Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks about her two-cent tax plan during a campaign event, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, in Hampton Falls, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Reality Star Allegedly Owes Back Federal Taxes
The IRS has accused “Real Housewives of Potomac’s” Robyn Dixon of not paying taxes on some of her reality show income.
The Internal Revenue Service just hit the mom of...
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In the 2018 midterms, my congressional district in southern Orange County elected a Democrat named Katie Porter. Although she is quite progressive, she strongly opposes the new cap on deductions state and local taxes (SALT). Southern Orange County...
California Gov. Gavin Newsome (D) believes his state's sky-high gas taxes aren't to blame for the price disparity citizens pay at the pump compared to other Americans, and has instructed the state's attorney general to investigate a so-called...
Trump’s lawyers and the crooked Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance reached a deal to pause the subpoena for Trump’s tax returns until the Supreme Court either declines to hear the case or issues an opinion.
The DC Circuit Court of...
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“We are not Chinese communists” or “Russian oligarchs” or “Venezuelan strongmen"
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House Democrats on Monday urged a federal judge to dismiss them from President Trump’s lawsuit challenging a New York law that allows congressional committees to request his state tax returns.The Democrat-led Ways and Means Committee, Committee...
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The fight over access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns could be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court in time for a decision before next fall’s election, under an agreement struck Monday between Trump’s attorneys and a local prosecutor in...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s pledge to reveal how she'd pay for her "Medicare for All" plan carries big risks, no matter which path she takes.Taxing the wealthy won’t cover the trillions in cost. Raising taxes on the middle class is a...
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Protests continue to rage in Lebanon where people are demanding an overhaul of their political system. The anger was sparked by plans to introduce a tax on WhatsApp calls, widely used in Lebanon.
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Senate Democrats are trying to chip away at critical
elements of the 2017 tax cuts.
Included in the 2017 tax cuts, the new $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction is one of the reform’s signature achievements. The cap advanced...
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The tax system really is progressive.
"They don't like her, they're worried about her, they think she's anti-rich," Michael Novogratz told Bloomberg about billionaires' reactions to Warren's wealth tax.
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This blog post is part of a series dedicated to analyzing the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Click here to see all of the blogs in the #TCJANowWhat series.
The centerpiece of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was cutting the...
The Problem With Elizabeth Warren's Wealth-Tax Plan
Authored by Germinal G. Van via The Mises Institute,
Elizabeth Warren is among the strongest contenders and Democratic hopefuls for the presidential election of 2020. During the...
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Barrick Gold Corp. announced a deal with the government of Tanzania that will see the gold miner pay US$300 million to settle all outstanding tax and other disputes over its mines in the African country.
The company and Tanzania are also...
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The following graph shows real GDP quarterly (blue, annualized), and the year-over-year change in GDP (red).The tax changes at the end of 2017 have had minimal impact on GDP. Most forecasts showed some minor boost in 2018 and 2019 followed by a...
Except for laws prohibiting the sale of drugs to minors and driving while impaired, all laws that penalize drug production, distribution, possession, and use should be abolished, along with special "sin" taxes on drugs.
That was the resolution of a...
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José Antonio OcampoIt is time for developing countries to mobilize to fight back against tax avoidance. Increasing their fiscal resources is the only way to improve access to health, education, gender equality, or the fight against climate change....