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Taxes

States Should Not Raise Taxes on Tobacco Products
General Waste, Taxes, Tobacco

Time is Ripe to End the Double Duty Drawback Tax Loophole

June 11, 2025 Eric Maus

As senators consider H.R 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBA), they have an opportunity to agree with the House to close a loophole that harms American companies and jobs.  This loophole, known as a duty drawback, allows companies to avoid paying an excise tax and then claim a refund for the amount they […]

General Waste, Oversight, Stadium, Taxes, Tech-Telecom, Technology, Telecommunications

This Week in Waste – May 16, 2025

May 16, 2025 Eric Maus

Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and effort to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Missouri Senate Rejects Stadium Funding Bill In the final days of their session, the Missouri […]

Taxes, Economy, General Waste

Reconciliation Bill Moves the Country in the Right Direction

May 16, 2025 Eric Maus

Taxpayers should be viewing the ongoing efforts to pass the “Big Beautiful Bill” also known as budget reconciliation with excitement as the committees wrap up their work on their sections of the bill.  On May 13, 2025, the House Committee on Ways and Means finalized its section of the reconciliation bill, setting the country on […]

Budget, Education, General Waste, Oversight, Taxes, Tech-Telecom

Go DOGE Go

April 10, 2025 Thomas Schatz

DOGE is the first comprehensive effort to improve government efficiency since the Grace Commission and must keep forging ahead.

Education, General Waste, Healthcare, Oversight, Taxes

This Week in Waste – March 21, 2025

March 21, 2025 Eric Maus

This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted on the local, state, and federal levels. 

General Waste, Taxes

Carried Interest Taxes Should Not Be Raised

March 21, 2025 Thomas Schatz

Raising taxes on carried interest should not occur because it would stifle investment and economic growth.

Financial Services, General Waste, Taxes

Sen. Warren Again Shows Her Ignorance of Private Equity

October 22, 2024 Eric Maus

If Sen. Warren’s effort is successful, it would undermine a vital and extremely successful industry.

The Future of the Universal Service Fund
Commerce, General Waste, Oversight, Taxes, Technology, Telecommunications

The Future of the Universal Service Fund

September 27, 2024 Deborah Collier

To save taxpayer dollars, Congress should look at revamping the USF program instead of trying to expanding its contribution base.

General Waste, State Issues, Taxes

Fairfax County Supervisors Consider Raising Taxes on Food while Raising their own Salaries

June 13, 2024 Alec Mena

Board Chairman Jeff McKay gave himself a 45 percent raise – now calls for a “meals tax” at the highest rate in Northern Virginia.

The IRS Continues to Live Down to its Reputation
General Waste, Taxes

The IRS Continues to Live Down to its Reputation

April 16, 2024 Alec Mena

If past is prologue, IRS’ latest effort to stymie competition among tax preparers will end in user dissatisfaction and lawsuits

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