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Let’s Go Places: Toyota Workers Could Save Big Tax Dollars With Move

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 28, 2014July 29, 2020

Toyota has announced today that it would move its headquarters to Plano, Texas. Was the move driven by taxes?

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How Will Your State Be Impacted By Sequestration?

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 24, 2013July 7, 2020

Five days. That’s how long until the sequestration goes into effect. Sequestration, painted as one half of the worst thing ever, is a series of

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Judge Wants Tax Increase To Defend Against A Potential Civil War

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 23, 2012June 23, 2020

In Lubbock County, Texas, there’s talk of a tax increase. The increase is to be 1.7 cents per $100 for the next fiscal year, boosting

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Time To Stock Up On Guns & School Supplies: States Announce Sales Tax Holidays

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 31, 2012June 16, 2020

It’s that time of year again! Despite evidence that state sales tax holidays actually cost taxpayers money, many states have renewed their temporary reprieve on

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Proponents Of California Tobacco Tax Increase Concede Defeat

Kelly Phillips ErbJune 25, 2012June 16, 2020

Light up, California! You have no worries. It turns out that, with just a few days left to count and certify ballots, proponents of Proposition

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12 Days Of Charitable Giving: Texas Wildfire Relief

Kelly Phillips ErbDecember 29, 2011

Our eighth charitable organization is Texas Wildfire Relief. The mission of the organization is listed on its website as “committed to generating awareness and garnering

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Death & Taxes: The Real Cost Of The Death Penalty

Kelly Phillips ErbSeptember 22, 2011

On September 21, 2011, at exactly 11:08 p.m. EST, Troy Davis was put to death by the state of Georgia after the U.S. Supreme Court

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Texas Rules Tax On Strip Clubs Constitutional

Kelly Phillips ErbAugust 26, 2011

You can leave your hat on. But bring your wallet. The Texas Supreme Court has determined that a $5 entrance fee to strip clubs in

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Texas Sized Tax Break for Yacht Owners

Kelly Phillips ErbApril 30, 2011

It seems like most states these days are crying poor, claiming that lower revenues mean that taxes must be raised and cuts may be had.

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Even Sales Tax Bills Are Bigger In Texas

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 26, 2010

Everyone has that moment when they get a bill and think, “Oh my gosh, how am I going to pay for this?” Just imagine how

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