Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) urged Baltimore city leadership to embrace long-overdue fiscal reforms following the release of the Inspector General’s (IG) annual report identifying $7 million in spending waste. In comparison, the 2020 report outlined $3 million in identified savings.
Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) urged Baltimore city leadership to embrace long-overdue fiscal reforms following the release of the Inspector General’s (IG) annual report identifying $7 million in spending waste. In comparison, the 2020 report outlined $3 million in identified savings.
In recent weeks, thousands of Cubans flooded the streets of the island nation to protest against the Communist government, shouting slogans such as “We want freedom” and “We are no longer afraid.”
Walking into a Jiffy Lube or Little Caesars Pizza, it is easy to forget the role of franchisees in catering to consumers. In fact, every year, millions of jobs are created by small business owners given the chance to expand the franchise footprint of a larger corporation. These entrepreneurs often retain plenty of flexibility in hiring and management decisions, while relying on the capital and expertise flowing from the larger businesses’ headquarters.
Lawmakers are once again pushing for a harmful proposal that would institute price controls to the health care system, giving federal officials broad discretion to jeopardize access to lifesaving medications.
TPA led a coalition of consumer and taxpayer groups urging Senators to support an amendment introduced by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.). This amendment would affirm opposition to repealing the stepped up basis rule, which would amount to a second death tax for American families that lose a loved one.
While this week may be “infrastructure week,” it’s been the year of renewed interest in antitrust in Washington. Members of both parties have introduced legislation to beef-up antitrust enforcement and even overhaul antitrust law as we know it to address perceived problems of market concentration in various sectors, most prominently big tech. However, two tax policy changes being debated as part of the two “infrastructure week” packages ought to create skepticism of Washington’s concern over market concentration.
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) strongly opposes the $3.5 trillion partisan budget proposed by Senate Democrats and supported by the White Hosue. This bill paves the way for profligate spending, harmful tax hikes, and will only exacerbate the nearly $30 trillion national debt.
The Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) strongly urges senators to vote ‘no’ on the infrastructure package, H.R. 3684. This massive bill is being rushed through and continues the poor government spending habits of recent years.
oday, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) called for systematic changes to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) after the agency reported a staggering $3 billion net loss for the third quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2021. This figure marks a sharp uptick in losses from the same quarter last year when the USPS incurred a $2.2 billion loss.
