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Limited abortion access cost Kentucky taxpayers $248 million in 2006, study says

May 24, 2011 – 3:01 pm

Try as our legislators might to scare already-scared women into forgoing a safe, legal route of terminating an unwanted pregnancy, Frankfort’s Fetus Police may perpetually fail in their quest to relegate abortions into the commonwealth’s hollers and back alleys … but they have managed to succeed at one thing, at least: Racking up hundreds of [...]

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GOP death-budget plan would slash Kentucky Medicaid payments by 32 percent

May 11, 2011 – 12:07 pm

Under the U.S. House GOP death-budget plan authored by Reps. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., and Hal Rogers, R-Pork, Kentucky’s Medicaid system will shed almost 50 percent of its projected enrollment by 2021, and reduce federal funding by nearly 32 percent, leaving scores of impoverished Kentuckians without insurance and placing a greater burden on the state to [...]

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Yarmuth proposes sensible taxation to alleviate debt crisis, inequality (UPDATE)

March 18, 2011 – 2:55 pm

Proving yet again that he’s one of the few members of Congress equipped to confront the nation’s fiscal crisis with novel reality-based solutions, Louisville Rep. John Yarmuth, D-3, today introduced the Fairness in Taxation Act, which would, if enacted this year, generate more than $78 billion in revenue by equitably spreading the tax burden to [...]

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What We Pay For

October 1, 2010 – 6:10 pm

“This is your federal budget,” the website What We Pay For reveals, and in all its numerical glory. All you gotta do is plug in how much you make each year, and the site’s nifty cost calculator can break down how much of your annual pittance goes toward things like national “defense,” Medicare and other [...]

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Fischer flip flops on arts tax

September 8, 2010 – 4:45 pm

In the race for mayor of Louisville, Republican Hal Heiner and Democrat Greg Fischer faced off at debate hosted by the Louisville Forum. The discussion covered the candidates views on funding libraries, the bridges projects and merger, but many were surprised when Fischer made an unexpected U-turn about funding local arts organizations. During the debate, [...]

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Attn: Republicans — 2010′s taxes were the lowest in over 50 years

May 12, 2010 – 10:40 am

We forgot to post this yesterday, what with putting our election issue together and whatnot, but here it is anyway, for your reading pleasure: Amid complaints about high taxes and calls for a smaller government, Americans paid their lowest level of taxes last year since Harry Truman’s presidency, a USA TODAY analysis of federal data [...]

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Bunning’s Into The Nautical Metaphors Again…

May 21, 2009 – 11:35 am

A pitiful-sounding group called the National Taxpayers Union (founded circa 650 BCE by James Dale Davidson, of NewsMax infamy) has just bestowed a prestigious award to our beloved Sen. Jim Bunning. Why? BECAUSE HE HATES TAXES!!!!! The group awarded Bunning the Taxpayers’ Friend Award on Wednesday for votes he has cast on measures affecting federal [...]

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Tax Wizardry & You

May 18, 2009 – 6:06 pm

Hey sucker: Want to know how much Uncle Sam is stealing from your debt-laden pockets right this very minute? Venture to nationalpriorities.org, whereupon you’ll discover the gross and obvious spending priorities of that last guy we had in the White House (I totally forgot about him, that one…) vs. our new, hopey one. Regarding our [...]

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What A Fool Believes

April 1, 2009 – 11:15 am

As you do your best to avoid the day’s whoopie cushions, practical jokes involving deceased family members, and other April Fool’s-related phenomena, this lovely item from today’s C-J is chock full of the kind of no-frills desperation that should cure whatever ails you. There’s nothing like reading a news item that reminds you of how [...]

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Smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em…

March 31, 2009 – 12:42 am

For years, we’ve enjoyed the benefits of cheap spirits, cheaper smokes, and the health rates to claim bragging rights. Come Wednesday, however, and the twin-engines of Kentucky’s vice economy suffer their latest shocks in the form of a much ballyhooed tax hike. And ballyhooed is right: Surly cigar store merchants are fucking furious! How dare [...]

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