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Entries for 'Tom Yamachika'
Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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It’s the Economy, Mooooo
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1687 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics
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... “2022’s Best and Worst State Economies.” In that site, our humble little state had lots of reasons to be humble, coming in at a bottom-scraping 48th ....
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Sunday, June 26, 2022 |
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Maui No Ka $$
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1687 Views :: Maui County, Taxes
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... Maui County proposes to spend more than One Billion Dollars in this fiscal year, a 26% increase over last fiscal year ....
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Sunday, June 19, 2022 |
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We’ve Got Bills – Lots of Them
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1536 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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... how Hawaii compares on the ten most common household bills ....
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Sunday, June 12, 2022 |
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General Excise Tax on Nonprofits
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1565 Views :: Taxes
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... Whether it be a bake sale, benefit dinner, or a silent auction, any income from an activity the primary purpose for which is raising money is GET taxable ....
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Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
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The Kansas Experiment: Ten Years Later
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1597 Views :: Tax Credits, Taxes
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... It would have increased the state sales tax and would have eliminated many tax credits and deductions. The legislature, predictably, tossed out these offsets ....
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Sunday, May 29, 2022 |
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Transit History
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1844 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail
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... Fat chance of the Feds giving us that much now ....
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Sunday, May 22, 2022 |
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If You Think Gas Prices Are Bad…
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1792 Views :: Taxes, Cost of Living
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... there are a lot of different taxes that go into the price at the pump ....
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Sunday, May 15, 2022 |
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More Bills in the Home Stretch
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1968 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Taxes
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... Here’s a list of some of the eyebrow-raising bills that have gone to the fifth floor ....
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 |
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Bills in the Home Stretch
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1267 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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... Now the important deadlines are June 27, 2022, when the Governor needs to give notice of intent to veto a bill, and July 12, 2022, which is the deadline for the Governor to sign or veto any bills ....
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 |
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To GET or Not to GET – SVOG and RRF Are the Questions
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1969 Views :: Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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“The general rule is that amounts received by a business that replace income are subject to GET."
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
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Stealth Taxes in 2022
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2061 Views :: Taxes
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... Lawmakers can be very crafty and propose things that don’t look like taxes ....
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Sunday, April 17, 2022 |
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Once Upon a Rebate
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1681 Views :: Tax Credits
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... Governor Dorothy’s two bills died in the Legislature ....
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Saturday, April 9, 2022 |
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Auditor Persecution Continues
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2083 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Land Use
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... DLNR Land Division failed to bill/collect the proper base rents for the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel lease and failed to collect over $500,000 ....
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Tuesday, April 5, 2022 |
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The Great Earned Income Tax Credit Hunt
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:30 PM :: 2472 Views :: Tax Credits
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... DoTax hides the EITC application form so you can't apply for the credit ....
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Sunday, April 3, 2022 |
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A Tax Game-Changer for Nonprofits
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1757 Views :: Taxes
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... some legislation that has the potential to change our tax system in very bold ways ....
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Sunday, March 27, 2022 |
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A Bold Step Forward from Diapers
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2188 Views :: Family, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... people on the lower end of the income spectrum spend comparatively more of their hard-earned dollars on general excise tax ....
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Sunday, March 13, 2022 |
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Non-Ad Valorem Property Tax Financing
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1544 Views :: Taxes
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... HB 2088, creates a program where you could go to a lender, borrow money to make home improvements, and then repay the loan with payments that are added to your property tax bill ....
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Saturday, March 12, 2022 |
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Halftime at the Legislature--What's Hot, and Not, in Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 2:56 AM :: 1394 Views :: Taxes
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... Some that are likely to get resurrected or with their content inserted into another vehicle ....
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Sunday, March 6, 2022 |
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Launching an Annual Attack on the Wealthy
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2269 Views :: Taxes
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... “wealth tax” in Senate Bill 3182 ....
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Sunday, February 27, 2022 |
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Blockbusters Buried in “Tax Administration”
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1359 Views :: Taxes
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... late filing penalties, which are now 5% a month but are capped at 25%, can go to 75% ....
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Sunday, February 20, 2022 |
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We Have a Health Care Crisis – And Our Taxes Aren’t Helping
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1742 Views :: Health Care, Taxes
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... Medicare will only reimburse medical work at “reasonable charges” and will not reimburse the doctors for the GET they have to pay ....
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Sunday, February 13, 2022 |
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DHHL, Spend Your Money!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2091 Views :: DHHL
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... It’s 2022, and the agency is still working on 2014 and 2015 money ....
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Sunday, February 6, 2022 |
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Tax Hikes Still on the Table
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2127 Views :: Taxes
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... Hold on to your wallet ....
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Sunday, January 30, 2022 |
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The Future of Blankety Blank
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2276 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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... Want to pass one of these bills? Go ahead, make my day! ....
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Sunday, January 23, 2022 |
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Spotlight on Retirement Income
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2838 Views :: Taxes
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... Their recommendation: “Tax pension and other retirement income...."
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Sunday, January 16, 2022 |
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Under the Big Top
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3639 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... With this kind of money projected to come in the door, politicians of all stripes are staying up nights plotting and planning how to spend it ....
