#taxpayers — Public Fediverse posts

@schnedan regarding the #transparency of #LaunchCost : Arianespace hasn’t publicly disclosed the cost of an #Ariane6 launch https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/117130008062227837

European #taxpayers are subsidizing every launch of #satellites for Jeff Bezos by roughly $75 million 💰 https://spacey.space/@spaceflight/114439108543553287

#ESA

🏷️ #IRS #ICE #Law #Courts #taxpayers #Data #Privacy

🔗 https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/irss-data-sharing-with-ice-violated-law-appeals-court-rules-f0403f62?st=LY56YE&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Arkansas Times: Entergy blows a fuse over mistakenly shared documents revealing who’s paying data center bills. “Explosive revelations in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette today show that Google, the Silicon Valley giant building data centers in Little Rock and West Memphis, will pay only about a third of the price tag of its 600-megawatt solar facility in Jefferson County. The documents also […]

IRS slashes its "direct file" feature, leaving #taxpayers to #navigate the labyrinthine world of #tax software 🌀. As if doing taxes wasn't already like running a marathon with weights strapped to your feet, now you'll need a GPS to find a decent #filing service. 🗺️💰
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/irs-direct-file-tax-program-ended-00172148 #IRS #TaxSoftware #TaxSeason #HackerNews #ngated

Massachusetts official diverted taxpayer funds intended for seniors for music studio recordings, 153 pounds of steak, framed portrait

#boston #Crime #crimenews #CrimeWatch #embezzling #Massachusetts #Quincy #seniors #taxpayers #USnews
https://theaegisalliance.com/2025/01/09/massachusetts-official-diverted-taxpayer-funds-intended-for-seniors/?fsp_sid=244

GIS Powers Innovative Action Among State And Local Governments
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https://www.govtech.com/analytics/gis-powers-innovative-action-among-state-and-local-governments <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #stategovernment #localauthorities #localgov #localgovernment #localgovernments #government #governmentagencies #usecase #appliedscience #appliedtechnology #examples #publicsafety #publichealth #water #hydrology #waterresources #disasterriskreduction #disasterresponse #watermanagement #wildfire #wildfireresponse #wildfiremitigation #naturalhazard #planning #urbanplanning #transportation #infrastructure #community #communityplanning #communityhealth #taxpayers #taxpayerservices #spatialanalysis #environment #ecosystems #climatechange

#KingCharles to receive huge [68.8%] #PayRise from #UK #taxpayers

Details published by #Treasury show #RoyalFamily’s grant is expected to increase from £86m to £125m in 2025
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/20/king-charles-to-receive-huge-pay-rise-from-uk-taxpayers

#TaxDodgingParasites #Monarchy #Greed

"A new report by the #Australia Institute found #subsidies for #FossiFuel giants in federal and state budgets will soon cost #taxpayers 14 times more than the Disaster Ready Fund."

“Australian governments are now planning to spend more on exacerbating #ClimateChange through these subsidies than they are on getting ready for #climate #disasters.”

That does not sound like a smart policy.

https://the-pen.co/stop-fossil-fuel-subsidies/

Romania Carries Out Raids as Part of Crypto Tax Evasion Probe - Authorities in Romania have conducted more than a dozen raids against people suspe... - https://news.bitcoin.com/romania-carries-out-raids-as-part-of-crypto-tax-evasion-probe/ #cryptotransactions #cryptocurrencies #cryptocurrency #cryptotraders #taxauthority #transactions #taxevasion #operation #taxagency #taxpayers #proceeds #romanian #taxation #taxpayer #profits #romania #crypto #income #taxes #gains #raids #raid #tax