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  1. RE: aus.social/@NickSchwanck/11656

    #TVlicences in #Australia were officially #abolished on 18 September 1974 by the #Whitlam Government. The abolition ended over 50 years of licensing, with funding for the #ABC shifting to general #taxpayer revenue. The decision was driven by the high costs of #policing #compliance and the #inequity of the fees across the community. #auspol #UKpol

  2. Canada Revenue Agency advises law firms of changes to taxpayer information request process

    The agency indicated that requests for income statements, notices of assessment, and benefits information must be filed by…
    #NewsBeep #News #Canada #CA #CanadaRevenueAgency #lawfirms #taxpayer
    newsbeep.com/ca/604831/

  3. The cost of our all hands on deck heroic rescue of the US service man trapped in #Iran looks to be well over $250 million dollars, and if you include the first lost #aircraft, as well as those lost in the rescue, it could be far more.

    A random value estimate of the US #AirForce’s MC-130Js left destroyed In Iran Is around $100 Million each....Rather than risk capture by Iranian forces, the #Pentagon made the decision to destroy multiple US aircraft in place. 

    The cost of smaller aircraft left smoldering on the makeshift desert airfield in Iraq estimate to be about $2 million each...

    #CBS reported a congressional briefing where one official called it a “fair guess” that the daily #USA #taxpayer cost of #DJT military "intervention" in Iraq is costing well over $1.5 billion.

    simpleflying.com/usaf-mc-130js

  4. FEMA Mobile App [free] [USA]
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    ready.gov/ <-- shared Ready-iness FEMA web site
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    “Download the newly updated FEMA App to get preparedness strategies and real-time weather and emergency alerts…”
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    “Launched in February 2003, Ready is a National public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies and disasters...
    Ready… ask individuals to do four key things:
    • Stay informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses
    • Make a family emergency plan.
    • Build an emergency supply kit.
    • Get involved in your community by taking action to prepare for emergencies…”
    #risk #hazard #geohazard #flood #fire #winter #extremeweather #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #publicservive #taxpayer #safety # #preparedness #emergencies #disasters #app #phone #hazardreadiness #readiness #free #FEMA
    @FEMA

  5. #KristiNoem faced scrutiny for her #expenses when she served as #governor of #SouthDakota. She spent $68k in #taxpayer funds to refurbish the governor’s mansion with a sauna, chandelier & other amenities, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported in 2021. And South Dakota picked up the tab for at least $150k in campaign & personal travel for Noem related to her security when she was governor, the AP reported this year.

    #waste #fraud #Trump #law #military #government #excess
    wtop.com/national/2025/03/kris

  6. FORE!
    Someone is finally starting to notice the amount of the time POTUS is spending outside of Washington DC and what it is costing taxpayers.... according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff ... “We’ve already heard some information where he may be spending more time here than in Washington,”. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m #golf #POTUS #Florida #PalmBeachCounty #taxpayer #fore