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[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/10/states-wealth-inequality-taxes by Oliver Milman 10/1/24 The Guardian] | [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/10/states-wealth-inequality-taxes by Oliver Milman 10/1/24 The Guardian] | ||
State and local tax regimes are “upside-down”, the new research finds, with weak or non-existent personal income taxes in many states allowing richer Americans to avoid tax. A reliance on sales and excise taxes, considered regressive because they disproportionately impact the poor, has helped fuel this inequality, according to the report. | State and local tax regimes are “upside-down”, the new research finds, with weak or non-existent personal income taxes in many states allowing richer Americans to avoid tax. A reliance on sales and excise taxes, considered regressive because they disproportionately impact the poor, has helped fuel this inequality, according to the report. | ||
=====The US president deployed troops after taking control of DC police, sparking fears of similar moves elsewhere===== | |||
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/12/mayor-national-guard-washington-dc by David Smith 12/8/25 The Guardian] | |||
Speaking after a meeting with the attorney general, Pam Bondi, at the justice department, Bowser told reporters: “I won’t go into the details of our operational plan at this point but you will see the Metropolitan police department (MPD) working side by side with our federal partners in order to enforce the effort that we need around the city.” | |||
