Bid To Raise Sales Taxes In Virginia Raises Questions
These are sadly some of the least transparent segments of municipal government spending.
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Tax The Rich Foolishness
Even before the DSA surge, the party insisted there is plenty of money out there, all the government had to do was grab it and problems would be solved.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Ballroom Project Proceed For Now
The ruling replaces a temporary order issued by Chief Justice John Roberts and permits construction to proceed for now.
Tampa Approves $2.3 Billion Rays Ballpark Deal
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor called the development “transformational,” but some residents opposed using taxpayer money for the project.
The Real Reason Young Families Can’t Find Homes To Buy
Trump administration officials recently floated cutting the capital gains tax on home sales, potentially removing one obstacle that keeps longtime homeowners from selling and younger families from buying.
The Wealth Tax Revival Is Repeating A Failed Experiment
Wealth taxes promise to extract revenue from those least likely to feel the pinch while sidestepping the political toxicity of raising taxes on ordinary earners.
Lies, Damned Lies, And A $40 T Debt
“Wars, the bursting of the dot-com bubble, and tax cuts sent budgets off course in the early 2000s.”
Don’t Fret $40 Tril In Debt? You’ll Regret It
But total debt has quadrupled in just the last 20 years. It’s growing much faster than the economy, inflation, wages, or taxes.
Only The Homeless Population Is Growing In Newsom’s California
Actually, Newsom’s record is worse than that because, in his first year in office, the number shot up by more than 10,000.
Arizona Schools Build Fields Of Taxpayer Nightmares, But There Is A Solution
American school districts have been spending record amounts of money building and rebuilding school buildings despite falling enrollment.
Lawsuit Targets Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout
The city says only about 17,000 property owners received notices indicating they could face the tax
The GOP's Swag Deficit
Why Republicans are losing their political edge and how a bold pro-growth budget could get it back.
Trump Imposes New Tariffs On Imports From 60 Trading Partners
Officials argued the measures are aimed at strengthening trade enforcement and promoting fair competition.
Watchdog: Maryland’s Weak Controls Put Millions Of Federal Tax Dollars At Risk
An audit found the state’s transportation department misreported $417 million, the Department of Human Services poorly tracked more than $200 million in funding, and other agencies committed similar accounting errors.
Judge Rebukes Trump Over $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit
Trump's legal team rejected the judge's findings