Reverse Pyramid Scheme: Average Annual State Budget Is 37% Federal Money
An alleged bulwark against the fifty states overspending like the federal government? Has been the old saw: “The states can’t print money.”
Taxes
The US Is Broke. No One In the US Seems to Care – But the World Does
My high school senior year (Class of 1989) history teacher asked us what we thought was the single largest problem facing the United States. I said the federal government’s debt. I was the only one who did so. The teacher rolled his eyes when he read mine aloud – as if it was the dumbest of all possible submissions.
The Tax Code and Retro Dave Chappelle Remind: Rich People Write All the Laws
Government is a shotgun – not a rifle. Raising the cap gains rate – would inflict a LOT of non-rich-people collateral damage. Like tens of millions of retirees cashing out stocks, selling their homes, etc – in order to, you know, live.
From Where Will All This Money Come?
The biggest issue in foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy Philadelphia at the moment is more state funding for the Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, or SEPTA, the mass transit agency which run buses, trains, trollies, and subways in the metropolitan area. SEPTA has a projected $213 million deficit, and has instituted significant service cuts to try …
It’s Insanity!
It turns out we live in a totalitarian police state, and most people don’t even realize it. They’ve become so accustomed to the ever-expanding laws, rules and regulations that Big Government has imposed on us all. Today, there is virtually nothing we can do without being extorted by government and obtaining their permission first — and of course, paying the associated fees. As one person put it, we’re living on a “tax farm” as “free range humans.”
Parillo Examines Federalist 11 and 12
John Parillo discusses Federalist 11 and 12, where the emphasis changes from personal liberty to economics, including taxation.
NYT complains Florida taxes are too low; New York may never win another Stanley Cup unless Florida imposes a state income tax
The New York Times blames Florida for cheating. Yes, those wily Floridians dumped their state income tax in 1858 knowing that 59 years later the NHL would come into existence and eventually their state would get a couple of teams.
Slavery/Modern Serfdom: The Comfortable Chains of the 21st Century
Today, the average American works nearly half the year just to pay taxes—federal, state, property, fuel, sales, even death.
Tax Time
Given the turmoil (over and above normal) in the Internal Revenue Service, Chuck Klein has some advice that may help taxpayers protect themselves.
John Geraci: Government Spending; The Discovery of Common Sense
‘Government is like an infant: an alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.’
Beware the Taxman
Historically, April 15 has not been a good day. On April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln died after being shot in the head the previous evening. On April 15, 1912, 1500 people died when the Titanic sank
Putting It To Rest
As the nation hits its taxation stride on its way to April 15th and President Trump’s DOGE continues to reveal profound waste and fraud, a review of the nation’s finances is long overdue.
Does The IRS Need More Staffing?
The IRS doesn’t need tens of thousands of more auditors. It needs technology and focus to preform it’s legitimate duty without harassing the American people.
The Tax Man Cometh: Funding Fraud, Grift And America’s Enemies
In 2025, there are likely over 40 million illegal aliens residing in America and the great majority of them are being supported, in whole or in part, by Americans’ tax dollars as the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency is exposing.
More Tariffs – Less Taxes. And Sell Lots of Government’s Stuff. Please.
Our nation was once SO much better governed than it is now. In this regard, our errors have been to time and again hand over more and more of our freedom to ever-expanding governments at all levels.
Let’s Give the “Feelings” Voters Some New Feelings to Consider
I actually had a political discussion with one of Kamala’s “hope and joy” voters that didn’t end with her calling Donald Trump the reincarnation of Adolph Hitler, or me a racist.
Kamala Harris Has a Plan – To Take, Take, Take
When Kamala Harris says she’s going to make an investment, she’s promising to take our money, wash it through a few agencies who charge exorbitant processing fees, give a fraction of it back, and then insist that we now have more money to spend.
Taxes and Tax Collection
Most people dislike paying taxes, but they see the need to fund the government. But very few people understand how much they really pay in taxes. And that is by design. The politicians and bureaucrats do not want us to know.
Mind Control – Trump Style
If there is one thing the Donald understands, it’s money. He knows that if you want to stimulate the economy, Americans need more money to spend. It’s not rocket science, but it’s clearly beyond the reasoning ability of the Democrat leadership.
We Have Reached an Economic Crisis Point
Nobody knows if or when a climate apocalypse will arrive. But an economic collapse is a certainty given our current practices … and it’s just around the corner.