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See the list of California’s 200-plus billionaires who could be hit by the proposed wealth tax
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (282+ words) California has a lot of billionaires, more than any other state and more than most countries. So a proposed wealth tax on its billionaires could be a windfall, if they stick around. Under the Billionaire Tax Act, California residents worth…...
Minnesota’s Somali scams get worse by the day — but who will pay?
2+ week, 3+ day ago (892+ words) Government at all levels is basically broke, especially in blue states." Government leaders" chief solution to this poverty seems generally to involve extracting more money from the citizenry." But where does the money they"ve already extracted go? Based on…...
California tech founders unload on a proposed state wealth tax that already has some billionaires preparing an escape. ‘I am screwed for life’
2+ week, 4+ day ago (572+ words) A proposed wealth tax aimed at billionaires hasn't yet qualified for California's ballot, but it's already sparked intense pushback from tech founders in the state. It started when the New York Times reported that venture capitalist Peter Thiel and Google…...
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
2+ week, 6+ day ago (958+ words) Billionaires including Peter Thiel, the tech venture capitalist, and Larry Page, a co-founder of Google, are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the…...
Medicaid paid over $200 million to dead people in 2021 and 2022, federal watchdog says
3+ week, 1+ day ago (226+ words) Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. But the…...
Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that
3+ week, 2+ day ago (230+ words) WASHINGTON'Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. But the…...
Aetna to cover IVF treatments for same-sex couples
3+ week, 2+ day ago (854+ words) Like many young girls, Mara Berton and June Higginbotham knew from an early age they wanted families and to become mothers. But as lesbians, they were excluded from accessing the same fertility treatment insurance benefits offered to heterosexual peers. Instead,…...
Billionaires are plotting to flee California if huge wealth tax passes
3+ week, 3+ day ago (704+ words) California could be saying bye-bye to billions in tax revenue if voters approve a controversial wealth taxon the state's roughly 200 billionaires. Ultra-wealthy taxpayers are actively making plans to ditch the state ahead of the New Year, as Californians prepare to…...
Your mortgage likely cost $11,500 to originate—and reams of paperwork. How Salesforce Agentforce is helping improve the proces
3+ week, 3+ day ago (523+ words) The Fed lowered interest ratesrecently for a third consecutive time and the second time in two months. The move signaled easing financial conditions that are likely to trigger a surge in the demand for mortgages across the country " particularly in…...
A middle-class family’s only option: A $43,000 health insurance premium
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1501+ words) JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. " Like millions of other Americans, Stacy Newton turns to Healthcare.gov to shop for health insurance for her family. The Affordable Care Act website, according to the government, is where consumers are supposed to find "a menu…...