# taxpayer — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover taxpayer. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cost of Kabul: The 5-Year Anniversary of Withdrawal from Afghanistan](https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/cost-of-kabul-the-5-year-anniversary) _2026-08-19 · OpenTheBooks · OpenTheBooks_ Rachel O'Brien joins The National Desk to discuss the speculation about taxpayer money ending up with the Taliban, 5 years after the disastrous US withdrawal. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/19/good-morning-flock-cameras-are.html) _2026-08-19 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. Flock cameras are so Big Brother. Trump threatened Oman, which has always been very good to US. Notice Trump destroys anything beautiful. Trump is a fink. ## Taxpayer Talk: Simon Court on the RMA shakedown holding New Zealand hostage _2026-08-18 · Taxpayer Talk_ In this episode of Taxpayer Talk, Peter Williams is joined by ACT’s infrastructure and resource management spokesman Simon Court to take aim at the planning rules he says are stopping New Zealand from building the homes, roads, ports, quarries, power lines, and infrastructure we desperately need. From eye-watering consent costs and “cultural shakedowns” to lizard surveys, gold-plated planning… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/944017/episodes/19398238-taxpayer-talk-simon-court-on-the-rma-shakedown-holding-new-zealand-hostage.mp3) ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/18/i-think-we-need-to.html) _2026-08-18 · Brad Enslen_ I think we need to introduce Flock camera play. Like drive around the block past the same Flock camera repeatedly for a half hour. Just to, you know, play. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/18/notice-that-canned-beans-are.html) _2026-08-18 · Brad Enslen_ Notice that canned beans are never in the news. No social posts either. They just quietly do what beans do. ## [Sally Pipes: "CMS Undermining Next Generation of Medicines"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-cms-undermining-next) _2026-08-18 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ Treating distinct FDA-approved products as though they were the same drug doesn’t merely reinterpret the statute—it weakens the incentives that drive medical progress. ## [Every District Got Pinned. LD24 Got Nailed](https://insidesussexcounty.substack.com/p/every-district-got-pinned-ld24-got) _2026-08-17 · Conservative View by Rob Kovic · Inside Sussex County_ Hundreds of millions flowed through Trenton. LD24 got nothing. ## [Sally Pipes: "Medicare’s Drug Price Controls Could Actually Raise Prices In The Long Run"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-medicares-drug-price) _2026-08-17 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ Washington can mandate a lower price today. It cannot mandate robust competition tomorrow. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/17/im-seeing-more-and-more.html) _2026-08-17 · Brad Enslen_ I'm seeing more and more Flock cameras popping up all over my town and neighboring towns. What gives? The Man wants to monitor where you go. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/17/note-to-self-next-time.html) _2026-08-17 · Brad Enslen_ Note to self: Next time download all those Miss Marple ebooks I just bought to my Kobo reader before the big storm hits and I lose power and WiFi for a week and counting. Because boredom. ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ouiMnYek522U) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/17/finally-got-a-few-groceries.html) _2026-08-17 · Brad Enslen_ Finally, got a few groceries. Enough for a couple of days. At least I'm not forced to go to a restaurant for a meal. ## [2026-08-17 Maybe State Law Limited Partner Isn't the Test for 1402a13](https://oscpa.libsyn.com/2026-08-17-maybe-state-law-limited-partner-isnt-the-test-for-1402a13) _2026-08-16 · Federal Tax Update Podcast_ This week we look at: Unpacking the Saver's Match: Technical Guidance and Operational Frameworks Under Notice 2026-48 Harmonizing Section 3406 Backup Withholding with Section 6050W De Minimis Reporting Thresholds The High Bar for Equitable Tolling in Tax Practice: The Eighth Circuit's Final Ruling in Boechler, P.C. Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules under… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/oscpa/2026-08-17_Maybe_State_Law_Limited_Partner_Isnt_the_Test_for_1402a13.mp3?dest-id=87351) ## [YES on 43 to make it harder to raise taxes!](https://howardjarvis.substack.com/p/yes-on-43-to-make-it-harder-to-raise) _2026-08-15 · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assoc · Save Prop 13_ Here's how you can get free YES on 43 campaign gear. