Youngkin vetoes bills on birth control and Confederate tax break removal
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) vetoed 48 bills on Friday, including one surrounding contraception and another that would have removed tax breaks for some organizations. Among the nixed bills was SB 238, which defined contraceptives such as IUDs and Plan B and would have protected their use by requiring that insurance companies provide coverage for them. […]
Voters want to tax outrageous CEO pay. Are lawmakers listening?
For decades, I’ve been conducting my own informal research on Americans’ views on CEO pay. Whenever family, friends, or strangers ask me about my job, I tell them it involves investigating executive compensation. For example, last year I realized that: CEOs of America’s 100 Largest Low-Wage Employers On average, it’s more than 600 times the […]
The looming Biden tax hike
Democrats will use a misleading Congressional Budget Office report earlier this month to argue against extending 2017 tax cuts that jump-started the economy. Congressional Republicans would be wise to push back. Former Vice President Mike Pence is urging them to do just that, writing that failure to renew the tax cuts “would be disastrous for […]
Is the Fair Tax in Our Future?“
Critics of Donald Trump once counted tax evasion among his many faults. But it turned out that he wasn’t breaking any tax laws. He was simply utilizing the complex web of exemptions, deductions and other rules available to reduce his tax bill to near zero. It would be hard to imagine a worse tax system […]
US Government Interest Payments v. Tax Receipts, Average Interest on Treasury Debt, & Debt to GDP
Spiking Interest payments will hopefully, knock on wood, force the drunken sailors in Washington to go through detox. The gigantic US government debt is now approaching $33 trillion, amid a tsunami of issuance of Treasury securities to fund the mind-blowing government deficits and roll over maturing securities. At the same time, the Fed has hiked its […]
Kari Lake calls for bigger child tax credit, warning of ‘unsustainable’ US birth rate
EXCLUSIVE — Kari Lake, who is running for Senate in Arizona, said she would seek to expand the child tax credit, arguing that increasing the popular subsidy could help fix the falling birth rate. The Washington Examiner spoke to Lake, a staunch opponent of illegal immigration, on Wednesday while she was in transit to the […]
Colorado Uses Tax Dollars to Fund Free Legal Services to Double Immigrant Asylum Grants
Colorado Democrats are pushing for immigration funding to double the number of asylum seekers settled in Colorado, even as officials say President Joe Biden’s border crisis is crushing the budget. Tax dollars are used for free legal aid. In 2022, the Colorado Democratic Party pushed for the creation of a state-funded Immigrant Legal Defense Fund […]
Tax refund, IRS, file | Fox Business
“Kudlow” panelists Jason Trennato and EJ Antoni discuss slowing growth as inflation continues under President Biden. The clock is ticking for Americans to file for their 2020 tax refunds as the May 17 deadline approaches. Approximately 1 million people have failed to apply, leaving the IRS with a total of more than $1 billion worth […]
Increase in payments of tax refunds for millions of Americans – The IRS has announced it – La Grada EN
tax season is finished and closed. Currently, we have data from . Internal Revenue Service (IRS) We will provide a detailed explanation of our achievements in fiscal 2023. $4.7 trillion raised from $271.5 million tax refund 2023 and then tax refund, I.R.S. repaid to taxpayer $659 million Refund; An increase of 2.7% compared to fiscal […]
The two most financially beneficial ways to spend your tax return – Daily Mail
The average tax refund this year is $2,852, about $75 more than in 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said. Experts suggest the two most financially beneficial ways to use the proceeds are to pay off outstanding debts and put the rest toward savings. One financial advisor suggests that people should do both at the […]