The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has long argued that Democrats should leave in place a cap on deductions that wealthy taxpayers can claim based on their state taxes […]
Tag: taxes
Woman pleads guilty to tax fraud
Architecture firm bookkeeper withheld nearly $2M from IRS Newsroom@DominionPost.com An area woman pleaded guilty Thursday to willfully failing to pay over to the IRS employment taxes withheld from […]
Taxing the rich isn’t a new idea
by Maura Quint The year is 1975. The Bee Gees are at the top of the charts. “The Godfather: Part II” just won the Academy Award for […]
The new Exodus: Businesses flee high taxes in California
Forget what you hear most pundits saying about last week’s recall election that failed to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Some Democrats think because Newsom ran on […]
What Manchin gets right — and wrong — about $3.5T bill
In his op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Sen. Joe Manchin proclaimed that he won’t vote for a reconciliation package carrying a $3.5 trillion price tag.* *What […]
61% of Americans who say they pay taxes are probably lying
by Jared Dillian The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center recently released a report saying that 61% of U.S. households had paid no federal income tax in 2020, up […]
Guest essay: For West Virginia, the ‘sensible’ vote is ‘no’ on the STEP Act
by Kent Leonhardt The Mountain State is home to more than 23,000 farms that generate over $750 million worth of crops and livestock annually. At just over […]
Aug. 22 letters to the editor
Manufacturers oppose Dems’ tax proposal You may have seen that some members of Congress are attempting to generate funds for infrastructure development by raising corporate tax rates. […]
Guest essay: FERC delays are creating more uncertainty for local governments
by JB McCuskey As Auditor of the State of West Virginia I have a unique perspective of how your tax dollars are spent. Our office is responsible […]
Truman’s lies cost taxpayers millions
by Michael Hiltzik Part of the fallout from the violent and seditious end of the Trump administration concerns whether Donald Trump should receive the lavish government benefits showered […]