2026-02-09 02:48:37
💢 Public backing for taxes falls when unfairness exposed
#taxes
💢 Public backing for taxes falls when unfairness exposed
#taxes
From #AnnafromUkraine @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
BASHKORTOSTAN WITHOUT MONEY, #TAXES PROTESTS ACROSS #RUSSIA Vlog 1251: War in
Russia’s regions post record $19.9 billion deficit in 2025 as profit taxes fall and spending surges: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/08/russias-regions-post-record-billion.html
This fall, Americans got to see what it’s like to go without a safety net for the hungry.
With the U.S. government shut down for multiple weeks
and Donald Trump refusing to fund SNAP, the federal food stamp program,
a panic set inamong the more than 40 million people who rely on it.
Families skipped meals,
and babies went unfed.
Food banks ran out of food, and some people turned to dumpster diving.
It was just a glimpse of what’s to come.
Start…
I really need Hochul to figure out how tf we can pay our federal taxes to NY state, because I'm going to have serious qualms about paying federal income taxes this April.
Here's a piece about $billionaires threatening to leave California because of a proposed 5% wealth tax.
Hey guys (and as far as I can tell they are all guys): Don't let the door hit you on the ass on your way out.
They say "oh, California you will lose taxes because we are gone." Boo hoo - don't these guys know the concept of a non-performing asset, you know, a thing that produces no revenue? Well, from the point of view of Calif. these guys already pay no…
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India proposes zero taxes for foreign cloud providers through 2047 on services sold outside the country as long as they run workloads from Indian data centers (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/01/india-offers-zero-ta…
«La droite s'inquiète de l'impact de cette mesure sur le porte-monnaie des familles, des agriculteurs ou encore des entreprises.» Mais bien sûr.
https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/vaud/2025/artic…
"The governor’s proposed 2026–27 budget includes no funding for existing affordable housing. Federal housing programs face deep uncertainty. Locally, San Francisco is staring down a structural deficit... In this context, proposals to eliminate transfer taxes and weaken development impact fees...are deliberate choices that would lock in housing scarcity for years to come."
I hear parts of America are having winter now. Come to California: our high taxes guarantee mild Decembers.
From #AnnafromUkraine @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
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PUTIN’S BUDGET COLLAPSE: OIL $27, #TAXES, LUKOIL ASKS FOR HELP Vlog 1310: War in #Ukraine
The electric vehicle boom in Norway is, in part, a result of high taxes. New vehicles are taxed at 25%, but new #EV at 0%. Registration fees are waved, as are (were?) city tolls, and often there is free EV parking. Plus there are income tax deductions for EV.
Businesses, on the other hand, profit from vastly cheaper electricity prices (compared to households) - or they can use the free (!) ele…
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"Government cyber unit" sounds like a class of robot enemies in a futuristic video game.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-cyber-action-plan-to-tackle-threats-and-strengthen-public-services
GOP Sen. Jim Justice sued by federal government over $5 million in back taxes (Raquel Coronell Uribe/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jim-justice-west-virginia-republican-sued-5-million-back-taxes-irs-doj-rcna245767
http://www.memeorandum.com/251124/p125#a251124p125
Reading articles about Mamdani that go out of their way to argue that raising taxes on rich is basically impossible is such a time.
So many logical and linguistic hoops to jump through just to reaffirm continued learned helplessness.
But what if… what if we COULD actually change some stuff?
Let's fuckin' go! Ship it!
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/democrats-unveil-wa-income-tax-on-people-earning-over-1-million/
"Governments must implement taxes on the super-rich now and prioritise reducing inequality. The world cannot continue on this obscene trajectory.”
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/mi…
Of course.
In texts, D4 supe Alcaraz wrote of paying workers 'under the table' https://missionlocal.org/2025/11/alcaraz-text-message-under-the-table-taxes-animal-connection/
Taxes are for things that we can best do together, organised via government. Given the large-scale challenges of climate change, security, and biodiversity, we'll have to do more together.
And yes, I'm aware that governments don't always spend the money wisely. Same for individuals, btw :)
It's time for Cascadia to impound federal taxes
https://www.cascadia-journal.com/its-time-for-cascadia-to-impound-federal-taxes/?ref=cascadia-journal-newsletter
Where Cascadia is Washington and Oregon only.…
Just woke up from a nap after lunch. I dreamt our heroine was on the run from the galactic police for a discrepancy surrounding dubious business expense claims in her tax return and finds herself running a popular bar in a humanoid community amongst the gut flora and fauna of a giant space faring lizard fish thing amongst a school or flock of these things. I don't remember much else other than its title had to be `June Callwood Cheats On Her Taxes` for some reason.
I just looked it up. The SF Westfield is somehow not in a named commercial district so the vacancy tax will not apply to it. Oops. https://www.sftreasurer.org/business/taxes-fees/commercial-vacancy-tax-cvt
To ensure you get a postmark that reflects the day you mail something, you’ll have to go to a post office counter and ask for a manual postmark.
This may affect the eligibility of your mail-in ballot, or tax payment
https://www.
