Parenting
Apr 12, 2014
As Parents Struggle to Repay College Loans for Their Children, Taxpayers Also Stand to Lose
Apr 8, 2014 New Department of Education data show rising default rates on federal loans to parents.
Are Students Dropping Out of College to Become Entrepreneurs?
Feb 27, 2014 Universities are working hard to keep their students in the classroom rather than out starting their own business; private prisons receive tons of taxpayer dollars but can operate under secrecy; meanwhile, anti-terrorist agencies try to entrap activists to demonstrate that the policing organizations are needed. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Elizabeth Warren’s Bill Could Mean Billions for Taxpayers
Jan 14, 2014 Sen. Elizabeth Warren has teamed up with Republican Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to introduce a bill that takes aim at the efficacy and malfeasance of government settlements on corporate wrongdoing and could bring billions of dollars back to taxpayers. If corporations have the same rights as people, then they should have to suffer the same consequences.
Flood Insurance
Nov 3, 2013
Lessons for Texas Schoolkids: Loch Ness Monster Proves Evolution Is Wrong
Oct 25, 2013 Christian-affiliated public charter schools in Texas are teaching some whoppers in the classroom. Note the phrase "public charter schools." Yes, tax money is being spent to spread ignorance, such as linking the rise of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich to Darwinism.
Taxpayer Money Used to Cover PRISM Compliance Costs
Aug 23, 2013 Top-secret material passed to The Guardian shows that the National Security Agency paid millions of dollars to help major Internet companies such as Google, Microsoft and Facebook cover the cost of certification for participating in the PRISM surveillance program.
Taxpayer Attempts Sequestration
Apr 15, 2013
The Sports Tax
Feb 9, 2013 That term -- Sports Tax -- is not hyperbolic. In a week that saw Louisiana fork over $5 million to the NFL for the privilege of helping that league make big Super Bowl money, Sports Tax is the most accurate catch-all label for the four sets of levies the public is being made to shell out.
Preserve Benefits: Cut Gouging and Inequities
Nov 15, 2012 Congress is still talking about a “Grand Bargain” that “balances” far more spending cuts than tax increases. That is another way of saying that you – the consumer of Medicare and Medicaid services, the recipient of Social Security, and the average taxpayer -- will take the brunt of the spending cuts.
