Illinois Eyes 30 Cent Gas Tax Hike, Chicago Eyes Property Tax Hike
• themaven.net by Mike Mish ShedlockThe Illinois legislature is in recess right now.
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Illinois Eyes 30 Cent Gas Tax Hike, Chicago Eyes Property Tax Hike
• https://www.themaven.net, Mike Mish ShedlockThe Illinois legislature is in recess right now. Other than disbanding the body, that's the best place for them. When they return, they are going after your pocketbook in the form a gas tax hike.
Owners Of Luxury Greenwich Homes Are Pulling From The Market As Sales Plunge
• zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenOnce upon a time, a nonexistent income tax (Connecticut became the last state in the US to adopt an income tax in the early 1990s) and low property taxes - not to mention the gold coast tableau of beautiful beaches and lush greenery - made Greenwich,
Amazon's Sales Tax Fight Is Heating Up as States Crack Down
• https://www.bloomberg.comThird-party merchants selling on marketplaces like Amazon are being asked to collect from customers in exchange fo a break on back taxes.
BLS: Americans Spend More on Taxes Than Food and Clothing Combined
• cnsnews.com By Terence P. JeffreyAmericans on average spent more on taxes in 2016 than they did on food and clothing combined, according to data released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
TAX THE RICH AND THE ROBOTS? CALIFORNIA'S THINKING ABOUT IT
• https://www.wired.com, MATT SIMONDEPENDING ON WHOM you ask, robots and artificial intelligence are either coming to take your job, or you're perfectly safe, at least for the near future.
Sierra Club Files Lawsuit Against Oklahoma's $100 Electric Car Fee
• http://insideevs.com, by Steven LovedayOklahoma hopes to correct a budget shortfall by enacting an electric car fee, but a lawsuit against the state asserts that proper procedures for such a tax were not followed.
EXCLUSIVE: Freedom Foundation sues Seattle over controversial new income tax
• http://www.foxnews.com, By Barnini ChakrabortyThe Freedom Foundation sued Seattle Wednesday over its controversial new income tax on the rich, which critics call "an assault" on the law that sets a dangerous precedent.
The Imbecile Tax
• https://www.lewrockwell.comGrown-ups used to appreciate being treated as grown-ups, especially by other grown-ups. How is it that today's grown-ups demand that they be treated like not-too-bright children?
Bike-Crazy Oregon Riders Enraged Over First Bicycle Tax In Nation
• Technocracy.NewsDriving people out of their cars and onto bicycles has been an Agenda 21 plank that Oregon has fully embraced since 1992 . Now its the bikers who are getting a look at the other side of the knife blade as a new excise tax will ding every new purchase
California Ponders $3 Billion Subsidy for Electric Cars...
• https://mishtalk.com, MishCurrently, less than 3% of California vehicle sales are electric.
Why So Many Films are Shot in Georgia Rather than Hollywood
• fee.org by John TamnyEven Ben Affleck can make economic sense when it is a subject on which he has personal experience. Here is his comment on why so many films are being made in Georgia instead of Hollywood:
Illinois Taxoholics Wear Down Rauner: Massive Tax Hikes In the Works
• https://mishtalk.com, by MishTotal capitulation by Governor Bruce Rauner is in the works. The taxoholics wore him down.
Illinois State Official: "We Are In Massive Crisis Mode, This Is Not A False Alarm"
• http://www.zerohedge.com, Tyler DurdenLast week we reported that as Illinois, a state which now faces over $15 billion in backlogged bills, struggles over the next two weeks to somehow come up with its first budget in three years ahead of a June 30 fiscal year end, and faces an imminent
Powerball, Mega Millions to Halt Illinois Lottery Due to State's Inability to Pay Winners
• https://mishtalk.com, by MishBoth Powerball and Mega Millions Lotteries Will Pull Out of Illinois on June 30 due to the budget impasse.
Ominous signs for states as revenue targets missed
• thehill.com By Reid WilsonTwo out of every three states in America took in less tax revenue than expected this year, the worst performance since the depths of the recession, and twenty states expect to address budget shortfalls in the coming year.
California Governor Jerry Brown Slams Taxpayers As "Free Loaders" For Opposing Higher Taxe
• shtfplan.com by Mac SlavoMillions of Californians are outraged by a recent bill that would increase the state's gas tax by 12 cents per gallon, and increase vehicle license fees by $50 per year.
Oregon transportation plan calls for I-5 tolls, gas tax hike, payroll tax
• http://www.rumormillnews.comOregon lawmakers are proposing raising the state gas tax, increasing vehicle title and registration fees, and implementing a payroll tax to raise billions of dollars for transportation infrastructure improvements.
The University of Arizona is paying students $10 per hour...
• https://chrisinmaryville.net, By Nick SorrentinoSee, this the sort of thing that I was talking about in a previous video on the #alumnistrike.
Here Are 6 Reasons to Lower the Corporate Tax Rate Immediately
• fee.org by Timothy DoescherAt close to 40 percent when including state rates, the U.S. corporate tax rate is one of the highest in the world.
Illinois Revenue Freefall: Fiscal Year-to-Date -8.1% and Worsening
• https://mishtalk.com, MishIllinois' fiscal condition is in bad shape and worsening. Jim Muschinske, Revenue Manager, notes a "February Freefall".
Dallas Mayor Pulls Support For "Massive Taxpayer Bailout" Of Police Pension
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenDallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has finally reached his maximum willingness to throw taxpayer dollars at the Dallas Police and Fire Pension (DPFP) system and has pulled is support for a bill that, if it passes, will undoubtedly prove to be yet another fut
One San Francisco Politician Is Exploring A Tax On Robots
• fastcompany.com By Ben SchillerTaxing companies that use robots to help pay for the workers they've displaced has been floated as a theoretical solution to a post-automation world. Now San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim is looking into whether it's what the tech capital needs.
$540,701,000,000: U.S. Property Taxes Hit Record in 2016
• cnsnews.com By Terence P. JeffreyAmericans paid a record $540,701,000,000 in property taxes to state and local governments in fiscal 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Idaho House Votes Overwhelmingly To End Income Taxation Of Precious Metals
• zerohedge.com by Stefan GleasonBy an overwhelming 56-13 margin, the Idaho House of Representatives today voted to end all Idaho taxation on precious metals, e.g. gold and silver coins and bars.
Oregon legislature considers coffee tax, officials say
• http://www.cbsnews.comPORTLAND -- The Oregon legislature is considering a new bill that would tax coffee beans and ground coffee, officials tell CBS affiliate KOIN.
Virginia Bill Would Take A Step Towards Supporting Sound Money
• activistpost.com By Michael BoldinA Virginia bill prefiled for the 2017 session would remove sales taxes from some purchases of gold and silver, a first step towards encouraging its regular use as currency and breaking the Federal Reserve's monopoly on money.
Boeing Received Illegal Tax Subsidy for 777X, WTO Panel Says
• Julie Johnsson , Andrea Rothman , and Ian WishartBoeing Co. received an illegal tax break from Washington state as part of $8.7 billion in aid to assemble the 777X and manufacture the jetliner's carbon-fiber wing there, the World Trade Organization said.
Don't Lower Corporate Taxes. Abolish Them.
• https://www.bloomberg.comLowering the corporate tax rate appears to be all the rage. Donald Trump has promised a cut to 15 percent from 35 percent in the U.S., and British Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to make the U.K.'s corporate tax the lowest in the G-20, which w
San Francisco passes soda tax; other cities may soon join
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) Towns and cities across California are launching new measures to help curb soda consumption - with the goal of stopping the growing obesity and diabetes epidemics in their tracks.
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