Whereas with our tiny not-for-profit, Small Technology Foundation, we set things up so we don’t have shares/ownership and we only receive a salary and pay all our taxes. Which is how it should be and would be perfectly fine if we taxed these motherfuckers their fair share also.
PS. I know I suck at advocating for ourselves but here’s your infrequent reminder that you can help us continue to exist, should you like to see that, by becoming a patron:
"In truth, no Number fully insulates anyone from life’s vicissitudes. Markets crash, health fails, taxes rise, wars and pestilence break out...."
So, pay your taxes and invest in a welfare safety net, is the unspoken part.
The absurdity of bankers’ retirement fund targets - https://on.ft.com/4o2NNbV
Even #Channel4News has fallen for the frothing right wing myth that Reeves "lied". She said taxes would need to be raised. And then did it. The only leader who hasn't fallen for it is Ed Davey. #CiaranJenkins you are usually better than this. Just stop it. It's pathetically po…
UK crypto buyers are required to share their account details with tax officials starting January 1 or face penalties, as the UK seeks to collect unpaid taxes (Rachel Clun/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgl2je65klo
Our taxes are paying for the invasion of Venezuela.
Congress has abandoned the power to control expenditures.
So, how long are we going to keep paying for El Cheato to ravish our nation and other nations?
«La droite s'inquiète de l'impact de cette mesure sur le porte-monnaie des familles, des agriculteurs ou encore des entreprises.» Mais bien sûr.
https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/vaud/2025/artic…
«La droite s'inquiète de l'impact de cette mesure sur le porte-monnaie des familles, des agriculteurs ou encore des entreprises.» Mais bien sûr.
https://www.rts.ch/info/regions/vaud/2025/artic…
By All Means Raise Mitt Romney's Taxes (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/by-all-means-raise-mitt-romneys-taxes-5e936cf6
http://www.memeorandum.com/251222/p50#a251222p50
Putting taxes on milkshakes in the middle of a cold November has a certain cunningness to it.
Sources: music mogul David Geffen would net $500M in profit before taxes from a WBD sale at $25 per share; Geffen had bought ~30M shares at $7 to $8 per share (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-24/musi…
Also in the news today - Evidence that the great business minds mind their own business and don't give a toss about the folks who actually do necessary work
(Background - The UK is looking at increasing taxes on banks, which are doing very well indeed)
"Among those to call for a rethink on taxing banks was CS Venkatakrishnan, the chief executive of Barclays, who said the government should instead limit public sector pay rises to help curb wage inflation."
Also in the news today - Evidence that the great business minds mind their own business and don't give a toss about the folks who actually do necessary work
(Background - The UK is looking at increasing taxes on banks, which are doing very well indeed)
"Among those to call for a rethink on taxing banks was CS Venkatakrishnan, the chief executive of Barclays, who said the government should instead limit public sector pay rises to help curb wage inflation."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to
reenact the corporate head tax has been hotly debated,
But whether corporations should pay more taxes should not be contentious.
Highly concentrated corporate wealth and economic inequality is a scourge on our city and society.
Corporations should pay their fair share to support the public good.
We’ve seen why this is necessary throughout history — over and over again.
I had the privilege of working with lat…
"In Finland, tax records are considered public data, and every November, the tax authorities release a dataset to the media containing the incomes earned and taxes paid by Finland’s richest."
"At the top spot this year was Mikko ”Miki” Kuusi, founder of food delivery company Wolt and CEO of Deliveroo, whose income was €80.6 million, of which he paid €39.7 million in taxes."
STANDING OVATION
Retirement planning isn't just about saving – it's a strategic game against future challenges. Watch out for stealthy expenses like inflation, medical costs, and taxes that can derail even the best-laid plans. 🔍 Your preparation is key! What's your biggest concern for retirement? Let's tackle it together! 💼🏖️ #RetirementPlanning #FinancialStability
2026 will not be any better for Russia: high taxes, no money, and the war continues!: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/31/will-not-be-any-better.html
The endgame is simple: Satisfy #Trump's racist constituents.
They literally don't care about anything else. Not healthcare, not groceries, not even taxes.
☑️ Republican governor questions goal of Trump immigration crackdown: ‘What is the endgame?’
In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes and LLM will dutifuly exfiltrate your data via a hidden prompt:
https://www.promptarmor.com/resources/claude-cowork-exfiltrates-files
I'm so tired of people blaming each other.
Look, if it wasn't Trump, it would've been someone else. Both Ds and Rs have been aggressively building towards a police state since 9/11. The Federalist Society has rigged our courts, and SCOTUS has done exactly what they intended. Government in the '70s under Reagan started reducing taxes on the obscenely wealthy, who turned around and gutted/purchased media, who convinced people to vote for lower taxes...
We were facin…
GAYINT helped me file my taxes :3
How AI automation can fulfill Thomas Piketty's predictions on rising economic inequality, and why highly progressive taxes on capital can help slow the spiral (Philosopher Count)
https://philiptrammell.substack.com/p/capital-in-the-22nd-century
I owe the government $3400 in taxes. So I sent them two hammers and a
toilet seat.
-- Michael McShane
Between last year and this year, my property taxes apparently went down by 1.8%.
