2025-11-05 16:30:50
'That's exactly what they are': Sotomayor schools lawyer claiming tariffs aren't taxes - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/sotomayor-tariffs-taxes-scotus/
'That's exactly what they are': Sotomayor schools lawyer claiming tariffs aren't taxes - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/sotomayor-tariffs-taxes-scotus/
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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…
I grew up in a large city in a western democracy, with a socialist city government and it was fine.
There was basically no crime. People didn’t go hungry. Housing was affordable. Rent was regulated. Public transport was amazing. Education was free. Everyone had healthcare. Taxes were practically the same as in the US.
It was also much, much easier to start a business there than in the US. (Literally took an hour!)
People who wanted to get rich still could do it (there’s a few Austrian billionaires even).
I don’t understand how Americans got themselves so brainwashed that “socialism” is used as a term that sort of means “iworse than death”.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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?
Let's fuckin' go! Ship it!
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/democrats-unveil-wa-income-tax-on-people-earning-over-1-million/
Trump's IRS kills program that let Americans file taxes for free (Robert Davis/Raw Story)
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-irs-2674265147/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251105/p3#a251105p3
I hear parts of America are having winter now. Come to California: our high taxes guarantee mild Decembers.
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…
«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…
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?
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.
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.
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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 :)
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
"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…
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
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:
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…
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.…
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/
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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…
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
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
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 …
«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…
"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
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…
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
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."
Putting taxes on milkshakes in the middle of a cold November has a certain cunningness to it.
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
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…
⚽ 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
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?’
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
"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
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
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RE: #tariffs
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
GAYINT helped me file my taxes :3
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
Between last year and this year, my property taxes apparently went down by 1.8%.
I owe the government $3400 in taxes. So I sent them two hammers and a
toilet seat.
-- Michael McShane
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.
@…
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.
World Cup ticket prices.
#worldcup
Wealth Taxes Will Barely Slow Inequality.
So Why Do the Super-Rich Resist Them?
A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral,
says economist Nancy Folbre
https://truthout.org/articles/wealth-t
From #AnnafromUkraine @AnnafromUkraine@youtube.com
BASHKORTOSTAN WITHOUT MONEY, #TAXES PROTESTS ACROSS #RUSSIA Vlog 1251: War in
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
🥕 Mixing incentives and penalties found key to cutting carbon emissions long term
#carbon
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.
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 …
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How many opportunities like this exist in other states?
How many hidden "taxes" - mandated fees - that benefit the fossil fools are out there? Things we pay for without realizing it? Where…
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How many opportunities like this exist in other states?
How many hidden "taxes" - mandated fees - that benefit the fossil fools are out there? Things we pay for without realizing it? Where…
Australia begins consultations with publishers and platforms on its News Bargaining Incentive, requiring Big Tech to pay local publishers or face new taxes (April Ossington/Channel News)
https://www.channelnews.com.au/australia-m
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.
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/
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
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
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
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…
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
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Colorado voters overwhelmingly supported a pair of ballot measures that aim to ensure every public school child in the state is able to access free meals at their schools.
Proposition MM increases taxes on wealthy households earning more than $300,000 annually.
The measure supplements a previously passed referendum from 2022 that also called for increases in taxes in order to help fund schools, but which fell short of its funding goals.
The tax increases will affect around …
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…