Local, state and federal governments need to tax citizens so that they can pay for the programs and services those citizens need. And while U.S. federal taxes are a progressive tax system, there are ...

Why do progressives love regressive taxes? The news that, as of July 1, several cities in very liberal Alameda County have increased their sales tax rate to a staggering 10.75%, got us thinking about ...

An extraordinarily cruel pandemic has been extraordinarily good to the rich, especially the super-rich. New billionaires have been coined at the rate of one every 30 hours. For those already in the ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills enters the House chamber for the annual joint State of the Judiciary address on Feb. 25, 2025. (Photo by Jim Neuger/ Maine Morning Star) While Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has ...

Santa Paula is a community of around 31,000 people. Nearly 82% of the population is Hispanic. With a sales tax rate of 8.25%, Santa Paula is one of only four cities in Ventura County paying a sales ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An analysis of the tax systems of all 50 states in the United States found that Arkansas has the ninth most regressive tax system with the bottom 20% of income earners paying an ...

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