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Falcons' Claims About Financial Impact of New Stadium Disputed by Economists

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution did a story Sunday talking about the impact economically of a new, open-air stadium for the Falcons. The newspaper came to the same conclusions as many people. The stadium would be a big benefit to the Falcons, but not such a big financial benefit to the city or taxpayers. The reporters...

Vikings to Taxpayers: Pay for Two-Thirds of a Stadium, All of a Roof

The Minnesota Vikings want to move out of the Metrodome and into a new stadium. And they want the taxpayers to foot the majority of the bill. The deal the team has offered the state legislature is that the team will pay for one-third of the cost of a football stadium, and the government (meaning the taxpayers) will have...

Senate Plans Weekend Votes on Democratic Tax Plans

WASHINGTON (Dec. 3) - A deal to extend expiring tax cuts for all taxpayers is starting to take shape even as Senate Democrats plan weekend votes on bills that would let the tax cuts for the wealthy die. The White House is seeking to expand the tax package to include other measures designed to boost the nation's sluggish...

Maxine Waters Investigation: Top 3 Most Intriguing Subplots

(Aug. 9) -- On Monday, the House ethics committee detailed its allegations of misconduct by California Rep. Maxine Waters in a 10-page "statement of alleged violation." While the general substance of the report was already laid forth to the public a week ago -- namely, that Waters had helped procure just over $12 million...

What Congress Bought Itself With Your $1 Billion

(July 21) -- Congress requires a lot of stuff to keep itself running. Like coffee. And plane tickets. And student loan payments. That's the point underscored (and underscored again) by figures collated by the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, a nonprofit that uses technology to try to make government more transparent. In...

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Peter S. Goodman: Bleeding Cash Conservatives Wasting Money To Punish Vulnerable Americans

Not so long ago, the term "bleeding heart liberal" had currency in American politics as a way to accuse someone of costly naÃ¯vetÃ©.

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Let's End Polluter Welfare

At a time when we have a more than $15 trillion national debt, American taxpayers are set to give away over $110 billion dollars to the oil, gas, and coal industries over the next decade.

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Northern Rock Rescue 'Cost Taxpayers Â£2bn' But Was Best Deal, Says Report

The early sale of bank Northern Rock to Virgin Money was the "best way" to protect the taxpayer from greater losses, a report from the spending watchdog said today.

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To tax (from the Latin ; "I estimate") is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law.

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