Day: October 25, 2024

  • Holy cow Batman:  Will Trump get rid of income taxes?

    Holy cow Batman:  Will Trump get rid of income taxes?

    I told you so! For months, Trump has been chipping away at the income tax. No taxes on tips here, no taxes on Social Security there. Now he’s finally, quietly, without details, letting the media do the work, come all the way out into the open. The New York Times ran a potentially world-changing story…

  • Rise and fall of a special taxing district

    Rise and fall of a special taxing district

    Last May, the City Council created the Hogpen Creek Dependent Taxing District. It soon will be abolished. The sponsor of the bill creating the district – according to council records — was Councilman Rory Diamond. The sponsor of the bill abolishing the district also is Councilman Rory Diamond. But Diamond, the council member for the…

  • Florida Seeks Public Input on History of Communism Museum

    Florida Seeks Public Input on History of Communism Museum

    Florida’s Secretary of State, Cord Byrd, recently announced a public survey aimed at gathering input on the creation of a museum dedicated to the history of communism. This initiative follows the passage of Florida’s CS/CS/SB 1264, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis in April 2024. The legislation mandates that the Department of State, in…