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World Cup ticket prices.
#worldcup
Trump Hobbled the I.R.S. This C.E.O. Now Has to Make It Work. (Andrew Duehren/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/us/politics/trump-irs-taxes-bisignano.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260126/p21#a260126p21
@…
Of course no.
What I meant is that you could try to split a country/state multiple times. The risk should be lower for it to be hostile because it's easier to migrate (like a company evading taxes).
I am rather referring to how the EU is built but each state should be its own country.
Good Morning #Canada
Yesterday my wife and I had to pay for a small renovation which necessitated some budget shuffling. Needless to say we didn't make the list of the Richest Canadians. The McLeans and Canadian Business 2025 ranking saw lots of new names, which is surprising because $4.8B only earns you a spot at #40. Tech, primarily AI and data centre related, and cryptocurrency pushed some fortunes upwards, while the usual group of staid family wealth looked on with disdain. The saying "the rich gets richer" holds true as the combined net worth of the 10 wealthiest people on the list is $310 billion, a nearly 20% increase over 2024. It's difficult to read the individual summaries and not be disappointed at the level of wealth disparity with the bottom 50% of Canadians. IMO Governments avoid higher taxes on the wealthy because they believe Capitalism drives the economy, not the people who work for capitalists.
#CanadaIsAwesome #Capitalism #TaxTheRich
The Rich List - Macleans.ca
https://macleans.ca/longforms/the-rich-list/
Just saw someone on a YouTube video referring to the "Road Tax" in the UK.
There's no road tax - as in a tax that's specifically used to maintain UK highways - roads are maintained from general taxes.
It's a long-running anti-cyclist canard that cyclists use roads without contributing. The Conservatives promised - in 2018 - to make this real by ring-fencing Vehicle Excise Duty, but then quietly dropped this.
It doesn't help that AI assistants will …
⚽ US sports say parity is essential for success. The Premier League proves that’s untrue
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/15/premier-league-parity-nfl-nba-mlb
Shot/chaser
Billionaires like Lurie and his buddies prefer philanthropy to taxes because they decide how much to pay and how it's used. We should not believe for a second that it has anything to do with helping non-rich San Franciscans. #sfpol
Speaking of #taxes, I just got this #book from the office (it’s published by my employer) and I’m so excited to read it.
From the blurb: “taxes are the public’s most powerful weapon in the fight for a real democracy”
Link if anyone wants: #Taxation #nonfiction #books #democracy
So, question for the self-employed US folks: are we doing a nationwide income tax get-an-extension-instead-of-paying-in-april thing? Or, like, how are we starving the beast? I'm still hoping NY gives me a way to pay state & city taxes while putting federal funds in some kind of escrow.
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The Pulitzer Board is demanding Trump's taxes, financials & medical history if he’s claiming damages in his #defamation #lawsuit.
✅ #Pulitzer Prize Board members dump broad discovery …
I am wondering why people still pay their Federal taxes?
(I sent my quarterly payment to the IRS about a week ago. And I cringed at the thought of what ill uses it might be used for.)
'How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”'
https://www.
🥕 Mixing incentives and penalties found key to cutting carbon emissions long term
#carbon
Sen. Jim Justice, wife to pay $5 million in back taxes to settle IRS suit (Leo Sands/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/25/west-virginia-jim-justice-tax-irs-lawsuit/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251125/p28#a251125p28
Nothing brings tech titans together like taxes.
This week, as the specter of a California “#billionaire #tax” ballot initiative gained momentum,
the moguls grew furious.
The outrage reached a fever pitch on X,
where the following scenarios were predicted, should the initiative be approved in Nov…
India's Supreme Court rules Tiger Global's $1.6B Flipkart stake sale to Walmart in 2018 is subject to taxes, a ruling that may shape future cross-border deals (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific
Mayor Lurie's litmus tests for D4 appointees:
1. Family Zoning Plan
2. Great Highway/Prop K
3. Police drones
https://missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-district-4-supervisor-vetting/
What if we just stopped paying taxes? (Lisa Needham/Public Notice)
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/minnesota-tax-strike-ice-trump
http://www.memeorandum.com/260123/p16#a260123p16
I didn’t think she could go this far.
Anna Paulina Luna is
DEFENDING the almost TOTALLY REDACTED Epstein files.
I'm telling you, this is what the government does. Defend the Billionaire class at all costs.
It's Earle Ford, and I've spent my career as an attorney going after them when they try to cheat on their taxes.
I quit that job because I know just how vulnerable Luna is.
FL-13 deserves someone who will do something to level the playing …
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↖️ Why Are Seattle Drivers Paying So Much More for Gas?
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Are-Seattle-Drivers-Paying-So-Much-More-for-Gas.html
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Did California lose Larry Page?
The Google and Alphabet cofounder, who left day-to-day operations in 2019,
has seen his net worth soar in the years since
—from around $50 billion at the time of his departure to somewhere approximating $260 billion today.
(Leaving his job clearly didn’t hurt his wallet.)
Last year, a proposed ballot initiative in California threatened billionaires like Page with a one-time 5 percent wealth tax
—prompting some of them to con…