David Cay Johnston: 9 things the rich do not want you to know about taxes
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tax expert David Cay Johnston has an excellent essay this week about the 9 Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know About Taxes: Advertisement For three decades we have conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a theory known as supply-side economics. The theory goes like this: Lower tax rates will encourage … Read more
Something for procrastinators to think about while doing your taxes this weekend
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: You have all heard the Tea-Publican mantra repeated ad nauseam: "We don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem." This of course is a lie. They don't want you looking at corporate and wealthy tax cheaters who do not pay taxes. They want you to blame the poor and those receiving government … Read more
OK, this is kinda funny
by David Safier Tim Steller has a dizzying-but-amusing article in the Star about the $5 million that was supposed to go to Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu. Let me see if I got this straight. There never was $5 million for Babeu. As the original bill was written, it was supposed to be a sweep from … Read more
[Lack of] Election integrity in Wisconsin
by David Safier If you've been following the Wisconsin Supreme Court elections, you probably know a whopping 14,000 votes were "discovered" by Kathy Nickolaus in Waukesha County, giving Governor Walker's buddy David Prosser a 7,000 vote lead. Nickolaus just kind of forgot to enter them in the only place the county's votes are stored, the … Read more
Update: Tea-Publicans ‘All In’ for Ryan Express Trainwreck
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: As I posted the other day, Tea-Publicans 'All In' for Ryan Express Trainwreck: "You want to get crazy? Let's get crazy!" That seems to be the emotional maturity of Tea-Publicans. The L A Times reports that the TanMan, the Weeper of The House, and the House Tea-Publican Caucus are "all in" for … Read more
Sen. Jon Kyl tries to scrub congressional record – it never happened
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The thing that amazes me the most about Arizona's twin embarassments, Sen. Obstruction, Jon Kyl, and Sen. McNasty, John McCain, is that they seem to be totally unaware that there is such a thing as sound recordings and video recordings — since Thomas Edison — let alone modern electronic media like YouTube. … Read more
Ann-Eve Pedersen nails it in East Valley Trib op ed
by David Safier Ann-Eve Pedersen, one of the tireless stalwarts from the Arizona Education Network, and its president, has a beautifully written and spot on op ed in today's East Valley Trib. It's a shame to read excerpts here rather than the whole thing, so I suggest you stop here, click on the link and … Read more
