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Does the GOP Tax Plan Include a Tax Cut for Private Jet Owners?

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Alex Kasprak
Nov 20, 2017 A proposal included in the Senate tax reform bill formalizes a longstanding IRS policy of not su ...
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Does The Republican Tax Bill Include a Tax Loophole Benefitting Golf Course Owners?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Nov 17, 2017 The "conservation easement" deduction is part of the GOP's current tax legislation -- but it is ...
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Does the GOP Tax Bill Introduce Anti-Abortion “Fetal Personhood” Legislation?

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Alex Kasprak
Nov 16, 2017 The current GOP plan allows "unborn children" to be listed as beneficiaries of college funds, in ...
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Police in India Raid Call Center Accused of Scamming U.S. Citizens

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct 7, 2016 Indian news media report that hundreds of call center employees were detained and dozens arrested.
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Hillary Clinton Targets Family Farms with 65% Estate Tax?

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David Emery
Oct 1, 2016 Hillary Clinton has been criticized for proposing a 65% estate tax that would put family farms o ...
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$42.4 Billion Consumer Rebate Program

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David Mikkelson
Sep 18, 2016 Misleading ads touting a "new law" that provides consumers with a "cash rebate on every single p ...
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Will Alaska Pay You $2,000 Not to Leave the State?

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Kim LaCapria
Sep 13, 2016 A partially accurate meme claimed that Alaska will pay you more than $2,000 not to move away, pr ...
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Tampon Tax

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Kim LaCapria
May 9, 2016 Most states maintain a "tampon tax," meaning the products are not exempt from state sales tax.
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Dueling Memes Debate Denmark's Social Infrastructure

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Kim LaCapria
Oct 20, 2015 Contrasting memes describe the benefits and downside of living within the Danish social system.
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Al Sharpton's Tax Debt

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Dan Evon
Sep 29, 2015 Did President Obama forgive the Reverend Al Sharpton's $4.5 million debt for back taxes?
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Tax Hikes for Sturgis Bikes

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Dan Evon
Jul 14, 2015
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What Happened, Quietly, on January 1, 2015?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Aug 26, 2014 This claim about taxes quietly imposed as part of the Affordable Care Act has been circulating f ...
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The rumor that the U.S. tax system is voluntary to earners is refuted by the IRS.

Is Payment of Income Taxes Voluntary?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Apr 14, 2010 Payment of income taxes is mandatory; only the calculation of taxes owed is voluntary.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi

Did Nancy Pelosi Advocate for a 100 Percent Windfall Tax?

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David Mikkelson
Nov 30, 2006 A parody of Democratic stereotypes was taken to an extreme.
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How Taxes Work

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David Mikkelson
Jan 6, 2003 A humorous essay seeks to describe how taxes work in the context of ten men splitting a dinner c ...
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