Blue Cross Loses Its State Tax Exemption in California

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Little Rock     The state of California in an unusual and precedent setting move withdrew the state tax exempt status of Blue Cross Blue Shield of California.  The Los Angeles Times said they did so “quietly,” but trust  me on this one, their action will reverberate with a loud roar  throughout the soft chairs and well-appointed …

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Nonprofit Deductions, DREAMing, Facts, Live-In Wages, Tax Justice, and Twitter Access

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Quito     With 80% of the United States households earning, and therefore paying, taxes on incomes of less than $100,000 per year, that means that the vast majority of us are filing “short forms” on IRS 1040A.  Independent studies regularly establish that the most generous Americans, when measured as a percentage of income, are those making …

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