Report: The IRS's Customer Service Is As Terrible As You'd Expect
The agency's own performance measures say it's doing fine, but a watchdog's report tells a different story.
Taxpayers
$7,700 Is Your Share of the Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria So Far
Including homeland security, domestic surveillance, TSA harassment, veterans benefits, and interest on associated federal debt: $61,000 per taxpayer
Fake Scandal: 'DeVos Uses Private Jet for Work-Related Travel'
Real scandals: Tom Price charters five flights in a week and Steven Mnuchin wants a military plane for his honeymoon.
The New York Times' Tax Coverage Goes Off the Rails
The Times news columns have been openly campaigning against Trump's tax cuts from the moment they were rolled out.
The Base Rhetoric of Mainstream Taxation Talk
From the discussion, you would never know the money in question actually belongs to particular individuals, who obtained it through voluntary exchange or gift.
Texas Rangers' Proposed Stadium Deal Is Yet Another Loser For Taxpayers
New ballpark could cost taxpayers over $1.6 billion in taxes and lost revenue to replace current one, which is only 22 years old.
Spending Other People's Money Makes Trump a Perfect Fit for Washington
Staring into the abyss.
Cincinnati Streetcar Is Exactly the Spectacular Shitshow Everyone Expected It To Be
Bomb threats, broken ticket kiosks, and contract disputes with streetcar managers have plagued Cincinnati Bell Connector's opening week.
Imbalance of Campaign Cash Doesn't Bother Democrats This Election
Trump's shoestring campaign is subsisting on less than half of Clinton's vast fortune, yet the usual voices supporting taxpayer-funded political campaigns have fallen strangely silent.
The New Vikings Stadium Is a Broken Window Metaphor Come to Life
Vandalism at the Minnesota Vikings new stadium turned the $1.1 billion glass structure into a hulking metaphor about the folly of publicly-funded ballparks.
Cobb County Has No Money Left for Public Parks Because They Gave it All to the Atlanta Braves
Voters supported funding parks, but not a billionaire's ballpark.
Bondholders Never Bothered to Vet Curt Schilling's 38 Studios' Finances Because They Knew Taxpayers Would Pay
Taxpayer-guaranteed loans (with interest) are always a safe bet for lenders.
Taxpayers Spent $34 Million on a Minor League Hockey Arena. Two Years Later, The Team is Leaving
A regular reminder to never publicly finance pro sports teams' real estate.
Atlanta Braves Are a Terrible Baseball Team, But "A Fairly Major Real Estate Business"
Small-town Southern taxpayers subsidize minor league ballparks for baseball's worst team.
Univ. of Georgia Stymies Open-Records Law in Pursuit of NCAA Titles
School also forces students to pay millions in athletic fees to cover programs.
School Zero Tolerance Policy Costs Vermont Taxpayers $83,750
A mother was banned from her child's school based on one frustrated comment.
Mets vs. Royals is the World Series of Misers and Moochers
Owners who won't invest in their teams but take hundreds of millions in public financing face-off in the Fall Classic.
The NFL Gives Up Tax Exempt Status. Can We Stop Paying for Stadiums Too?
Top 5 NFL Hits to Taxpayers
Laugh While You Cry on Tax Day
Is there anything to enjoy on the most miserable day of the year?
62 Percent of Americans Say They Favor a Flat Tax
They also say it is not the responsibility of the government to reduce the differences in income between people.
How the Tax Code Manipulates Us
Every time tax rules nudge us in a chosen direction, they preempt the market's signals.
Warren Buffett's Deals Come at Taxpayers' Expense
How did Warren Buffett get his property so cheap? Simple! You paid for it.
Universal Pre-K: Mozart for Babies All Over Again?
Education myths can be pervasive and costly.
Taxpayer-Subsidized Projects for the Elite
Richmond, Virginia, has already been burned on grandiose projects.
Feds Shut Down Fourth-Largest Income Tax Service
Judge describes Instant Tax Service as running a culture of "fraud and deception"
Left-Wing Labor Protesters Funded by Taxpayer Dollars
Why are Occupy-style activists receiving taxpayer support?
Michigan Approves New Taxpayer-Funded Detroit Red Wings Arena
Cannot break free of siren call of crony capitalism
Easy Credit Is Inflating a Massive Student-Loan Bubble
Those degrees are about to cost taxpayers a lot of money.
Heritage Claims Immigration Reform Would Cost Taxpayers $6.3 Trillion
Over the coming decades
