Nonilex, 9 hours ago to climate

#Senate #Democrats opened an investigation on Thurs into #Trump’s meeting w/ #oil & #gas execs last month to determine whether Trump offered a “policies-for-money transaction” [#bribe ] when he asked for $1B for his 2024 campaign so he could retake the White House & delete #POTUS #Biden’s #climate #regulations.

#VoteBlue #BidenHarris2024 #ClimateCrisis #environment #FossilFuels #BigOil #CorporateTaxBreaks
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/climate/trump-oil-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

mattotcha, 13 hours ago to random

Fact Check
Warren Buffett Said 'Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share, You Won't Have to Pay Taxes Again'?
Rating: Misattributed - but read the whole article . . .
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/billionaires-taxes-warren-buffett/ #WarrenBuffett #taxes #billionares #companies

thejapantimes, 2 days ago to Japan

A proposed revision to Japan’s immigration law that will allow the government to revoke a foreign national's permanent resident status if the holder deliberately fails to pay taxes has cleared the Lower House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/japan/politics/permenant-residency-law-revision/ #japan #politics #foreignworkers #immigrationservicesagency #immigration #expats #taxes #justiceministry #visas #fumiokishida #ryujikoizumi

Centurion480, 3 days ago to Florida

Move to #Florida they said.

"At the same time, the costs for senior care at all levels— already exorbitant—are rising still more. This dynamic threatens to make elder care unaffordable to an ever-growing number of people. “We are headed into a train wreck,” one operator said." #retirement #climatechange #climatecrisis #collapse #taxes #insurance
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/florida-s-125-surge-in-property-insurance-bills-sows-havoc-1.2075029

ai6yr, 5 days ago to california

Interesting, California has a pilot program on an effort to charge drivers by the number of miles you drive, instead of through gas taxes. (to make up for lost revenues to EVs, which do not need gasoline). They are paying $400 in gift cards -- and a gas tax or EV registration fee credit -- for taking part in the pilot. #California #driving #autos #taxes https://caroadcharge.com/media/zehd2y5s/ca-sb-339_public-fact-sheet_final_remediated.pdf

bespacific, 6 days ago to random

Faced w barrage of ethics scandals that have tarred #SupremeCourt as riddled w #corruption, Justice #ClarenceThomas has sought to cast them as merely an outgrowth of politics in Washington, D.C. “It’s a hideous place,” Thomas said recently of the nation’s capital, in some of his most extensive remarks about his ethical lapses, noting that he’s been subject to “nastiness” and “lies.” Thomas added, “It’s one of the reasons we like R.V.ing.” #RV #graft #paytoplay #IRS #taxes https://newrepublic.com/article/181627/clarence-thomas-rv-loan-democrats-letter

thejapantimes, 6 days ago to Japan

A House of Representatives committee has approved legislation to replace the foreign technical intern program with a new training scheme to allow foreigners to work in Japan for the medium to long term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/crime-legal/diet-panel-approves-new-foreign-workers-training-scheme/ #japan #crimelegal #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #diet #taxes