Federal Government Retirement System Found Underground

Federal employee retirements are processed using paper, by hand, in an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania. 700+ mine workers operate 230 feet underground to process ~10,000 applications per month, which are stored in manila envelopes and cardboard boxes. The retirement process takes multiple months.

Can you believe that this kind of stuff is going? Nobody over the decades ever thought to streamline the federal government retirement process? Imagine a company running like this and not having any oversight to verify the process is going effectively. 

There will be even more defective processes found by the D.O.G.E. team and I'm hear to clearly sit in the audience and enjoy.

No Tax On Tips Is Growing

Arizona's HB2081 aims to exempt tips from state income taxes, highlighting a significant party line division with nearly all Republicans supporting and most Democrats opposing.

Federal legislation, S.4621, known as the No Tax on Tips Act, proposes an above-the-line tax deduction for cash tips, reducing the taxable income for those receiving tips.

Proposals to exempt tips from taxation have been discussed in various states and at the federal level, following endorsements by political figures during the 2024 presidential campaigns.

The debate includes concerns over potential revenue loss, with estimates suggesting a significant impact on federal and state budgets if tips are exempted from both income and payroll taxes.

Critics argue that exempting tips could lead to increased tax avoidance strategies and might not benefit the majority of workers as intended, potentially affecting long-term social security benefits for tipped workers.