Public Radio Host Falsely Claims ‘Paucity’ of Public Funding

NPR official page says federal funding is 'essential'

Nic Rowan
November 5, 2019 9:23 PM

National Public Radio host Joshua Johnson said on Tuesday that only a "paucity" of NPR's funding comes from tax dollars, despite NPR having previously stated that federal funding is "essential" for public radio.

Warren Adviser: Tax Plan ‘Not Enough’ To Cover Medicare For All

David Rutz
October 17, 2019 2:00 PM

One of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D., Mass.) top economic advisers acknowledged Wednesday that the senator doesn't have a sufficient tax plan to pay for her proposed single-payer health care system.

Warren: 2020 Dems Support Billionaires Because They Oppose Wealth Tax

Yuichiro Kakutani
October 15, 2019 10:00 PM

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) said almost everyone in the 2020 Democratic field believe “it’s more important to protect billionaire” because they refuse to back the wealth tax during the Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday.

Beto: Religious Institutions Should Lose Tax-Exempt Status for Same-Sex Marriage Opposition

'We are going to stop those who are infringing upon the human rights of our fellow Americans'

Graham Piro
October 11, 2019 9:05 AM

Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke (D., Texas) said he would strip religious institutions of their tax exempt status if they oppose same-sex marriage.

Sanders Quadruples Warren Wealth Tax

Wants to establish 'national wealth registry'

Charles Fain Lehman
September 24, 2019 3:55 PM

Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) debuted a proposal to directly tax the wealth of America's richest families at an even higher rate than primary rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.).

Tax Backed by 2020 Dems Would Hurt Retirement Accounts, Report Finds

Average retirement account would lose $20,000 to tax

Charles Fain Lehman
September 24, 2019 5:00 AM

A financial transaction tax, though popular with 2020 Democrats, would raise little revenue and substantially shrink the U.S. economy, a recently released report concludes.

Ernst Pushes Bill to Prevent Fed Splurge on Lobsters, Candies, Video Games

Sen. Joni Ernst pushing legislation to prevent end-of-year spending surge

Yuichiro Kakutani
September 19, 2019 4:15 PM

Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) wants to ban federal agencies from frivolous end-of-year spending that costs taxpayers an estimated $100 billion each year.

WaPo: Kamala Harris’s Tax Cut Promise ‘Simply Not Credible’

About half of U.S. households would see higher taxes under Harris's 'tax cut'

Alex Griswold
August 20, 2019 10:55 AM

The Washington Post fact-checker gave Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris Three Pinocchios Tuesday for dubiously claiming that her tax proposal would pay for itself.

Louisiana Businesses Owed $785 Million in Unpaid State Taxes Last Year

About 70 percent of the unpaid business collections are sales or employer withholding taxes

David Jacobs - The Center Square
July 21, 2019 12:00 PM

Businesses owed the state about $785 million in unpaid taxes at the end of the fiscal year that concluded June 30, 2018, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor says.

Federal Tax Changes Caused Nearly $800 Million Va. Revenue Surplus

Much of the money will be disbursed in a one-time refund in October

Tyler Arnold - The Center Square
July 18, 2019 5:00 AM

Changes to the federal tax code last year that unintentionally raised the state income tax for many Virginians was the largest factor in a $778 million budget surplus for 2019.