Trump told Walmart to "eat the tariffs" instead of passing the cost to customers, in a moment of anger admitting the the US will pay for tariffs. No business will operate at a loss and the US business model depends on satisfying stockholders.

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#Tariffs #Economy #Trump #Incompetence #Tax #Trade

'It's Real Y'all': People Are Sharing Their Tariff Receipts, And My Wallet Is Not Ready For What's Coming

"The product cost is $524 and the tariff charge is $890."

^{Megan Liscomb (HuffPost)}

Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material
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The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees or federal agencies.

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#News #DOGE #Trump #IRS #Tax #Government #USPolitics

Treasury IG Probes If DOGE, Trump Sought Private Taxpayer Info

^ProPublica

With Trump reportedly planning to end the IRS Direct File program, there's no better time to remember how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.

(Published 2019)
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#Trump #Tax #IRS #News

Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.

^ProPublica

If you're an #EU citizen, I strongly encourage you to take a look and consider signing this European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) that calls for the establishment of a #tax on great #wealth to fund a just ecological and social transition: citizens-initiative.europa.eu/…

Boosts very welcome.

#environment #policy #taxation #TaxTheRich