Soda tax could come to Chicago
• http://www.fox5ny.comCHICAGO (AP) -- The debate over whether sugary beverages should be heavily taxed is scheduled to be taken up by the Cook County Board of Commissioners in Chicago.
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TAXES: State
Americans Fleeing Expensive, Over-Taxed Metro Areas In Pursuit Of Affordability
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenAmericans have apparently had enough of the excessive home prices, rents and taxes in large metropolitan areas like New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco and are packing up and moving out by the 1,000s.
The New Nevada: Taxpayer Bucks for Billionaires
• https://www.lewrockwell.comWhile Nevada's public is spared excessive lawmaker interference as its Legislature only meets every other year for 120 consecutive days, this year will be the third in a row the Legislature will be called into special session to vote on a handout f
Taxpayers are fleeing New York in droves
• nypost.com By Kirstan Conley and Danika FearsTaxpaying New Yorkers are leaving in droves for other states, according to a new study.
Information on Property Tax Exemption for Seniors, Disabled Persons, Veterans...
Donna HancockProperty tax exemptions are available to many homeowners, but you'll need to do some legwork to find them and lower your property tax bill.
Full List of Property Tax Exemptions By State
• Veterans UnitedNationwide, legislation to lessen the financial strain on qualified disabled veterans stems from a six-year effort to reduce or fully eliminate property tax liability and now, more than half of the states in the U.S. offer some sort of exemption.
Taxation is Theft: EU Edition by James Corbett
• James Corbett - The Corbett ReportWord to the wise: when you play a rigged game in a mobster-run casino, don't expect to walk away with all your winnings. But you already knew that, didn't you?
Frustrated Illinois Taxpayers Pay Property Tax With $1 Bills
• thedailyliberator.comJeff McGrath has been fed up about his property taxes going up for years in McHenry County, Illinois.
The Taxman Can't Do Math
• LewRockwellLast month, lawmakers in Massachusetts approved a constitutional amendment that will lead to the departure of many of the state's wealthiest and most productive citizens.
Don't be Fooled by Elizabeth Warren's Argument for Taxation
• The Daily BellWarren's assumption that a social contract exists between citizens and their governments is faulty. Her argument in this day-and-age is make believe.
Which US States Have The Highest And Lowest Gasoline Taxes
• zerohedge.comYesterday we showed something strange: while oil prices have rebounded from multi-year recent lows, gasoline prices have not only rebounded but have done so with a vengeance, sending retail gasoline at the pump is now back to levels last seen just ov
Kentucky tax payers forced to fork over $18 million for creationist's 'Ark Encounter' th
• http://wearechange.org, by Jeffrey PhillipsThe taxpayers of Kentucky will be forced to put their money towards a creationist theme park built by evolution-denying Christian fundamentalist Ken Ham, who seeks to spread the seed of misinformation to the malleable minds of children.
Kentucky tax payers forced to fork over $18 million for creationist's 'Ark Encounter' th
• http://wearechange.org, by Jeffrey PhillipsThe taxpayers of Kentucky will be forced to put their money towards a creationist theme park built by evolution-denying Christian fundamentalist Ken Ham, who seeks to spread the seed of misinformation to the malleable minds of children.
Deutsche Bank Unveils The Next Step: "QE Has Run Its Course, It's Time To Tax Wealth"
• http://www.zerohedge.comNow that the benefits QE "have run their course", it is time for the next, and far more drastic step: "the ECB and BoJ should move more strongly toward penalizing savings via negative retail deposit rates or perhaps wealth taxes.
Republicans withhold a winner about withholding
Menckens GhostDemocrats would counter that withholding saves taxpayers the time and trouble of paying their taxes separately, and that the elimination of withholding would result in massive nonpayment of taxes.
Drug War is Crumbling: Town Converts Prison into Cannabis Grow Facility
• activistpost.comIn our fight to end the drug war, there may be no greater symbolism than a prison being turned into a cannabis grow facility.
Connecticut lawmakers want to dip into Yale's $25.6 billion endowment income, ...
• Business InsiderThe Connecticut Legislature is proposing a bill that would tax income from Yale's $25.6 billion endowment, Bloomberg reported.
How to End Death and Taxes
• http://motherboard.vice.comIt's said that nothing is for sure but death and taxes. Anti-aging scientists are already working on getting rid of death, but what about taxes? If we all live thousands of years, will we also have to pay the IRS every April 15th?
Sunny Nevada Just Killed the Solar Industry with 40% Tax Hike, Derailing the Off-Grid Movement
• thefreethoughtproject.comNevada regulators and NV Energy are conspiring to push solar energy competition out of their state.
Americans Can't Wait To Get Out Of These Five States
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenA low cost of living, no sales tax, and beautiful scenery (oh, naked bike rides, more strip clubs per capita than any other US city, and legalized weed) means Oregon is the "top moving destination" for Americans for the third year running, according
Here's how much money you actually get if you win the $900 million Powerball
• http://www.techinsider.io, Kim RenfroEveryone's buzzing to see if one lucky person will claim the $900 million Powerball lottery winnings.
Alaska governor wants an income tax
• http://money.cnn.comAlaska's governor revealed his plan to institute the state's first income tax in 35 years.
Get Me the Hell Out of Here
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comManufacturers Vote With Their Feet
Washington tacks another 7¢ a gallon to state gas tax
• http://www.oregonlive.com, APWashington tacked on another 7 cents to its gasoline tax as part of a $16 billion, 16-year package to pay for transportation projects across the state.
Top Income Tax Rates, All Nations
• https://www.lewrockwell.com, By Gary NorthHave you ever wondered where the income tax havens are? Find out here.
Oregon launches program to tax drivers by the mile
• foxnews.comDavid Hastings is a rare American. This long-time hybrid car owner from Oregon wants to pay higher taxes for roads and bridges and says the current 30 cents per gallon state gas tax barely affects him.
Beware, the Tax Man Has Eyes on You: Potential Hike for Illinoisans is Staggering
• globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comLive in Chicago? A report by Nuveen shows a pension payment spike looms in 2016, and the potential tax hike to fix it is staggering.
The redistribution racket
• http://www.washingtontimes.com,Residents of high-tax states are voting with their feet
White House Admits, US States Need To Be Better Prepared For Fiscal Volatility
• zerohedge.com"What the Great Recession has shown is that things have fundamentally changed," The White House warned this week and, as Bloomberg reports, states would have to cut spending or raise revenue by a combined $21 billion .....
Nevada Needs More Traffic Tickets To Pay Judicial Salaries
• The NewspaperNevada courts are out of cash because police are not writing enough speeding tickets. State Supreme Court Chief Justice James W. Hardesty sounded the warning lawmakers the coffers are running dry at an alarming rate.
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