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Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, has used all kinds of tricks to keep our tax system complicated and expensive. Most
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A disaster for struggling families
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Another harm from the monstrous U.S. House reconciliation bill: less state revenue
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“This is a terrible bill”: Rep. Salinas discusses House tax and budget package
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Years from now, we may look back at 2022 as the year when the labor movement began its resurgence, ushering