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Sault Ste. Marie city council votes against landfill privatization
Sault Ste. Marie's city council has defeated a motion proposing the city solicit bids to privatize its municipal landfill.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/sault-ste-marie-landfill-privatize-gfl-environment-taxpayers-savings-9.7139450?cmp=rss

Nonilex 21h ago

Using #taxpayers’ money to stay dependent on #FossilFuels & continue contributing to #ClimateChange

#Trump Admin to Pay $1 Billion to #Energy Giant to Cancel #WindFarms

In exchange, the French company #TotalEnergies would invest in #oil & natural #gas projects in Texas & elsewhere.

#WastefulSpending #law #ClimateSolutions #WindPower #wind
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/climate/offshore-wind-gas-trump-total.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump Administration to Pay $1 Billion to Energy Giant to Cancel Wind Farms

In exchange, the French company TotalEnergies would invest in oil and natural gas projects in Texas and elsewhere.

The New York Times

Joseph Lim

4d ago

🧐Should the #Government #fund ageing #private #condo #repairs? | The #StraitsTimes
"what raised eyebrows was another suggestion🤦‍♂️ that the Government could partially foot the bill for lift & escalator safety #upgrades. When just 17% of #Singapore’s residents live in private #condominiums, should #taxpayers’ money be used, even for partial funding?"
What is the difference between #public #housing and private #property? It is fair to fund private assets via public coffers?🤔
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/should-the-government-fund-ageing-condo-repairs

Government funding for condo repairs: Yay or nay?

Explore the debate on whether the government should fund condo repairs and the implications for property owners. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times

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William Lindsey

4d ago

Without accurate information from the Pentagon on the cost of the war, experts, lawmakers, and government officials have stepped into the breach with estimates of the financial burden of Trump’s war with Iran — his second war on the country within the span of a year.

The numbers are immense."

~ Nick Turse

#Trump #Iran #Pentago #war #taxpayers
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https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/trump-iran-war-cost/

Trump’s War on Iran Could Cost Trillions

“My kids’ kids, and probably their kids, are going to be paying for this,” said one official briefed on the U.S war on Iran.

The Intercept

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William Lindsey

5d ago

"Speaking to Sky News last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was asked if there was some point at which the Iran war could grow so costly that he would tell President Trump it had become unaffordable.

'Absolutely not,' Bessent replied.

Whatever it costs, the American taxpayer will pony up."

~ Paul Waldman

#Trump #Iran #war #Pentagon #taxpayers
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-war-iran-cost

The cost of Trump's Iran war is quickly spiraling upward

If you have to ask, you can't afford it — so Republicans won't ask.

Public Notice

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William Lindsey

5d ago

"The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to Congress to fund the war in Iran, according to a senior administration official, in an enormous new ask that is almost certain to run into resistance from lawmakers opposed to the conflict."

~ Noah Robertson, Jeff Stein and Riley Beggin

#Trump #Iran #war #Pentagon #taxpayers
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/iran-cost-budget-pentagon/

Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war

That figure would far surpass the costs of the U.S. airstrike campaign to date and aims to boost production of critical weapons depleted in the conflict, people familiar with the matter said.

The Washington Post

Global News Mar 16

More details emerge on pay of Manitoba trade representative in Washington D.C.
The Manitoba government is defending its trade representative in Washington, D.C. after more details have emerged about how much taxpayers are paying the consultant.
#Politics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11733673/more-details-emerge-on-pay-of-manitoba-trade-representative-in-washington-d-c/