(5.15) Online petitions are all well and good, but you can really get the attention of your legislators by showing up in person and getting noisy. Head down to the State House rotunda and join Ocean State Action at ‘Tax Fairness Lobby Day.’ When the Carcieri tax breaks for the wealthy were instituted in 2006, …
From the Providence City Collector somewhere in this building, Some residents may have received their tax bills on or near the due date for the first payment. The City Collector will provide for a grace period wherein payments can be made without any interest added or assessed for the next 30 days to allow taxpayers …
On January 1, 2010, Washington, D.C. instated a 5¢ tax on plastic shopping bags. According to TreeHugger, within a month, plastic bag use had dropped from 22 million to 3 million per month, simultaneously generating $150,000 in revenue in the first month. The Washington Post reported, In its first assessment of how the new law …
UPDATE: For those unable to make it for lunch or an afternoon snack (peach pecan bread today, yum!) before 3:00 this afternoon, fear not–the Liberty Elm will be open until 8:00 p.m. selling gift certificates. Come grab one/some tonight and reap the benefits later with an already-paid-for meal! ORIGINAL: They’ve hosted everything from “Americana Breakfast …
UPDATE: The RITP has taken a liking to Matthew’s post: It’s a full-fledged comment war! The questions at hand include: Are all homosexuals Democrats, or vice versa? Are people who kill abortion doctors conservatives, or communists? Did Matthew graduate from the first grade, and if so, how? Please join the fray. ORIGINAL POST: The Rhode …
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Did you know that the sales tax you pay at Providence Place doesn’t go to the state? It goes to the owner of the mall to defray the cost of building it. Now that the owner is in bankruptcy and trying desperately to sell its assets (about 200 malls and luxury condo buildings) I think …
Organizers are staging a national Tax Day Tea Party tomorrow as a grassroots protest of the overspending of our current administration. (No outrage regarding two wars that’ll have cost taxpayers $864 billion by the end of this fiscal year, though.) On one hand, I admire when people seek change for issues they feel strongly about. On …
Well, why not? Since prostitution is legal in Rhode Island, shouldn’t we be taxing it? Today’s ProJo reports that the general assembly is trying to tax its way out of a big, deep hole and is considering some new categories such as bowling, haircuts and opera. (Not my opera!) Although I do see something in …
We can take some solace in knowing that we’re not the only ones in this boat: New York is looking at a $47 billion deficit over the next 4 years. California is at $11-billion plus for the current year, with even Conan over there calling for a special session of the legislature to raise some …
Singleton’s a smart guy — and so I have to assume that he recognizes the following, pretty obvious points: His editorial addresses only income taxes, ignoring that the income tax makes up only a portion of the total package of taxes that people pay — In fact, it only funds about 10% of the total …