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The project, known as Direct File and launched by the IRS on a limited basis in 12 states this tax season, is in its pilot phase. Derek Wheeler, director of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic at the University of Florida’s Law School, said his clinic has referred less than a dozen clients to the Direct File system. His legal clinic has partnered with the IRS and selectively identifies clients who may be eligible to submit their taxes through the program. One of their biggest criticisms is that free tax prep services already exist for people of all income brackets and developing the Direct File system will end up costing taxpayers billions of dollars. But after using Direct File, she said, “I feel foolish for paying all that money every year.”

Persons: Dixie Warden, ” Warden, Warden, She's, ”, Obama, Derek Wheeler, Wheeler, Grover Norquist, Joe Biden, ‘, Norquist, Daniel Werfel, Vanessa Williamson, ” Wheeler, she’ll, “ Organizations: WASHINGTON, IRS, Affordable, University of Florida’s Law, Associated Press, Tax, Urban, Brookings Tax Policy, Organization for Economic Cooperation, Development, University of Florida, House Republicans, Congress Locations: Kyle , Texas, Florida, New Hampshire , Nevada , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas, Washington , Wyoming , Arizona , Massachusetts, California, New York, United States, Germany, Japan, Britain, U.S

☆ Opinion: America once valued life more than guns. How did that change?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Opinion Dominic Erdozain | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Editor’s Note: Dominic Erdozain is a historian and the author of ”One Nation Under Guns.” Follow him on X @domerdozain. Burned out and disillusioned, Murdock now lives in Scotland, where freedom is a reality and nobody lives in fear of guns. The death toll is growing because the weapons now available, and the right to carry them outside the home, are new. With Reagan’s arrival in the White House in 1981, the conversation shifted from controlling guns to “protecting” gun owners. A weapon that vastly exceeds the killing power of the Tommy guns banned in the 1930s is affordable and freely accessible.

Persons: Dominic Erdozain, Stephen King, ”, Lane Murdock, Murdock, It’s, Marvin E, Wolfgang, Milton S, Eisenhower, “, Richard Nixon, growled, ” Nixon, John N, Mitchell, David Frost, Russell Peterson, Paul Soglin, Soglin, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Michael Beard, Bob Graham, Ann Richards, Richards, George W, Bush, Graham, Tommy ”, Patrick Purdy, There’s, Purdy, Barbara Bush, Grover Norquist, Heller, Franklin D, Roosevelt Organizations: CNN, Parkland, National Commission, Republican, National Rifle Association, National Advisory Commission, City Council of, House, NRA, National Coalition, Gov, Democrat, Democratic Gov, Slave, Firearms, University of Texas, ex, AK, US Army, FBI, Rifle Association, District of Columbia Locations: Maine, Scotland, America, United States, Delaware, City Council of Madison , Wisconsin, Florida, Texas, Vermont, Stockton , California, American, Detroit, “

☆ Government shutdown doesn't halt, but hinders Pentagon work
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Troop pay is delayed during a government shutdown, but Singh said housing and bills are not. For example, Ukrainian "F-16 pilot training would continue," said Chris Sherwood a Pentagon spokesman. However, some "delivery of defense articles, services, and/or military education" could be paused, Sherwood said. "Under a shutdown, the government stops payments on invoices not yet paid for costs incurred before the shutdown," the letter said. NDIA and PSC represent companies like Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N), L3Harris Technologies Inc (LHX.N), Bank Of America Corp (BAC.N) and Oracle Corp (ORCL.N).

Persons: Carlos Barria, Sabrina Singh, Singh, Chris Sherwood, Sherwood, David Norquist, David Berteau, Mike Stone, Alistair Bell Organizations: Pentagon, REUTERS, Rights, Department of Defense, Democratic, U.S, Senate, National Defense Industrial Association, Professional Services Council, Congressional, NDIA, PSC, Lockheed Martin Corp, L3Harris Technologies, Of America Corp, Oracle Corp, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Ukraine, Washington

☆ Burning Man’s libertarian dream gets reality check
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Vehicles are seen departing the Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada, U.S., September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) - “Exodus Operations have officially begun” is the self-important way organizers described allowing over 60,000 mud-bound attendees to leave Burning Man on Monday. The anarcho-arts festival’s rain-soaked disaster highlights the tension between its founding libertarian ethos and smoothly running operations of this size. Burning Man is the latest, after freak rainstorms turned its usually arid desert venue into a mud-pit on Saturday, necessitating a shelter-in-place order. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Matt Mills McKnight, ”, rainstorms, Elon Musk, Ray Dalio, Grover Norquist, Robert Cyran, Hong Kong, Jonathan Guliford, Sharon Lam Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Operations, X, Intel’s, Hong, Thomson Locations: Rock City , Nevada, U.S, Woodstock

☆ It's about time Democrats focus on the economy, says former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt's about time Democrats focus on the economy, says former Sen. Heidi HeitkampFormer U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform, join CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss the economic issues on the mind of voters ahead of the midterm elections.

☆ Şeful Pentagonului s-a vaccinat printre primii împotriva COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Şeful Pentagonului, Christopher Miller, a fost printre primii americani care s-au vaccinat luni împotriva COVID-19 şi a primit vaccinul în faţa camerelor de filmat pentru a încuraja publicul să facă acelaşi lucru, informează AFP, citat de agerpres.ro. Ministrul interimar al apărării a fost filmat în timp ce era vaccinat la spitalul militar Walter Reed dintr-o suburbie a Washingtonului. a glumit şeful Pentagonului, Christopher Miller, în timp ce era vaccinat. Pe lângă Christopher Miller, adjunctul său, David Norquist, şeful statului major Mark Milley, precum şi toţi generalii din statul major urmează să fie vaccinaţi. Intenţia este aceea de a vaccina aproximativ 20 de milioane de americani până la sfârşitul lunii decembrie şi 100 de milioane până la sfârşitul lunii martie 2021.

Persons: Christopher Miller, Walter Reed, Pentagonul, David Norquist, Mark Milley, Intenţia Locations: Pentagonului, SUA

☆ Îngrijorări la Pentagon: Trump îşi instalează din ce în ce mai mulţi oameni loiali în funcţii cheie
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

Surse militare au declarat pentru CNN că „Acestea sunt mişcări de dictator”, titrează Mediafax. De când Donald Trump l-a concediat luni pe secretarul Apărării, Mark Esper, alţi trei oficiali ai Departamentului Apărării au demisionat sau au fost demişi. James Anderson, subsecretarul interimar al apărării pentru politici, a renunţat la poziţie marţi la presiunile Casei Albe, relatează Politico. Joseph Kernan, subsecretarul apărării pentru informaţii şi Jen Stewart, şeful de cabinet al lui Esper, şi-au părăsit posturile şi au fost înlocuiţi de Ezra Cohen-Watnick şi Kash Patel. Este foarte neliniştitor", a declarat un oficial al apărării pentru CNN, adăugând: „Acestea sunt mişcări de dictator".

Persons: SUA Donald Trump, CNN, Donald Trump, Mark Esper, James Anderson, Anderson, Anthony Tata, Trump, Barack Obama, Joseph Kernan, Jen Stewart, Ezra Cohen, Cohen, David Norquist, Adam Smith, . Smith Organizations: Mediafax, Apărării, Casei, Gen, Fox News, CNN, Associated Press, The Washington Post Locations: SUA, America

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