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Wednesday, January 12, 2022 |
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Hawaii Tax Foundation to Host 2022 Legislative Briefing series
By Tom Yamachika @ 9:51 PM :: 1970 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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... The 2022 Legislative Briefings will be held via Zoom on the following Tuesdays from 7:30 am- 8:30 am ....
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Sunday, January 9, 2022 |
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TANF Hoarding
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2412 Views :: Family, Hawaii State Government
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... So what have we done with the federal TANF money? We’ve let it pile up unused ....
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Sunday, January 2, 2022 |
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Considering a Carbon Tax with Rebates
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2204 Views :: Environment, Tax Credits, Taxes
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... This is not the only recommendation the Tax Review Commission came up with ....
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Sunday, December 26, 2021 |
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More on 'Green Fees'
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2048 Views :: Environment, Taxes
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... a chance to get in front of lawmakers and argue that we aren’t being taxed enough ....
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Sunday, December 19, 2021 |
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The New County TAT Earmarks Aren’t the Real Problem
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2203 Views :: Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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... these debates are meaningless ....
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Sunday, December 12, 2021 |
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Foreign Trade Zone Kerfuffle
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1875 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... DoTax wants years of back GE Taxes ....
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Sunday, December 5, 2021 |
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Ending Government by Fiat
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1960 Views :: Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... a “state of emergency,” which causes the Governor’s powers to kick in, is supposed to terminate automatically after sixty days ....
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Sunday, November 28, 2021 |
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Tax Isn’t a Peanut Butter Cup
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2908 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Land Use, Taxes
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... Once upon a time there were some property developers on Oahu ....
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Sunday, November 21, 2021 |
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Tax Workers’ “Get Out of Jail Free” Card
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2343 Views :: Law Enforcement, Taxes
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... In more recent years, the Hawaii Supreme Court has been giving the tax office even more help and protection ....
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Sunday, November 14, 2021 |
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NOT the End of Gut-n-Replace
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2353 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... A person challenging a bill still needs to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the bill is unconstitutional. And remember, it took a 3-2 vote to hold that recidivism and hurricane shelters are unrelated ....
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Sunday, November 7, 2021 |
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Hike Traffic Fines for Profit
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2201 Views :: Honolulu County, Police
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... The Honolulu City Council wants to raise money for the Honolulu Police Department by adding a surcharge to traffic fines ....
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Sunday, October 31, 2021 |
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The Perils of Being a Watch Doggie
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3220 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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... The story you are about to read is true. The names have not been changed to protect the innocent ....
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Sunday, October 24, 2021 |
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Where Is the Value from Taxes?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1621 Views :: Taxes
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... So now let’s pose a challenge ....
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Sunday, October 17, 2021 |
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No, DOE, You’re Not God
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2600 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... DOE told HSTA the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation suspends Hawaii law governing collective bargaining in public employment ....
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Sunday, October 10, 2021 |
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HART Makes Up Its Voting Rules
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3069 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes, Tourism
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... The memo concludes that the State did not have the power under the Hawaii Constitution to provide for four extra HART board members. Thus, we can basically ignore the extra folks and conduct business as if they weren’t around ....
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Sunday, October 3, 2021 |
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What can Hawaii Learn from Tax Reform in the Cornhusker State?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1755 Views :: Taxes
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... “Growing the Good Life Begins Here” ....
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Sunday, September 26, 2021 |
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Tax Planning with the Rich and Famous
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1833 Views :: Taxes
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... “Those people have at their disposal so many ways to flummox the tax authorities if they want to. Panamanian bearer shares corporations. Dutch sandwiches. Entities from the Isle of Man, the Caymans, or Bermuda perhaps.” ....
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Sunday, September 12, 2021 |
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Vacant Homes Tax?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 8711 Views :: Honolulu County, Taxes
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... How does some bureaucrat sitting in the real property tax office have any idea whether a property is vacant? ....
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Sunday, September 5, 2021 |
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Counties, You’re TAT Collectors Now
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2253 Views :: Taxes, Tourism
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... HB 862 makes no provision whatsoever for joint collection. The counties are on their own ....
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Sunday, August 29, 2021 |
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Can Raising a Tax Lose Money?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1744 Views :: Taxes
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... One fundamental assumption that has been made over the years by our lawmakers is that if you enact a tax, money will be raised. What if that weren’t true? ....
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Sunday, August 22, 2021 |
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Have We Unwittingly Put the Brakes on HART?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2437 Views :: Rail
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...What you might not have seen is the difficulty the HART board is having making decisions....
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Sunday, August 15, 2021 |
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The Time Tax
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2258 Views :: Small Business, Taxes
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... government not only taxes people by taking their money, but also imposes administrative burdens that waste countless precious hours of people’s time ....
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Sunday, August 8, 2021 |
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A Policy Statement About Fines
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 3209 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Law Enforcement
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... Bill 17 would allow the city’s Department of Planning and Permitting to record liens against property and then to foreclose on the liens....
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Sunday, August 1, 2021 |
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Property Forfeitures and What Our AG is Doing About Them
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2517 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... property may be forfeited without a court hearing, without compensation, and at times, without even a criminal charge filed against the property owner. ...
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