Tootfinder

Trump’s plan to shift IRS criminal investigators away from tax crimes and into immigration enforcement isn’t just a bureaucratic reshuffle
—it’s a direct threat to the deterrence model that underpins the voluntary tax system.
https://news.bloom…

IRS Shift to Immigration Enforcement Hurts Voluntary Tax System
Opinion: Columnist Andrew Leahey says reassigning IRS agents from tax crimes to immigration signals selective enforcement of the law and could cause a gradual erosion of tax compliance.

GM: Washington tax law could effect Seahawks https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48198045/new-washington-tax-law-effect-seahawks-schneider-says

Rinse out that bathtub!
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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/11/appeals-court-ruling-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional

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Gather up the pots and the old tin pan,
The mash, the corn, the barley and the bran...
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https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/11/appeals-court-ruling-home-distilling-ban-unconstitutional

US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional
Judge said ban, which originated in Reconstruction era to thwart liquor tax evasion, actually reduced tax revenue

The Trump IRS Lawsuit Settlement Will Use Your Tax Dollars to Make January 6ers Rich (Jay Willis/Balls and Strikes)
https://ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics/trump-irs-settlement-enrich-january-6-rioters/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260519/p35#a260519p35

Replace "tax" with "revolution insurance" whenever you're reading about taxes in the US, and it clarifies the stakes much better.
For example:
1) "'...the wealthiest folks...they're paying more for revolution insurance than the poorest folks. But are they paying as much in revolution insurance as they could pay to help run the country the way that we run it? And the answer to that is probably not,' said Anthony Infanti, a law professor a…

Uber reports Q1 revenue up 14% YoY to $13.2B, below $13.3B est., Gross Bookings up 25% YoY to $53.7B, trips up 20% YoY to 3.6B, and a $1B revenue UK tax law hit (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/da045c04-d3e1-48d1-b665-664c1d641e87

Mix's Law:
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary building.
There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.

Democratic senator Chris Van Hollen, viewed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, will unveil a plan that he says would ensure roughly half of all U.S. workers pay no federal income taxes.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is expected to release the measure next week as Democratic lawmakers search for a sharp economic message to counter last year’s Republican tax law.

Under Van Hollen’s proposal, workers making at or below a “living wage”
— $46,000 for taxpayers filin…

Democrat’s plan would eliminate federal income taxes for half of U.S. workers
Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s tax relief plan could benefit tens of millions of middle-class workers, with a focus on those making at or below a living wage.