taxpayer
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The $3.3 million renovations to that home were also initially paid for by the British taxpayer, however the Sussexes were required to repay that money after stepping down as working royals.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The U.S. investor here will be the Pentagon, of all agencies, which will structure the investment through penny warrants that will gain the equity stake without taxpayer cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Nobody will take responsibility for deciding the $10 million of taxpayer money would go to Hope Florida,” the grand jury wrote, adding that witnesses also claimed not to remember who made the decision.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
"With clean-up costs at sites such as Kidlington far exceeding these sums, and enforcement still lagging, the taxpayer continues to foot the bill," the Liberal Dem peer said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Girl, I’m the biggest taxpayer in Sycamore Township and maybe Parke County, and I get the least for my money. Who are you supposed to be?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
The clear-up of one of England's largest illegal waste tips has been completed - landing taxpayers with a £6m bill.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tax courts are now full of cases where younger taxpayers are fighting IRS decisions related to the money they made creating content online, according to Sami’s lead lawyer, Frank Agostino.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
From public defenders to college professors to public school teachers, people who were fired for social media comments about Kirk have received more than $5 million so far, paid for by taxpayers.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
“The city has left us with no choice but to file a lawsuit to enforce the law,” he said, and consequences for taxpayers may be grave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
"Oh," she said, "then we're still safe, Dr. Rohmer. You can tell the taxpayers that the Epiphany Middle School team has one Jew, one half-Jew, a WASP, and an Indian."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
