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More than three months of your hard-earned wages are going straight to your tax bill this year. Americans will spend an average of 29% of their income on federal, state and local taxes in 2012, the Tax Foundation announced Monday.

There are more than 400 delegates up for grabs across 10 states in the Super Tuesday GOP presidential primaries. While the votes are being tallied, we offer this outline of the business and money policy positions of frontrunners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum:

You might think that with the economy on its slow climb back to health, Americans would have gotten a little bit happier in 2011. In fact, they got a bit more miserable. And some states have more reasons to be down in the dumps than others.

VW has set a hefty goal for itself: to displace Toyota as the world's No. 1 car company. The German automaker is actually within reach, thanks mainly to its huge lead in China. To overtake Toyota, however, VW will need to really ramp up sales in the American market.

Last month, 27 states lost jobs, while 10 states and Washington, D.C., had no rate change from July, according to the report. Overall unemployment was down slightly from the 9.7% rate in August 2009, the BLS said.

The number of complaints from homeowners filed against American Shingle and Siding, Inc. continues to grow, reports the Better Business Bureau. So far, the agency has logged nearly 600 complaints since the Atlanta-based company shut down operations two weeks ago, leaving consumers across 10 states...

It is no secret: college tuition continues to rise despite the shrinking middle class and higher than expected unemployment rates. Is there a correlation between the shrinking middle class and the rise in college tuition? Many, including the president of the United States, believe so, and are...

You don't need the U.S. Misery Index to tell you that things are bad in the U.S. Unemployment is near or at all-time highs in many parts of the country, foreclosures continue to happen at unprecedented rates and there are some very real indicators that we are heading toward a double-dip recession....

A company that sells greenery online and by catalog was accused of duping hundreds of consumers by delivering dead plants and trees, or sometimes not delivering anything at all. The Tennessee Attorney General sued two nursery companies and their owners for allegedly deceiving more than 400...

As states continue to explore ways to raise revenue in a bad economy, including the implementation of a so-called "millionaire's tax" and increasing and expanding sales taxes, at least one state is saying "no new taxes." The state of Tennessee is currently facing a vote on a constitutional...