California’s Proposition 13, arguably the most famous and influential ballot measure in the nation’s history, turns 40 this year. The law saved property owners taxes as much as 60 percent keeping homes affordable for the middle class. Some leftist progressives in California think it’s long past time to update the law and keep homes affordable. […]
White House cancels subscriptions to New York Times and Washington Post, urges federal agencies to do the same. The White House is urging all federal agencies to cancel their subscriptions to The New York Times and the Washington Post, according to a CNN report on Thursday. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement Thursday that “not renewing subscriptions […]
14.3 million illegal invaders are living across the United States, according to a new study, costing American taxpayers roughly $132 billion a year. An annually released report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) estimates that that illegal population living in the U.S. has risen nearly two million in two years, now standing at […]
by Tim Andrews | September 16, 2019 11:27 AM When Americans think of food stamp recipients, images of desperate lower-income Americans typically come to mind. Taxpayers desperately want to believe that their hard-earned dollars are helping poor people struggling to make ends meet with welfare benefits helping them get the vital nutrients they need to stay alive. […]
President Donald Trump announced last week he will add an additional 5% tariff on all Chinese products bought by Americans. This comes on top of an existing 25% tariff on $250 billion worth of products from China, and an additional tax on roughly $160 billion worth of goods is set to start Sept. 1. Given […]
A court in Idaho orders the state (aka taxpayers) to pay for a convicted child rapist’s gender reassignment surgery.
While millions of Americans were vacationing this summer, the seemingly impossible happened in Washington: On July 17, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), and Steve King (R-IA) all voted in favor of the same healthcare legislation. The bill in question, H.R. 748, sought to repeal the so-called “Cadillac Tax” imposed by the […]
On July 11, the French Senate passed a 3% digital services tax on tech companies that generate revenue of more than 25 million euros in France and more than 750 million euros worldwide, which will affect U.S.-based companies such as Facebook and Amazon, reported Reuters. The Trump administration is investigating the tax and there are concerns […]
Taxpayers from all 50 states pay into the Highway Trust Fund when they fill their tanks with gas or diesel fuel. That sends billions of dollars a year to Washington, which then cuts checks to state governments in the form of infrastructure grants overseen by federal bureaucrats. It’s hard to tell just what shuffling so […]
The average Illinois driver will pay at least $100 more annually for gas under a new law, which went into effect on July 1, analysis by the Illinois Policy Institute reveals. On June 28, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) signed into law a record tax hike that doubles the state’s gas tax and substantially raises […]
