State and local governments will be facing a major reckoning after shutting down their own economies in order to “battle” the Wuhan Coronavirus.
Category Archives: taxes
60% Of New York City Homeless Shelters Are Unsafe
The State of New York spends billions yearly helping homeless people.
State of Indiana Gains $1 Million of Sports Gambling Tax Revenue in February
We said goodbye to NFL football til early fall, but the sports gambling tax revenue did not as bettors adjusted to other sports.
School District Raises Teacher Pay With No Money, Runs Massive Deficit
Many school districts in America have no economic responsibility to taxpayers. One school district in Minnesota gave teachers raises without having any money to do it. Now they face a budget deficit in the millions.
State of Michigan Employee Pension System Consumes 36% Of The Annual Budget
Every pay period when a Michigan taxpayer looks at their pay stub and see’s state taxes taken out, they can calculate 36% of every dollar
State of Vermont Colleges Face Deficits Because of Health Insurance Costs
The State of Vermont has a very progressive population in regards to politics that likes to lecture on policy, but can barely
New Jersey Local Governments Owe Billions In Sick Leave Pay
Decades of generous union contract policies for government workers is leaving future local government spending with flu like symptoms.
Ambulance Services Nationwide Shutting Down Due To No Money
One emergency medical service I’ve been seeing in the news and in my talks with firefighter/police officer friends is the condition of our ambulance services.
Rural Arizona County Budgets Swamped With Legacy Pension Costs
Legacy pension costs will be popping up more in local news (not national) due to waves of retirements.
New Jersey Has Diverted $1 Billion of Fees From 9-1-1 Tax For Other Spending Programs
In the last ten years, New Jersey has quietly collected $1 Billion of 9-1-1 fees you pay on your land line and cellphones.
