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11/08/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Liberal utopia California plunges to poorest state in America as economic policies of the Left take their toll

The liberal utopia known as California now has the fifth largest economy in the world, with GDP that just surpassed $2.7 trillion, yet somehow California is the worst state when it comes to wealth inequality. If liberals know how to redistribute wealth so well, why does the liberal-ran state of California have the largest percentage […]

01/15/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Sugar sticker shock in Seattle: New tax on sweetened beverages more than DOUBLES the price on some items

A new tax on sugary drinks that went into effect in Seattle at the beginning of the month has caused the price of some products there to double, and residents are voicing their unhappiness with the new rule. Seattle joined several other American cities in taxing sodas and other beverages sweetened with sugar. The city’s […]

06/26/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Join the tax revolution that allows you to control WHERE your tax dollars are spent

The U.S. federal tax code, spanning approximately 74,000 pages, is an embarrassment to common sense and a mockery of freedom. When the income tax began in 1913, it was roughly 400 pages long and had a top tax bracket of 7 percent. Today the income tax generates over 13 trillion annually and penalizes earners’ income […]

03/11/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Government trying to tax Kombucha as alcohol

Is the government really trying to tax kombucha? Those in the kombucha industry have had concerns about a federal smack-down for years. In 2015, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) even sent warning letters to a number of kombucha brewers to accuse them of producing beverages that supposedly exceeded the allowable alcohol […]

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