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Store Closing: Owner Can't Afford $30,000 Fine for Five Toy Guns (NYC)

civilchallenger — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:50:25 +0000

Fines for the orange-tipped, obvious fakes are forcing him to close for good.

County Officials to Charge Inmates to Add to the County Coffers

AnarchoMinded — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:13:01 +0000

County jail to charge inmates ... Could "earn the county more than $265,000 per year. "

You can avoid Cigarette taxes using Bitcoin!

MemoryDealers — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:59:25 +0000

You can now buy TAX FREE Cigarettes online using Bitcoin!
$2.50 a pack compared to $10 a pack in NYC!

Red Light Cameras

jameslparis — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:18:26 +0000

Judge rules differently on the exact same facts. From the Daytona Beach New Journal.

Woman fined $2000 for throwing cat litter in the trash

phonon — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:04:00 +0000

It's the law in D.C. - recycle or face a fine from the Department of Public Works. Dupont Circle resident Patricia White says she has been fined eight times for throwing homemade cat litter in her trash. The fines total $2,000. According to White, the inspector admitted to digging through trash looking for violations.

"Weed Wars" business gets $2.5M tax bill

Mattfree88 — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:13:50 +0000

"Weed Wars" business gets $2.5M tax bill

(CBS News)

Over the past 15 years, more than a dozen states have legalized marijuana for medical use, easing pain and helping the seriously ill.

But, reports CBS News correspondent John Blackstone, the federal government claims what began as a humanitarian effort is becoming a criminal enterprise.

Panhandling sweep nets 16 Arrests made under new ordinance

fishwhisl — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:29:51 +0000

Thirteen of 16 people arrested Tuesday on charges of violating the new road safety ordinance pleaded guilty in court today.Guilty of being homeless,unemployed,hungry.
Judge Thomas Dannheisser sentenced them to time served.

Troopers charge Sandy Creek man with having untaxed cigarettes

Jcase — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:49:18 +0000

Troopers operating a sobriety checkpoint Friday night at the Mattydale Thruway exit charged a man with possession of untaxed cigarettes, a misdemeanor, after they noticed he had a box filled with nearly 30 cartons of cigarettes in his car.

Man Fined for Possessing Untaxed Cigarettes

snappytype — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:02:08 +0000

Sobriety checkpoint results in fine for a man daring to travel with "untaxed cigarettes" in his possession.

Red Light Camera Company Sues City Over Making Right Hand Turns Legal

Renniks — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:17:06 +0000

Automated ticketing vendor American Traffic Solutions (ATS) filed suit Tuesday against Knoxville, Tennessee for its failure to issue tickets for turning right on a red light -- and that is costing the company a lot of money. A state law took effect in July banning the controversial turning tickets, but the Arizona-based firm contends the law should not apply to their legal agreement with the city, which anticipated the bulk of the money to come from this type of tickets.

NYC sues roll-your-own cigarette shops over taxes

jenrobi — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:13:26 +0000

NYC filed a lawsuit to sue a shop who sells cigarettes rolled in the store by the purchaser.

Professor Admits Ron Paul is Silenced by the Media because of the FED

rmyofme — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:54:36 +0000

Professor Murray Sabrin spills the beans on why Congressman Ron Paul is disregarded by the Media Establisment.

Christmas Tree Tax

LoveFreedomAndLiberty — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:41:17 +0000

A Christmas tree tax on fresh cut trees... Read more here:

Obama adds tax to Christmas Trees!

willy3211 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:53:09 +0000

Finally a useful tax that will tackle one of this nation's biggest problems! I've been a longtime supporter of Christmas tree Marketing reform! We finally have a president that really cares!!

Amazon now "strongly supports" online sales tax

phonon — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:36:42 +0000

Amazon Strongly Supports Enactment of Enzi-Durbin-Alexander Federal Online Sales Tax Bill. What Amazon once called unconstitutional, it now calls "win-win." If enacted, the Enzi-Durbin-Alexander bill will allow states to require out of state retailers to collect sales tax at the time of purchase and remit those taxes on behalf of customers, and it will facilitate collection on behalf of third party sellers.

10 million could pay more Social Security tax

jenrobi — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:12:39 +0000

While current social security recipients get the good news of a 3.6% payout increase, some "high earning" tax payers will have to foot the bill for the increase since the government cannot spend money properly.

Ron Paul Calls Out Herman Cain

rmyofme — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:20:09 +0000

At the GOP debate Tuesday night, Ron Paul, the longest-serving advocate of a Fed audit in Congress, asked Herman Cain, a former director of the Kansas City Fed, why he opposed an audit of the central bank, and why he called advocates of such an audit ignorant

IRS Steals Home from Elderly Couple.

rmyofme — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:53:27 +0000

CLEARWATER BEACH, FL "The IRS has robbed my uncle! They have just stolen his home.He was denied a jury trial, denied discovery, just screwed over by a magistrate who is a former IRS employee. All over a 25 year old battle that he had won in court twice before. St pete times did a story on it sunday.
END THE FED AND GET RID OF THEIR COLLECTION AGENCY THE IRS.." -- My friend Jason Campbell

IRS pursues Americans up north

Brian — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:56:43 +0000

New US tax law says dual citizens need to report to Uncle Sam.

MA Supreme Court Approves Charging Innocent Ticket Recipients

maladjus — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:56:52 +0000

Innocent drivers can be charged $75 to fight a traffic ticket, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled.