taxes
A word from Ted Cruz
My friend Rabbi Joshua Borenstein sent along the video below of Senator Cruz speaking to the orthodox Jewish organization Agudath Israel with the laconic message: “Ted Cruz explaining at length what it took to get school…
Leaked blueprint reveals ICE plan to use IRS data to increase detentions
Shortly after taking office, President Donald Trump and his administration began pushing the IRS to share taxpayer data to aid in identifying undocumented immigrants. Leaked documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal that an…
How Your Tax Dollars Fund the Left’s Dark Money Network
Did you know that millions of your tax dollars go to fund leftist activist groups, who then lobby the government for policies you may disagree with? The funding comes in at least three ways: directly through contracts and…
134 lifeguards cost Los Angeles County taxpayers $70.8 million in just 1 year
Summertime means hitting the beach and enjoying the open ocean. For taxpayers in Los Angeles County, these activities incur a substantial financial cost. Recent reporting from Open the Books, a watchdog group, found that…
Ending tax on tips is not the best way to help restaurant workers
When Donald Trump climbed onto stage at a Nevada campaign rally in June 2024 and pledged "no taxes on tips," his proclamation was brushed off by many pundits as the usual Trumpian stump speech improvisation. Just…
IRS Finally Recognizes that the First Amendment Applies in Church
Surely, in today’s America, the federal government can’t punish pastors for preaching from the pulpit about how to apply God’s Word to everyday life. And yet, for seventy years, the Internal Revenue Service did just that. It…
Tax Relief in Big, Beautiful Bill’s Passage Is a Win for GOP
The “Big, Beautiful Bill”—a massive package of tax relief, more funding for immigration enforcement, and savings from entitlement reforms—is now law, and it’s a triumph not only for President Donald Trump but for the whole…
Cities and states should not build or subsidize sports stadiums
Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Don't forget to eat those July 4 leftovers, it's probably the last good day for them. I'm away on vacation, but I've got a great interview for you to…
Gun rights groups welcome demise of constitutionally dubious federal firearm taxes
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law last week, reduces the federal tax on transfers of firearm sound suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns from $200 to zero.…
The $4 trillion ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ violates Congress’ budget rules
Here we go again. This week, the Senate unveiled, honed, and passed its version of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," and it's a fiscal monstrosity. What was already an oversized mess in the House has been…
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