Joseph Lim 3d 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
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d 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
/8

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
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d 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
/6

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
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 3d 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
/5

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 News6d ago
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/
Global News Winnipeg6d ago
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/
Mathrubhumi EnglishMar 14
Income Tax Department asks taxpayers to ignore advance tax emails for AY 2026–27 after incorrect significant transaction details were reported. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/income-tax-advance-tax-email-clarification-sdv51kel?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IncomeTax #AdvanceTax #Taxpayers #IncomeTaxDepartment #AY202627
Don Hawkins - W7DAHMar 13

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/03/12/moda-center-renovation-public-financing-trail-blazers/

#Extortion #Texas #Billionaires #Portland #PublicFunds #NBA #Mexico #Tax #Taxpayers #TaxDollars #EatTheRich #Sports #Basketball #ProfessionalSports #Election #Vote #Affordability #Resist #Protest #Boycott #Nike #PhilKnight #Dundon #Progressives #Citizens #WeThePeople #Franchise #NC #NorthCarolina #Oregon #TrailBlazers #TinaKotek #KeithWilson #Mayor #Governor #MultnomahCounty #PayForPerformance (1/3)

Trail Blazers to Portland: Public cash ‘only solution’ for renovating Moda Center

Public records obtained by OPB suggest the scope of the Blazers’ campaign to get Portland leaders to fund the Moda Center renovations.

OPB
Ken Everett (Ken's Blogspot)Mar 11

How #Trump’s War on #Iran Is Hastening the Coming #MAGA
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#9

Infiniti QX80 Red Sport Could Bring 600-Plus #Horsepower
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/news.html#26

Inspector general investigates claim #DOGE engineer
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#102

How You Know When #Taxpayers Are Being Defrauded
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html#10

#Government pushes for sweeping surveillance laws at
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Nicosia

#Town suffers amid Thames Water issues
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#7

Politics

LilMikeSFMar 11

#Russia, #Saudis and other international #oil exporting players are all winning the #Iran (not a) #war without the billion$ in #military expenditures paid for by US #Taxpayers

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/11/oil-iran-china-russia

Russia and oil exporters are winning the Iran war

The price of Russian crude oil has skyrocketed over the past week.

Axios