Have you noticed how mainstream media fills up a whole lot of airtime sounding off about our current do-nothing Congress? Just this morning, while
Category: Taxes
Missouri’s proposed sales tax hike: A question of fairness and progressive identity
[by Willy Kessler] So, on the heels of a tax cut for the wealthy that insults every middle and working class person in the
Reckless tax cut threatens Missouri’s prized AAA rating, as “fiscal conservatives” rule
The Republican-dominated Missouri legislature, acting out an ugly combination of anti-tax ideology and pure selfishness, has enacted a drastic income-tax cut that could throw
Mega-yachts for the mega-rich, and the Cayman connection
Spend a little time on the Ft. Lauderdale water taxi and you’ll soon get a feel for the world of the 1% of the
U.S. corporations stashing $2 trillion in profits offshore
According to Huffington Post, corporations are keeping $2 trillion in offshore profits to avoid paying taxes. One of the many ways corporations enrich themselves is by
This bill makes me want to stick with gridlock
Like many progressives, I’ve been very frustrated by both the gridlock that Republicans have been causing in Congress and the ongoing mischaracterization of it
In the NFL, players have to talk. Owners don’t.
The 2014 Super Bowl is over, and some of the names that were repeatedly bounced our way may never be heard again. A year from
The National Football League is a non-profit organization. Huh?
It’s Super Bowl weekend, and the National Football League is about to reap its biggest payday of the year. Funny thing about that, though:
Internet sales tax: A dilemma of logic for Republicans
Republican tax-reform dogma is under fire. On what has become known as “Cyber Monday,” the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling
Boeing’s corporate-extortion scheme, Missouri edition
In an earlier post on the way that Missouri politicos are tripping over themselves to try to lure Boeing away from Washington, I noted that