedented 3 million people recorded this summer. Back in 2007, 1.8 million people applied for the …

Sellers Object to eBay Takeover of PayPal Shipping-LabelsAuctionBytes Blog (blog)Note from the Editor: We've been receiving letters from sellers up set about eBay taking over shipping label processing from PayPal – see this October 27th letter, which includes a response from eBay spokesperson Johnna Hoff. Today, we're printing two …23. …

Error cuts food stamp benefitsPacific Daily NewsSeveral hundreds of households have been left with less money in their food stamp accounts because of a processing error. / Rick Cruz/Pacific Daily News/rmcruz@guampdn.com •An electronic error has left several hundreds of households with less money in …and more » More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service says, if you’ve got mail tubs or pallets that you shouldn’t have, please bring them back, no questions asked. More: continued here

Dexigner Stamps of Approval Exhibition at the Smithsonian CastleDexignerA traveling exhibition featuring the work of American industrial designers recognized by the US Postal Service in a new series of Forever stamps will open at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, DC Nov. 15. "Stamps of Approval" includes nine objects … More: …

Politico New Internet Sales Tax Bill Backed by Amazon, Opposed by eBayPC MagazineBut while Amazon came out strongly in favor of the Marketplace Fairness Act, as the new bill is known, eBay continued its opposition, claiming that it did not adequately protect small businesses. The new bill was co-sponsored by …

Christian Science Monitor US poverty: Blame the governmentChristian Science Monitor#9 Today, there are over 45 million Americans on food stamps. #10 According to The Wall Street Journal, nearly 15 percent of all Americans are now on food stamps. #11 In 2010, 42 percent of all single mothers in the United …

In a development that will benefit millions of small savers and possibly help the government raise small funds, the Centre has decided to increase the interest rates on post office savings deposits to 4 per cent from the present 3.5 per cent. The move comes close to the RBI deregulating …

People’s World Protests slam closing of Dallas main post officePeople’s WorldDALLAS – The main post office in this top-rung American city is slated to be closed. Union members and North Texas Jobs with Justice rallied outside the main post office here the morning of Nov. 7. Yared Wonde, President Area …