3/26/2020: Postponing tax day - Building an app to help people with special needs connect

Today's Article: Postponing tax day
From: Associated Press
Readability Score: 11.6

As our political representatives seek to avoid recession, the Treasury Secretary has announced that many individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay income tax payments without penalty. What is the economic reasoning behind this decision? Does it make sense? Discuss taxes and economic stimulus efforts with today's article; then watch What's Taxing About Taxes? for more insights!

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Readability Score: 9.1

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1/23/2020: Bill to increase Georgia tax collections could move quickly - Starbucks expands presence in low-income communities

Today's Article: Bill to increase Georgia tax collections could move quickly
From: Associated Press
Readability Score: 11.8

As Georgia faces a shortfall in expected revenue, legislators are looking at ways to raise funds. One effort is looking at online sales, where third-party sellers are using Amazon to sell their goods and then not paying the sales taxes required by law. Today's article provides a platform to discuss the effectiveness and fairness of various types of taxes.

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Readability Score: 9.3

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1/9/2020: The IRS is done letting TurboTax easily steer you away from filing taxes for free - A Texas man is making canes for veterans with hundreds of donated Christmas trees

Today's Article: The IRS is done letting TurboTax easily steer you away from filing taxes for free
From: The Verge
Readability Score: 12.7

Tax season is coming! Many people use programs like TurboTax to do their taxes; now there's a report that the company behind that popular program was hiding the link to the free service required by law for low-income filers. Today's article provides a platform for talking about taxes- use it in conjunction with izzit's program What's Taxing About Taxes?

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Readability Score: 9.0

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10/10/2019: Chicago Libraries to Eliminate Overdue Fines - Wealth Tax Showdown

Today's Article: Chicago Libraries to Eliminate Overdue Fines
From: The Chicago Tribune
Readability Score: 12.9

Do fines encourage people to return books, or do they simply encourage people not to use libraries? The city of Chicago is betting on the latter idea and changing its policies to be more lenient. Good or bad idea? Read and decide!

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Readability Score: 9.8

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3/12/2019: Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money - Bay Area's High Cost Of Living Squeezes Restaurant Workers, Chefs And Owners

Today's Article: Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money
From: NPR.org
Readability Score: 10.9

Current funding of schools is based on local property taxes, leading to disparities in the amount of funding per student when you compare suburban districts (more white students) with urban districts (more minority students). Is this the best way to fund education?

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Readability Score: 7.1

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2/20/2019: Amazon will pay $0 in federal income tax for the second year in a row - econlife: Why Songs are Shorter

Today's Article: Amazon will pay $0 in federal income tax for the second year in a row
From: The Week
Readability Score: 13.2

It's tax season, and millions of Americans are working through their tax returns. Some companies, despite huge profits, manage to find loopholes to avoid paying taxes. How does this happen? Is it a problem? What can we do about it?

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Readability Score: 6.2

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