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Business Owners in Baltimore Threaten to Withhold Taxes Over Rampant Crime

Posted by Mike LaChance on June 11, 2021 34 Comments

Frustrated business owners in Baltimore are tired of rising crime and are becoming increasingly concerned about the safety of their employees and customers. Dozens of them are now telling the city to do its job, or they won't pay city taxes and fees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHuvrT-fNoQ

Wealthy New Yorkers Eye Exits as State Plans Significant Tax Increases

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 12, 2021 25 Comments

New York's economy was devastated by the pandemic, specifically the lock downs. Thousands of people with the means to do so have already fled the state. Now the state is planning to raise taxes. Do they really expect people to stay?

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Calls for Global Corporate Tax Rate

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 06, 2021 29 Comments

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has officially called for a minimum global corporate tax rate, saying that "tax competition" distorts the economic playing field and pressures governments to erode their tax base.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyb-DjVT5_c

Your Tax Dollars Are Bailing Out San Francisco and New York in the Name of COVID Relief

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 10, 2021 25 Comments

People have criticized the Democrats' COVID relief bill since it contains pork. Did you know it includes a financial bailout for San Francisco and the state of New York? Why would they include this in a COVID relief bill? Who benefits from this?

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Calls for Wealth Redistribution, Doubles Down When Called Out

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 23, 2020 43 Comments

Last week, during an online address that had to do primarily with education, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said frankly, "Our mission is to redistribute wealth." Apparently, the exodus of taxpayers from Manhattan is not happening quickly enough for the mayor, and he wanted to speed it along.

Taxpayers Revolt in NYC

Posted by C. Davis on December 18, 2020 45 Comments

Fifty-four percent of registered voters pay no taxes in New York City, according to a new study by Liberty Tree of America. This means that taxpayers who paying the highest taxes in the nation have no effective voice in governance. This toxic structural bias against taxpayers has resulted in an outright revolt that will result in a calamity unless steps are taken immediately to restore taxpayer confidence.

NYC Toys With Package Delivery Fee to Offset Costs of Failing Public Transit

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on December 10, 2020 52 Comments

New York City residents may be strapped with an additional $3 delivery surcharge for any package not containing food or medicine. The proposal would funnel the delivery fees to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority which is facing a massive budget shortfall (maybe because they keep shutting the city down?).

Seattle To Send First-Time Non-Violent Criminals To ‘Community Panel’ and Have Taxpayers Pay Their Restitution

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 01, 2020 93 Comments

Seattle is about to try a new form of community policing which would have criminals face a non-profit community panel and in some cases, put taxpayers on the hook for restitution. The left said they wanted to 'reimagine' law enforcement. Consider this a preview.

TX Governor Greg Abbott Says Cities Defunding Police Should Should Have Property Tax Revenue Frozen

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 20, 2020 38 Comments

It's amazing that some American cities are still toying with the idea of defunding their police. It's even crazier that some cities are actually doing it. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has a suggestion about this. How about frozen property taxes?

Minneapolis Requiring Businesses Destroyed by Riots to Pay Property Taxes Before They Can Rebuild

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 14, 2020 89 Comments

The city of Minneapolis is requiring businesses destroyed by the recent riots to pre-pay their 2020 property taxes before they can even officially demolish and rebuild their businesses. The city allowed these businesses to be destroyed, and now wants a ransom from the very people they victimized. When do the business owners start rioting, or at the very least, packing up and leaving?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszJjVaQYho

Bernie Sanders Now Pushing ‘Make Billionaires Pay’ Act to Fund Healthcare for One Year

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 08, 2020 41 Comments

Bernie Sanders is using the Coronavirus crisis to push a massive one-time tax on billionaires, dubbed the 'Make Billionaires Pay' act. His socialist instincts never fail him.

Andrew Cuomo Now Basically Begging Wealthy New Yorkers to Return to the City

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 06, 2020 56 Comments

When the lockdowns hit as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, lots of people who had the means to do so, fled New York City. Then the riots came, and another wave of people left. Governor Andrew Cuomo is now begging them to return.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=decp4c0Qug8

Trump Directs Treasury to Review Tax-Exempt Status of Colleges and Universities

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 11, 2020 66 Comments

President Trump revealed Friday in a pair of tweets that he has directed the Treasury Department to review the tax-exempt status of colleges and universities, saying many of them are "about Radical Left Indoctrination, not Education." He is correct, they are.

Bernie Wants to Tax More Than Just ‘The Rich’ to Pay for Medicare for All

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 26, 2019 16 Comments

Bernie Sanders likes to talk about making billionaires pay their fair share. But he recently admitted that as far as taxes are concerned, he is coming after pretty much everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDHJCM-P9k0

FedEx CEO Challenges NYT Editor ‘to a Public Debate’ Over $0 Tax Article

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 18, 2019 12 Comments

On Sunday, The New York Times had an article about how FedEx managed to cut its tax bill to only $0. FedEx CEO Frederick Smith released a statement, claiming the paper "published a distorted and factually incorrect piece" on his company. Smith also challenged the NYT editor to a public debate on federal tax policy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxi4HQq9w50

California’s Massive Public Pension Liabilities Offer a Warning to Other States

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 09, 2019 42 Comments

Unfunded liabilities such as pensions for public retirees can become a strain on any city or state. In California, we are seeing a situation which should serve as a warning. Taxpayers are on the hook for massive amounts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJFtkNpSc3k&feature=youtu.be

Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Must Hand Tax Returns to Manhattan DA

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 04, 2019 25 Comments

Monday, a federal appeals court ruled President Trump must hand over his tax returns to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, "who had subpoenaed the documents from Trump's accounting firm as part of an investigation into the pre-election payoffs to two women who alleged affairs with Trump."

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