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Well, this isn’t a good sign. For me.
New York state tax revenues plummet by $3.7 billion
New York state tax revenues fell by $3.7 billion, or 4.7 percent, last year — the largest collapse since the 9/11 attacks — but officials downplayed the significance.
Trying to find a bright side, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said things could have been worse since a surge in collections last month staved off an even steeper drop.
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The primarily...
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Well, looks like I didn’t keep up with making Dickens posts.
While I did it for Pickwick Papers, I didn’t do it for February (Nicholas Nickleby) and March (Old Curiosity Shop). April is Barnaby Rudge.
So let me start with the recent novel, and plug the prior ones.
BARNABY RUDGE
Barnaby Rudge...
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I hope you had a peaceful tax day yesterday.
Happy Tax Freedom Day!
Tax Freedom Day is a significant date for taxpayers and lawmakers because it represents how long Americans as a whole have to work in order to pay the nation’s tax burden.
This year, Tax Freedom Day falls on April...
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I knew you’d get there eventually, y’all!
I saw it both in the WSJ and Pensions&Investment news, and the WSJ piece is somewhat reasonable…. but the P&I bit is something else.
WALL STREET JOURNAL COVERAGE: JUST THE FACTS, MA’AM
I first saw it on...
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Yeah, I’m too lazy to give it a snappy subtitle.
Pritzker Unconcerned With Tax-Study’s Lower Revenue Estimate
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration is pleased with the findings of a peer-reviewed study of a graduated income tax despite its conclusion that it would raise less revenue than...
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I mean, I know I don’t envy her. It’s more that I’m pleased that Preckwinkle lost than that Lightfoot won, but neither of them would be in a good place if they won.
So, take a load off, Preckwinkle, and lie low for a few years. Lightfoot may...
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