Was it as bad for you as it was for me? Sending Washington money we earn, but Washington doesn’t, I mean? It’s not just being part of […]
Tag: taxes
Happy Tax Day. Are we getting our money’s worth?
by Steven Hill It’s Americans’ favorite day — April 15, Tax Day! In the land of “No taxation without representation,” we Americans throw a fit over how […]
The president and Congress need an intervention
When some people appear beyond help because of addiction or other circumstances they can’t control, family members have been known to stage an intervention. Congress and President […]
Senate sends Social Security tax break, state worker pay raise bills to governor’s desk
CHARLESTON — The state Senate, after a couple of days of delays, passed a bill representing pay raises for some state employees and another phasing out taxes […]
When the IRS are the good guys
In an analysis released this week, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department admitted that they had been wrong with an earlier estimate of $390 billion […]
No more billionaires? We can be more ambitious than that
by Ingrid Robeyns “Every billionaire is a policy failure.” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exemplified this motto when she entered politics and famously wore the slogan “Tax the rich” on […]
Sorry, haters. California is doing fine
There’s a neurotic need in the right-leaning media to declare that California is going down. The future belongs to Texas and Florida, where “woke” is a discouraging […]
Discussion must start in shared reality
U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney is well within his rights to defend his vote against the continuing resolution that prevented the government shutdown on Sept. 30. In fact, […]
Guest essay Federal asset tax would penalize Americans for investing in our economy
by Sen. Eric Tarr President Joe Biden, still intent on destroying the value of a dollar you earn, has proposed a new tax that would initially fall […]
Hostages may get rude awakening on return to U.S.
The Biden administration is working behind the scenes to secure the release of Americans held in Iran, NBC News reported last month. The White House also insists […]