Tag: Reason
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The Big Reason Some Married Couples Might Want To File Taxes Separately
Perhaps one of the biggest reasons for married couples to file taxes separately is if one person in the relationship has outstanding debts and/or previous tax issues. If you or your partner have back taxes, owed child support, medical bills, or defaulted federal loans (e.g., student loans) then filing jointly can mean that your joint…
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The Real Reason Shein Is So Cheap
Shein’s primary method of keeping their prices low? Paying their workers criminally low wages. Swiss NGO Public Eye released a tell-all on Shein’s unethical labor practices in 2021 after interviewing workers in several of Shein’s factories. While the labor practices differed per factory, there were some common themes. They said that they were paid not…
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The Real Reason Temu Is So Cheap
Although Temu technically has a Boston-based address, the company is operated by and runs exactly like its China-based sister app, Pinduoduo. They both share the same model of selling low-quality products to customers by shipping directly from Chinese factories and warehouses within the company’s supply chain. This direct-to-consumer model allows Temu to cut out middlemen…
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The Real Reason They Stopped Regularly Printing $2 Bills
There are several interesting theories about why the $2 bill never really caught on. The first involves an urban legend focused on rigging long-ago political elections. Apparently, the going rate for buying a citizen’s vote was $2, so being in possession of a $2 bill was thought to have a negative connotation that its owner…