The "Inflation Reduction Act" Doesn't Address Inflation Causes At All - Opting Out To Bitcoin Is The Only Way Does opting out of fiat by replacing it with Bitcoin offer a viable alternative? Benzinga · Aug 26, 2022
Donor coaches GOP to lie about tax hike Steve Wynn urged Republicans to falsely tell workers "they're coming for you" Salon · Aug 26, 2022
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
Child poverty estimates point to a record low in 2021 – here's how it could have been even lower The U.S. government will likely report in September 2022 that for 2021 its most accurate measure of child poverty was the lowest on record. This was due, in large part, to generous government benefits. Our research suggests child poverty in 2021 would have been even lower had the government made… The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022
What are capital gains? How are they taxed? About two-thirds of individual capital gains subject to tax are from selling corporate stock; the remainder is from property sales. USAFacts · Aug 25, 2022
IRS will refund penalties to California taxpayers who filed late in early COVID years Californians who paid their 2019 or 2020 income taxes late could be getting refunds on the amounts they paid in penalties, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday. Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022
IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers The Internal Revenue Service says it is conducting a comprehensive review of safety at its facilities The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
IRS to review security at facilities as threats from extremists increase The security assessment will be first of its kind since the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing following far-right chatter online The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2022
IRS launches security review following GOP conspiracy theories about armed agents targeting Americans Experts say that Republican claims about the service have put its agents in danger The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022
‘We feared for our lives’: Mother of alleged victim testifies in R. Kelly trial CHICAGO — A mother whose young daughter was allegedly sexually assaulted by R. Kelly on videotape in the 1990s testified Monday that Kelly threatened them and sent them out of town after the allegations of abuse first surfaced more than 20 years ago. Chicago Tribune · Aug 23, 2022
Jurors in R. Kelly trial see evidence of alleged payoffs for cover-up scheme CHICAGO — An IRS agent on Monday spent nearly three hours walking jurors in R. Kelly’s federal trial through a network of payments made by the R&B superstar’s various companies as part of an alleged scheme to cover up the sexual abuse of minors. Chicago Tribune · Aug 22, 2022
Are 87,000 New IRS Agents Coming for Your Tax Dollars? Billions in funding for the IRS has some people worrying about IRS agents and audits. Kiplinger · Aug 22, 2022
Clive Crook: Want a better IRS? Simplify the tax code One of the most conspicuous parts of the tax-and-spending package known as the Inflation Reduction Act is vastly expanded funding for the Internal Revenue Service. The promised flood of cash — an additional $80 billion over 10 years, compared with baseline annual spending of around $15 billion — raises some… Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022
Treasury Dept. debunks armed agent rumor "Deeply dangerous nonsense," says representatives regarding the rumor Salon · Aug 20, 2022
Benzinga · Aug 19, 2022 Manchin Rebuts Elon Musk, Michael Burry On The Biden IRS Funds: Here's What The New Inflation Bill Actually Does President Joe Biden signed into law a massive budget reconciliation bill this week known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Reason · Aug 19, 2022 Fact-Checking Industry Continues Providing Cover for White House's Unbelievable IRS Claims "Most" new IRS hires, claims a gullible FactCheck.org, "will provide customer services."
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022 NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week
The Guardian - US · Aug 19, 2022 Armed ... auditors? The IRS becomes the latest target of GOP misinformation Some Republicans have spread false information about how new funds will be used by IRS, stoking outrage and alarming experts
Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022 Commentary: The deceptive marketing of the 'Inflation Reduction Act' The so-called Inflation Reduction Act is one of the greatest examples of deceptive marketing around today. Not only will the legislation fail to reduce inflation, it will further increase prices.
WEKU · Aug 17, 2022 For the first time in 20 years, teachers can deduct more for school supplies Eligible educators include K-12 teachers, principals, teachers' aides or counselors who spend more than 900 hours at the school during the academic year.
The Orange County Register · Aug 17, 2022 Editorial: Growing the IRS, growing government Democrats who want to spend more money than a reasonable government budget will allow often talk about “improving tax compliance” and the “tax gap,” suggesting that there really is enough money to pay for lots of new spending if only the tax code was enforced more aggressively.
The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022 Jury to hear opening statements at R Kelly trial in Chicago Opening statements are giving prosecutors and R. Kelly’s attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the R&B singer of enticing minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 pornography trial
The Hindu · Aug 16, 2022 Biden signs landmark health, climate and tax bill into law The legislation includes some $375 billion over the decade — and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients
Los Angeles Times · Aug 16, 2022 Biden signs climate, drug prices bill into law, another legislative triumph in a moment of democratic peril WASHINGTON — At a moment when American democracy looks increasingly vulnerable, President Joe Biden and Democrats pointed to their third landmark bill as evidence that American government is working once again.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 16, 2022 What’s in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act” may not do much to immediately tame inflationary price hikes. But the package, an election year turnaround after loftier versions collapsed, will touch countless American lives and secure longtime party goals.