Buried in this article is the plan to eliminate the #IRS #DirectFile program which has saved #taxpayers millions of dollars and made filing quick & convenient. Losing the program at this point would be a travesty. #US taxpayers need to be liberated from the predations of incompetent tax prep companies. Tax prep charges too much and makes too many mistakes.
"Anyone who followed the court case against her and her party colleagues in an impartial fashion would struggle to conclude that the verdicts in #LePen's case were unreasonable. The evidence of a massive and coordinated project to defraud the #EuropeanParliament and its associated #taxpayers included jaw-droppingly incriminating emails suggesting officials knew exactly what they were doing, and the illegality of their actions"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27lg8vp41o
#IRS Predicts DOGE Lost Half a #Trillion Dollars for the #USA #Congress is mute as #trump #doge #maga #GOP #republicans #bankrupt our democracy #taxes #taxation #economy IRS’ internal projections estimate that the DOGE-driven disruptions to the IRS since the inauguration are on track to have reduced #tax receipts by more than $500 billion by April 15th. This means we do not have enough money to power our economy so the goal is to send us into a giant crash? #taxpayers #demolition of #IRS
This aligns with the #DEI discussion. If you live long enough, you will become disabled.
Most #disabled people can work. As a #country, the #US (being a hotbed of #capitalism), believes that it's better for disabled folks to be #taxpayers than #tax burdens. This goes along with the idea that you "earn" a living by being employed. There are many programs available to upskill disabled folks, and not all are #government-funded.
That said, many employers are under the misguided impression that disabled people want jobs they are not qualified for. And that hiring a disabled person is an act of charity.
I'm a #blind man. I graduated with honors from a community college. My degree is in #computer #programming. I am also a licensed #insurance agent in my state. And, I spent over six years working as an administrative professional. In previous live, I was a #tax professional, working at a kiosk in a Walmart. I've also done web development, and supervised a technical support team for a dial-up ISP.
I'm currently unemployed. I ran out my state's benefits a few months ago. I've been applying for jobs, and going to job fairs. I've even had a few interviews.
In a statement, #KellyLoeffler said, "As the government's largest guarantor of business loans, the #SBA stands ready to deploy its resources & expertise on behalf of America's #taxpayers & #students."
But those resources are about to take a big hit as well, as the SBA also announced on Friday that it plans to cut its workforce by more than 40%.
[a “break it then say it should be shut down because it’s broken” philosophy]
Freedom of the Press Foundation: Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow. “…news readers often find themselves blocked by paywalls from reading important stories about government business. That experience is particularly frustrating for readers who are unable to access the groundbreaking investigative reports outlets like Wired magazine have been […]
DOGE fires government efficiency team
https://www.muskwatch.com/i/158555627/doge-fires-government-efficiency-team
"Among the team’s achievements was an #IRS program that allowed #taxpayers to file directly with the agency for #free instead of paying for filing software from Intuit TurboTax. #18F employees were also responsible for maintaining the government’s #weather alerts and #forecasts service. It’s unclear if IRS Direct File or weather.gov will continue to operate."
@existentialcomics IS #Napol-Elon paying for the protection or is it funded by #taxpayers He can chalk it up to the cost of doing business and take it off the ZERO taxes he pays.
#louisiana pay attention. Vote NO for all four #amendments the #republicans are trying to take #taxpayers money and give it to the rich. Shocker
This is just hilarious. #US #taxpayers are getting their money's worth... in Europe.
#DOGE had destroyed the #CDC website, which was an information resource #American people had paid for, because it went counter to #Trump, #Musk, #RFK and their friends interests.
Some people have tried to recreate the website that has destroyed through a #European host.
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe
https://www.404media.co/archivists-recreate-pre-trump-cdc-website-are-hosting-it-in-europe/
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-government-salaries-elon-musk/
#DOGE #Musk #Trump #USPolitics #Politics #Taxpayers #Government #USA
@jik what a #horrible #story - private #Prison #companies make a lot of money of #taxpayers #money
Besides the suffering and danger they are putting Americans and the world into, I've been trying to imagine what the exorbitant COST to taxpayers will be, to repair the utter mess that ignorant and incompetent Republicans, Trump, Musk are making of US. Services, Safety, Science, Investments, the Economy, etc. #USPol #TaxPayers
The #richest man in the #world is propped up by $38B in #taxpayers dollars. #SHAME
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/elon-musk-s-business-empire-is-built-on-38-billion-in-government-funding/ar-AA1zP6hC
It took us 5 fucking years to get the #genetictesting that my children *needed* for a diagnosis & this stupid #fascist waste of skin wants to waste those precious resources on ridiculous, frivolous bullshit like this.
I'm sure his #billionaire buddies will foot the bill for this & not #taxpayers
I don’t want to be a snitch but it is my duty to inform the US taxpayers that we have found :
- a guy who works remotely from another state than where his office is .
- this guy works from his club house
- this guy had cost 180 millions since 4 weeks ( travels to his house , travels to sports events , hours of golf instead of working , …)
Via #RawStory @ 10:17am ET on Feb 22, 2025
Normally mild-mannered #CNN host #MichaelSmeroconish shut down an investment firm CEO who has been pitching what he calls a " #DOGE dividend " where government savings would be refunded to #taxpayers.
Simply put, the CNN host dismissed the proposal as an attempted #FraudulentScheme being used to sway the public to support for #DonaldTrump-appointed #ElonMusk's highly controversial gutting of the U.S. government.
He's a sociopath, a fascist, and a thief.
ask your friends and family "Did you vote for Elon?"
Unelected Bureaucrat Elon Musk is creating massive unemployment by killing gov't services, so he can funnel taxpayer $$$ into the pockets of Billionaires including most importantly himself.
Elon Musk is the Unelected Bureaucrat arbitrarily deciding what to do with your tax $$$.
He's also a sociopath and a fascist.
So there's that.
