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He literally ran on 'tax the rich, NOT you', now his 'last resort' is a 9.5% property tax hike hitting over 3 million regular NYC homeowners & renters to plug a $5.4B hole. the bill always lands on the middle class. pic.twitter.com/csS7ECi3Z7 — Bil@l Ahm@d (@bili_butcher) February 20, 2026
Los Angeles Unified School District holds a meeting to cut 657 cafeteria workers, special ed aides and custodians due to a budget deficit – Superintendent of LAUSD makes $440,000 per year – Deputy Superintendents make $300-400k+ per year – Chief Financial Officer makes $300,000 per year – Chief Academic Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief …
BREAKING: The US Treasury posted a $316 billion budget deficit in May, the third-largest on record. This comes as total government outlays rose 3% from YoY, to $687 billion, per ZeroHedge. And, while tariff revenue surged 270% YoY, to a record $23 billion, it barely made a dent in the deficit. In the first 8 …
Seattle Pride is confronting a substantial funding shortfall of nearly $350,000 for its Pride Month events, attributed to recent rollbacks in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and political challenges facing the LGBTQIA2S+ community. https://t.co/N6G7WiSqcG — KOMO News (@komonews) April 27, 2025 MS-13 Added To LGBTQ Acronym https://t.co/v0qNg60VZu pic.twitter.com/O81L8q7lYP — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) April 26, …
Something is VERY wrong in America Elderly server is in her 70’s “and she can hardly walk” The table next to this woman asked “why she was still working,” she said “she only makes $910 a month on social security. And she has to still work because her bills exceed $910 a month.” pic.twitter.com/o7ay5DTNwt — …
“U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could release thousands of migrants as it faces running out of money by May. Four ICE officials told The Washington Post that the agency has drafted plans to release migrants and cut its capacity to hold detainees after the failure of a Senate border bill that would have erased …
The German steel sector, facing a substantial budget shortfall due to a court ruling, is sounding an alarm on the nation’s industrial transformation. With more than 40 billion euros ($44 billion) in planned investments now under scrutiny, the sector is grappling with a loss of confidence and growing uncertainty. How long before the steel industry …
The fight against inflation is still ongoing… OPEC just said that global oil markets will face a massive supply shortfall next quarter. They expect a supply shortfall of more than 3 million barrels per day. If OPEC is correct, it would result in the biggest inventory drawdown since 2007. Voluntary production cuts by OPEC… pic.twitter.com/9I1ZPWrzU8 …