Short Take Politics


Appalachia becomes a place to live

Oh sure, there are lots of reasons not to go there, but if you could live anywhere, the mountains of West Virginia are not a bad place. Ditto the DeVeaux neighborhood in Niagara Falls. https://nypost.com/2024/06/14/real-estate/how-this-us-region-has-become…

Russian misinformation exposed

Our biggest enemy continues to create so much fake news it is overwhelming factcheckers. There are way too many gullible voters and news sources. A strong United States hurts Russia. https://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/russia-deliberately-flooding-newsrooms-fake-063518119.html

IRS targets corporate shell game

AP story says audit rates on the wealthy have decreased from 3.8% to 0.1%. Rule change specifics on are nil. I wonder if they are targeting businesses where one entity owns assets and leases to another to avoid taxes and increase deductions? It's been common practice for decades.

https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/irs-plans-close-major-tax-loophole-us…

I'm interested
I disagree with this
This is unverified
Spam
Offensive