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It’s Your Tax Dollar – Should Headstone Changes Be Made for Deceased Veterans at the Expense of Veterans in Nursing Homes, Increasing Your State’s Medicaid Payments?

Opinion:  Patricia Johnson Every once in a while I’ll read something and simply shake my head in disbelief.  H.R. 2701 basically falls into that category.  Before I continue, it’s necessary to explain my thoughts on death.  I don’t want anyone … Continue reading

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Understanding 2025 Tax Payments: Individuals vs Corporations

The April 15, 2025 income tax payments have been made, with individuals paying $537 billion and corporations paying $94 billion.  On a comparative basis, individuals paid $185 billion in March 2025, with corporations paying $18 billion.   Our tax system … Continue reading

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How Much Do You Know About the Bush Tax Cuts andTheir Impact on our Deficit and National Debt?

By Patricia L Johnson Each year the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) completes a projected budget for the next decade. The CBO projection in 2001 for the 10-year period of 2002 through 2011 indicated budget surpluses totaling $5.6 trillion dollars1  … Continue reading

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