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Just because. Some of the below will be irrelevant soon enough, as I compile these stories a long time ahead of time. I assume next Tuesday’s is going to involve a lot of coronavirus tax breaks, but that can wait til then.
TAXES: SURER THAN DEATH?
Well, maybe...
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My usual weekly tax rundown... plus link to my new substack!by meep
In November 2019, I looked at a press release announcing a proposed reform/bailout for multiemployer pensions. It addresses multiple problems with MEPs, some of which have been entirely ignored in the other major MEP bailout proposal out there, specifically, the Butch-Lewis Act.
Well, Congress seemed to...
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The individual income tax is one of the most significant sources of revenue for state and local governments. In fiscal year 2017, the most recent year for which data are available, individual income taxes generated 23.3 percent of state and local tax collections, right behind general...
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A remembrance of James Spiotto, who died on Thursday, February 27, 2020.by meep
I take a look at Bernie Sanders's tax proposal. I don't take a long look.by meep
In my prior post on CT pensions, I mentioned CT was looking at a toll on a one-mile portion of a interstate highway.
Well, they’ve scrapped all the toll plans, for now. They’re talking about borrowing money for road improvements, which sure, those could be seen as capital...
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It is not clear to me that any of these organizations have a plan.
In the Socialist Worker: New action dates called for French pension war
Dated February 10, 2020, we get the following:
A group of strikers at the incinerators and waste disposal centres in the Paris region and Marseille have...
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Oh, IRS, you so silly.
IRS quietly deletes guideline that Fortnite virtual currency must be reported on tax returns
Before I quote the piece, [or even read it], I will guess that this idiocy probably came out of Bitcoin issues. So let’s see if I was correct:
For months...
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GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS CALLS FOR HIGHER TAXES
Op-ed by Gov. Pritzker Wealthy Illinoisans (like me) should pay more income taxes
To put Illinois back on firm fiscal footing, we must make some hard choices among three feasible options: 1) raise income tax rates on everyone...
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