taxpayer
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Courtesy of “the greatest gift that the American taxpayer has ever given the world,” as one navigation executive put it, GPS is, these days, invisible infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Budget: “Our first responsibility is to use taxpayer dollars efficiently while protecting instruction and student services,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Journal also reported that the ads were paid for with taxpayer dollars that Congress appropriated to Homeland Security for Customs and Border Protection, an agency that regularly runs ads about immigration policies.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
In short, the widowed taxpayer often faces a double whammy: Income often falls while tax rates increase.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
He hungered for "positive taxpayer feedback," so he called a press conference.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
Those savings are not small potatoes: The skin substitutes cost taxpayers billions, and the figure has risen dramatically since before the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Easing requirements further would only goose demand and drive up prices, while increasing the risk of future defaults and losses for taxpayers who stand behind most mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
“L.A. taxpayers need to know that LA28 is doing well. They want to make sure that those numbers are legit, which is why we’re requesting more information,” Mejia said in an interview.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The end result is that victims of crime – and taxpayers, who have to pay for these huge white-collar investigations and trials – are often left with nothing.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
“The taxpayers haven’t seen fit to provide one,” Tansy said.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
