Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Tag: tax payers

Trump’s infrastructure plan not possible without major tax increases

Trump is supposed to reveal his funding proposal to Democrats at Wednesday meeting.

By exploiting and mismanaging public pensions, Wall Street has cost taxpayers...

"Most people (including policymakers) still have no idea that skimming fees off public employees' retirement savings has become one of the largest sources of profits for Wall Street moguls."

State Treasurer Resigns and Pleads Guilty to Attempted Extortion

Pennsylvania State Treasurer Robert McCord, who pled guilty to two counts of attempted extortion on Tuesday, could face up to 40 years in prison and thousands of dollars in fines. Did his behavior lead to the "erosion of the public's trust?"

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‘No nonprofit is safe’: Trump escalates federal crackdown on civil society organizations

From Ivy League universities to climate and justice nonprofits, the Trump administration is deploying tax threats, federal takeovers, and embedded agents to suppress ideological dissent and dismantle nonprofit independence.

No putz has offended more millions in more places, more quickly – with no...

The Trump Horror Show is the fastest growing American “export commodity” – jeopardizing hundreds of billions in lost tourist dollars, lost foreign student tuitions, and lost confidence in American trustworthiness.

Trump administration dismantles pollution protections and deletes public data as EPA grants sweeping exemptions...

Environmental groups sue over deletion of climate and justice tools while polluters receive fast-tracked exemptions from EPA oversight.

IDF report on Gaza medics’ killing called a cover-up as rights groups demand independent...

Despite video evidence and global outrage, Israeli military report denies executions and offers limited disciplinary action for deadly March 23 attack

Trump harvests autocratic powers

Planted by Bush and Cheney.