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A new poll could spell big trouble for New York: Nearly four of every 10 voters here are thinking of fleeing. Their No. 1 reason: high taxes. The survey, released this month by Zogby, found that 38.9% of voters are “considering” or already have “made plans” to head out, up five points from a month earlier. If …
by TonyLiberty US States with the highest income taxes: 13.3% California 11% Hawaii 10.9% New York 10.75% New Jersey 9.9% Oregon 9.85% Minnesota 9% Massachusetts 8.75% Vermont 7.65% Wisconsin 7.15% Maine US States with no State Income Tax: • Texas • Alaska • Florida • Nevada • Wyoming • Tennessee • Washington • South …
Jason Rodriguez, deputy director of People Empowered by the Struggle, a Baltimore-based nonprofit, told Papst, “This is educational homicide” at its finest. “There is no excuse,” Rodriguez said, adding, “We have a system that’s just running rogue, and it starts at the top.” In 2022, Baltimore City Schools were allocated a record $1.6 billion from …
via aljazeera: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has warned grocery chains that they could be hit with new taxes if they do not take steps to control rising food prices. Trudeau said the heads of the five largest supermarket chains, including Walmart and Costco, would be asked to come up with a plan to address …
. @RepNancyMace : ‘Biden most corrupt President in U.S. history, China sent nearly 7-figures to young grandchild’s shell account, Hunter wrote off about 28 Russian escorts on his taxes.’ “The amount of money in the alleged money laundering and bribery scheme is astronomical… We know that every time Joe Biden has been asked questions about …
Sadiq Khan ditches plans to charge non-electric cars driving into central London Sadiq Khan has shelved plans to charge all non-electric cars driving into central London, it has emerged. The Mayor of London had pledged to create a central London zone by 2025 that would “likely” impose an extra charge on any vehicle that produced emissions. The …
The monthly mortgage payment based on a median existing home is now at a record $2,322/month. This is double the $1,200 peak seen in 2008. Keep in mind, $2,322/month does not include taxes, insurance or any other costs associated with buying a home. If you add in taxes and insurance, the median is nearly $3,000/month. …
Every homeowner got a letter increasing home values by 35% up to 43% Needless to say people are pissed. Property values in Summit County are set to rise by historic amounts next year after the Ohio Department of Taxation ordered a 34% increase countywide. This is not unique to Summit County, as the Department of …
Total US govt revenue is about $5 trillion per year from all sources. Personal income taxes are about 42% of the total, so around $2.1 trillion. So roughly 1/2 of all personal income taxes collected by the US govt is going to pay interest on the $33 trillion national debt. — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) …
I’m a lot happier paying for an empty federal office building than I am paying for one filled with anonymous apparatchiks wrecking the country. We need many more empty federal office buildings. via based-politics: The pandemic changed how people work, with remote work becoming wildly more prominent. And the federal government was no exception. But …
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by Martin Armstrong The story about what looked like a SWAT team was a swarm of armed IRS Agents that stormed into a business in Florida has gone viral. Many point to this as: See what happens when you give IRS agents lethal power! I think this needs clarification, and everyone knows I am opposed to …
New York Passes New Laws To Criminalize Illicit Marijuana Sales Nearly wo years after New York legalized recreational cannabis for adults, the state has passed new laws to criminalize unlicensed sales of marijuana as part of the state budget passed last week. Supporters of the measures maintain that they are needed to control unlicensed weed …
The United Nations (UN) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have recently called for a significant financial investment to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Their proposal includes the implementation of global taxes aimed at generating trillions of dollars in funding. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Bank, recently suggested exploring unconventional …
Rents are dropping. 📉 Hardest-hit cities include Austin, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, where rental rates are down -6% over the last year. Meanwhile – taxes, insurance, and interest costs are up significantly. Cocktail that could mean forced selling in H2 2023. pic.twitter.com/nKiLmPRW0V — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) July 4, 2023 “Landlords who purchased in the last …
“There were certain investigative steps we weren’t allowed to take that could have led us to President Biden.” — IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley “There were certain investigative steps we weren't allowed to take that could have led us to President Biden.” — IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley pic.twitter.com/qffkvx2q3N — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 28, 2023
Hunter Biden Evaded Millions In Taxes Through Elaborate Tax Scheme. Hunter Biden agreed to plead guilty last week to two misdemeanor counts of failing to pay taxes on time, but according to the second whistleblower whose testimony was also released last week by the House Ways and Means Committee, he also willfully evaded paying millions …
David Weiss allegedly tried to bring charges against Hunter in Washington D.C. and California in the fall of 2022 and had that request denied in January 2023 The unverified testimony dropped as Hunter Biden enters into agreement that will see him plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes He will also avoid prison on a felony …
BREAKING: 'Accounting error' provides extra $6.2 BILLION for Ukraine, Pentagon says pic.twitter.com/75022IXg9k — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) June 20, 2023 The government: We're tracking every $600 transaction you make on Venmo Also the government: Oops pic.twitter.com/0XVylpwRJA — Genevieve Roch-Decter, CFA (@GRDecter) June 20, 2023 And then we told them it was a $6.2 billion "accounting error"… pic.twitter.com/VwK79YWFcH …
by confoundedinterest17 Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela must be envious of Joe Biden. I don’t think even Maduro has the stones to have his politiical opponent charged with espionage in the run-up to a Presidential election. Particularly when the US President has been bribed by China and Ukraine and has similiar sensitive document hoarding issues (at least Trump …
