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@Morning_Tax author, @POLITICOpro. I sit in a windowless dungeon in the Capitol. My hometown has a NASCAR track.
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Trying to close off a runway for taxing the rich

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By Bernie Becker 
| Weekly Tax Newsletter
WHO YOU TRACKING? America’s tax-the-rich debate has reached the friendly skies. The air safety bill that has passed the House would make it harder for state and local tax officials across the nation to track private jets, as Pro Tax’s Brian Faler reports — a potential boon for the wealthy people who don’t like to fly commercial.
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GOP still looking for ‘anti-weaponization’ solution

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By Bernie Becker 
| Weekly Tax Newsletter
With help from Jordain Carney WELCOME BACK: Lawmakers return to Washington this week — and they’ll find that President Donald Trump’s IRS settlement remains as messy as when they left town 10 days ago. Senate Republicans stopped consideration of a top priority, a party-line immigration enforcement measure, before leaving for that recess because of concerns over the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created by Trump’s dropping of his lawsuit against the IRS.
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Blue states’ plan for 100% tax on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ payouts not as easy as it looks

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By Bernie Becker , Nick Reisman , Shia Kapos , Tyler Katzenberger , Daniel Han
| Yahoo
Bernie Becker, Nick Reisman, Shia Kapos, Tyler Katzenberger and Daniel Han Fri, May 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTC 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Key Democrats in blue states are landing on a common idea — if their residents receive payouts from the Trump administration’s planned “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” they’ll tax all of it.
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