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This SALT cap thing is probably going to be litigated for the next 4 years.
Okay, maybe not. I hope it gets to SCOTUS, and the high tax states definitively lose.
But let’s go to the recent tax-related stories.
ILLINOIS POLS WOULD LIKE TO BLAME
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Well, this certainly is interesting. And yes, I put on my own slant.
Let’s go to the boring industry publication for the basic story:
CalPERS President Loses Her Board Seat
The president of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) board has been unseated by a Southern California police officer who ran...
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(sorry (not sorry), I always go for the alliteration).
I last looked at Russian revolts over changing retirement age on August 6.
Let’s see what has happened since then.
ELECTORAL RESULTS: PISSED OFF VOTERS
Russia. Kremlin loses regional votes amid anger over pension reform
Russia’s ruling party suffered...
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I had the Dems’ try last week. Let’s check out what the Repubs have put out there.
PRESS RELEASE
The following bills were introduced today...
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A month ago, I talked about the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund divesting from private prison-related investments. At the time, I mentioned a report, but it said it was part one of two… and I was waiting to see if a second part came out. I don’t see it,...
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This one is going to be a bit different. It’s about someone caught out, and trying to make the whistleblower look bad.
In one case, it’s not a whistleblower so much as an investigator. Yes, there’s a public pension angle.
CALPERS HIRING WOES
CalPERS...
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Well, well, well.
You didn’t think the divestment winds would blow only one way, did you?
Bloomberg: As Nike Boycott Gets Underway, Next Battleground May Be Pensions
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Calls to boycott Nike Inc. products are already making the rounds, now that it’s using quarterback Colin Kaepernick in new ads. Will...
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I may live in New York, but I like keeping up with Chicago politics (mainly because of its really bad public finance performance, more than anything else)
So, it was a little surprising to hear the following (but not overly surprising):
Wall Street Journal: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Won’t Seek Re-Election
Rahm...
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Brookings Institution: The ‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’ and the 2018 midterms: Examining the potential electoral impact
What role will the TCJA play in the 2018 midterms? Political science has a great deal to say about how voters interpret and respond to public policy. Combining this literature with...
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So, some people are huffy about this:
Bevin invokes Wimpy’s hamburger line in pension reform lawsuit
FRANKFORT, Ky. — At the outset of his 100-page brief asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that struck down the new pension law, Gov. Matt Bevin quotes the signature...
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