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/15/after-four-days-power-came.html) _2026-08-15 · Brad Enslen_ After four days, power came back on. Took much needed shower. Today I get to clean out refrigerator and freezer. Everything must go. ## [Kudos to Hopatcong's Council Members](https://insidesussexcounty.substack.com/p/kudos-to-hopatcongs-council-members) _2026-08-14 · Conservative View by Rob Kovic · Inside Sussex County_ When Local Officials Refused to Let Taxpayers Be Ignored ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/13/bad-storms-whole-region-without.html) _2026-08-13 · Brad Enslen_ Bad storms. Whole region without power. Cell network dodgy. Trees down everywhere. On emergency bridge. Still have coffee so will hold. ## [Sally Pipes: "Medicare’s Drug-Pricing Proposal Carries A Hidden Cost"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-medicares-drug-pricing) _2026-08-11 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ Drugmakers have already begun adjusting investment decisions in response to the Inflation Reduction Act and a new proposal to Medicare’s prescription drug price control scheme. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/11/truth-is-behind-a-subscription.html) _2026-08-11 · Brad Enslen_ Truth is behind a subscription paywall. Lies are free. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/11/good-morning-just-my-unscientific.html) _2026-08-11 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. Just my unscientific observation, but our supply chain has not fully recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic. Off shored supply, just in time logistics worked prior to the pandemic but climate change, tarriffs and political problems have compounded matters leaving gaps. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/10/good-morning-pentagon-wants-billion.html) _2026-08-10 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. Pentagon wants $60 BILLION just to pay for Iran War to date. The problem is the costs continue because the war isn’t over and there is no end in sight. It’s an endless conflict thanks to Trump and what do we have to show for it? ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cbEvJjfBsMTT) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [Sally Pipes: "Before Embracing Medicare for All, the U.S. Should Look at Britain"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-before-embracing-medicare) _2026-08-10 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ Some 8.43 million Britons have purchased private medical insurance to escape their National Health Service. Under leading Medicare for All proposals, Americans would not have that option. ## [2026-08-10 IRS Guidance on Qualifed Overtime for 2026-2028](https://oscpa.libsyn.com/2026-08-10-irs-guidance-on-qualifed-overtime-for-2026-2028) _2026-08-09 · Federal Tax Update Podcast_ This week we look at: Transitioning Foreign Tax Allocations and Implementing the Ten Percent Credit Disallowance Under Section 960(d)(4) Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers of Inherited IRAs Through an Estate: Technical Analysis of PLR 202631001 Federal Courts Lack APA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Gift Penalty Disputes: The Adequate Alternative Remedy Barrier Sourcing Executive Termination Payments:… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/oscpa/2026-08-10_IRS_Guidance_on_Qualifed_Overtime_for_2026-2028.mp4?dest-id=87351) ## [Bad Synergy: When Consultants Help Score $1.5 Billion from Medicaid](https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/bad-synergy-when-consultants-help) _2026-08-09 · OpenTheBooks · OpenTheBooks_ This story continues Open the Books’ ongoing series on the Cost of Fraud, tallying the hidden fees on American tax returns. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/09/good-morning-no-epstein-files.html) _2026-08-09 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. No Epstein Files, are you surprised? Hormuz is closed. Trump does not buy his own gas, taxpayers do, so what does he care? Trump wants to take away your right to vote so he can be President for Life. Republicans are all in for Big Government. Pay attention. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/08/once-again-it-smells-like.html) _2026-08-08 · Brad Enslen_ Once again it smells like things are burning outside and I wonder if it’s the forest fires out west or something from the nearby steel mill? ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/08/good-morning-an-appeals-court.html) _2026-08-08 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. An Appeals Court has stopped work on Trump’s WH ballroom/bunker. Good. Case now goes to The Supremes. If Donald really wanted to cut government spending, one would think he would set an example of austerity w/ the Executive Branch instead of spending like a drunken sailor. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/07/social-media-flock-survellence-cameras.html) _2026-08-07 · Brad Enslen_ Social Media: Flock survellence cameras are under discussion. The political Right, Left and Populist seem to be converging on agreeing: they don’t like them, they don’t trust them. OTOH, The Establishment loves them. ## [Brian Mew: "Medi-Cal Is Running Out of Money. A Billionaire Tax is the Worst Solution."](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/brian-mew-medi-cal-is-running-out) _2026-08-07 · Brian Mew · Benjamin Rush Institute_ California does not have a revenue problem. Objectively, it has a spending problem. A bad one, at that. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/07/good-morning-trumps-hair-is.html) _2026-08-07 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. Trump’s hair is heading to the Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian drones. Diplomatic Translator: If Trump says Hormuz is open it means it’s closed. If Iran says it’s open, it might be open for 6 hours max. until that falls apart. ## [Judging the Judgment](https://insidesussexcounty.substack.com/p/judging-the-judgment) _2026-08-06 · Conservative View by Rob Kovic · Inside Sussex County_ Before voters judge voter ID, they should judge the judgment that chose Parker Space to lead the debate. ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/X5ZMXrtejjjY) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/06/new-vivaldi-radio-no-tracking.html) _2026-08-06 · Brad Enslen_ New: Vivaldi Radio . No tracking, no subscriptions, no popups. Free. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/06/good-morning-breaking-i-dont.html) _2026-08-06 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. Breaking: I don’t use enough ketchup to make buying expensive organic, free range, ketchup worthwhile. Also Breaking: Strait of Hormuz is closed. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/05/headlines-russian-security-services-planned.html) _2026-08-05 · Brad Enslen_ Headlines: Russian security services planned the assasination of managers of German armaments companies supplying Ukraine. ## [Why More Government Won't Fix Health Care](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/why-more-government-wont-fix-health) _2026-08-04 · Brian Mew · Benjamin Rush Institute_ If more government is the solution, why have decades of expanding its regulatory powers only brought higher costs, fewer choices, and a dissolution of the doctor-patient relationship? ## [Sally Pipes: "Medicare's Physician Pay Cut Will Cost Patients"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-medicares-physician-pay) _2026-08-04 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ Cutting physician reimbursement may reduce spending on paper. But it also means fewer doctors, longer waits for appointments, and more care shifting into expensive hospital settings. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/04/good-morning-im-actively-avoiding.html) _2026-08-04 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. I’m actively avoiding lettuce. I’m a lettuce avoider. No hardship in this for me but it does put some limitations on fast food places, plus I’ve given up green salads at home. ## [Sally Pipes: "Hospital Price Transparency is Good Politics—and Good Policy"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-hospital-price-transparency) _2026-08-03 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ To function properly, markets require information. Patients and payers can’t reward lower-cost providers—and hospitals have little reason to compete—when prices are hidden. ## [2026-08-03 On Again Off Again On Again PLR](https://oscpa.libsyn.com/2026-08-03-on-again-off-again-on-again-plr) _2026-08-02 · Federal Tax Update Podcast_ This week we look at: IRS Reinstates Tax Deferral on Variable Annuity Term Certain Options: Reconsideration and Reversal in PLR 202630002 Understanding the ERC Pleading Standard: Federal Claims Court Deferral in I Health and Life Insurance Services Predecessor Losses, the Lonely Parent Rule, and the Limits of Economic Reality: Analysis of HBM Holdings Co. v. Commissioner Double Books and Disguised… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/oscpa/2026-08-03_On_Again_Off_Again_On_Again_PLR.mp3?dest-id=87351) ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/08/02/good-morning-seems-like-trump.html) _2026-08-02 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. Seems like Trump is wasting huge amounts of taxpayers money on vanity wars (Iran), vanity projects and mismanaged bungles like tearing down part of the White House, DOGE and other goofed up, dodgy, schemes. Truth is, Trump is spending our money like a drunken sailor. Big Deficit. ## [Recap: Why Autonomy Matters: The Case for Direct Primary Care with Dr. Shane Purcell](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/recap-why-autonomy-matters-the-case) _2026-07-31 · Brian Mew · Benjamin Rush Institute_ Will the future of health care be decided by Congress, special interest groups, insurers, or conglomerates? Or will it instead be physicians who simply decide to practice differently? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209301123/384f92099787dbc18c4b8ac66359868e.mp3) ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/07/31/good-morning-so-exactly-how.html) _2026-07-31 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. So exactly how many Senators are either dead or are in a vegitative state or otherwise unable to function? ## [The Disorganized Organization](https://insidesussexcounty.substack.com/p/the-disorganized-organization) _2026-07-30 · Conservative View by Rob Kovic · Inside Sussex County_ The Sussex Commissioners Were Alone in a Room Full of People ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/07/30/good-morning-we-have-to.html) _2026-07-30 · Brad Enslen_ Good morning. We have to limit or remove a lot of the non-constitutional powers of the President of the USA as part of our post-Trump reforms. True reforms will not come from centerist Democrats, because they answer to Big Business. Free Luigi. #random ## [Sally Pipes: "Medicare Pays Billions For Obesity’s Consequences. Its GLP-1 Bridge Offers A Better Way"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-medicare-pays-billions) _2026-07-28 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ For years, Medicare has paid for the complications of obesity while refusing to cover some of the most effective treatments for the disease itself. It's time to correct that contradiction. ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/07/28/with-russia-you-either-kneel.html) _2026-07-28 · Brad Enslen_ “With Russia, you either kneel or you are the enemy. There is nothing in between.” – Former Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė Source . ## [(untitled)](https://ramblinggit.com/2026/07/28/read-defending-angels-by-mary.html) _2026-07-28 · Brad Enslen_ Read: Defending Angels by Mary Stanton (Book 1 - A Beaufort & Company Mystery) Mystery, Urban Fantasy Entertaining. Good characters. The whodunnit puzzle is obscured a bit by the fantasy elements, but still a fairly good read. ## [Sally Pipes: "Why Are States Taxing Companies for Hiring Poor People?"](https://benjaminrush1776.substack.com/p/sally-pipes-why-are-states-taxing) _2026-07-27 · Benjamin Rush Institute_ If legislators make hiring a Medicaid recipient more expensive than hiring someone else, employers won't happily eat that cost. They will look for ways to avoid it. ## [Election Integrity Should Not Depend on Which Party Is Embarrassed.](https://insidesussexcounty.substack.com/p/election-integrity-should-not-depend) _2026-07-27 · Conservative View by Rob Kovic · Inside Sussex County_ What it looks like when principles are applied selectively for political gain. ## [Swamp Update: 2025 Federal Payroll Down $1.9 Billion, Civilian Headcount Down More than 50,000](https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/swamp-update-2025-federal-payroll) _2026-07-27 · OpenTheBooks · OpenTheBooks_ New data obtained by Open the Books gives a fresh look at the state of the federal workforce. ## [Pushing Back Against the Trump Administration's Efforts to Weaken Coal Ash Rules](https://soundcloud.com/user-504691926/pushing-back-against-the-trump) _2026-07-27 · Environmental Integrity Project_ More than 2,000 coal-ash waste dumps across the U.S. are slowly leaking lead, arsenic, mercury, and other toxic metals into our underground water supplies. Under the Obama Administration, in 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency imposed the nation’s first-ever federal rules for controlling coal ash pollution. But now, the Trump Administration is trying to gut these rules and exempt old… [Listen](https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2368980575-user-504691926-pushing-back-against-the-trump.mp3)