“Every business large and small will be responsible for knowing the sales tax rates in [over 10,000] counties, towns, cities and states in the nation. The ruling is a Pandora’s box for expansive state taxing authority. This court decision is not limited to expanding the targets of the state sales tax. Politicians will use this court decision as a green light to export their income tax to individuals and companies in other states.”
Tag Archives: Bandit Gang Writ Large
Midwestern farmers brace to lose billions in trade war

“The stakes are high because China buys roughly 30 percent of all America’s soy. The proposed 25 percent tariff — which is a tax buyers pay the government to purchase the commodity — ensures Chinese buyers will look elsewhere.”
More Americans cutting ties with the US over taxes, financial surveillance

“The United States is one of the only countries to tax based on citizenship, not residency. And the U.S. government has tightened its rules in recent years to make it more difficult for Americans to evade taxes by hiding money offshore. For Americans who reside in foreign countries, that can make it more difficult to find financial institutions who will let them open accounts.”
ICE whistleblower gets a visit from Homeland Security goons during TV interview

“Before the surprise visit, Schwab told Yuccas that both the Obama and Trump White Houses asked him to ‘spin’ information. But he said he felt compelled to resign after the current administration told him to lie about an incident that pitted the government against Oakland’s mayor.”
The ongoing saga of conveniently malfunctioning police cameras

“This isn’t even the first time five police cameras all conveniently malfunctioned at a critical time.”
130 Mexican Political Candidates Assassinated in 10 Months

“Political assassinations, murders, and violence continue to escalate as Mexico’s elections approach.”
Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/06/28/political-murders-push-120-in-mexican-elections/
Bill Bonner: Do You Live Next to One of These Spy Hubs?

“Republicans are back on their feet, cheering the very Big Government they despised a generation ago.”
Read more: https://bonnerandpartners.com/do-you-live-next-to-one-of-these-spy-hubs/
Feds ran a money-laundering operation for over a year in $20M darknet sweep

“The core of the operation was an online money-laundering business seized by agents from Homeland Security Investigations and operated as a sting for over a year. By offering cash for bitcoin, HSI agents were able to identify specific drug dealers, ultimately tracing more than $20 million in drug-linked cryptocurrency transactions.”
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/27/17509444/dark-web-drug-market-money-laundering-hsi-dark-gold
Supreme Court says public-sector unions can’t force dissenters to pay them

“The justices said in a 5-4 opinion that state government workers who choose not to join a union cannot be compelled to pay a share of union dues for covering the cost of negotiating contracts.”
Retaliatory Tariffs Push Harley Offshore; Enraged Trump Threatens Punitive Taxes

“A day earlier, Harley-Davidson announced that it would shift some of its production overseas in response to the European Union’s new 31 percent tariff on its imported bikes, which was imposed in retaliation for Mr. Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/business/trump-harley-davidson-tariffs.html