William Voorhees, PhD
@wvoorhees.bsky.social
Retired Professor of Public Finance,
Director Revenue/Tax
Baltimore City
PhD- SPEA- Indiana Univ.
MS Accounting-SUNY
MPA- Georgia State Univ.
Director Revenue/Tax
Baltimore City
PhD- SPEA- Indiana Univ.
MS Accounting-SUNY
MPA- Georgia State Univ.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov Why were the state police attacking clergy and cirizens protesting in Chicago? Do you have no control over your state?
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov Why were the state police attacking clergy and cirizens protesting in Chicago? Do you have no control over your state?
@chrislhayes.bsky.social So Pvt. Bonespurs is assembling all US generals to give a pep talk. Wonder how that will go over?
September 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social So Pvt. Bonespurs is assembling all US generals to give a pep talk. Wonder how that will go over?
@maddow.msnbc.com So, Pvt. Bonespurs is assembling all US generals for a pep talk. Wonder how that will go over.
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@maddow.msnbc.com So, Pvt. Bonespurs is assembling all US generals for a pep talk. Wonder how that will go over.
The House budget bill takes care of middle and lower income taxpayers by preserving the EV credit for Volvo, BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Porsches. It eliminates credit for Ford, GM, Toyota, Nissan and Tesla cars. GOP looking out for the average person.
May 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The House budget bill takes care of middle and lower income taxpayers by preserving the EV credit for Volvo, BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Porsches. It eliminates credit for Ford, GM, Toyota, Nissan and Tesla cars. GOP looking out for the average person.
Budget Waste- The $250 EV tax will be COSTLY to administer. States have EV registration, feds will need to create a new bureaucracy to administer. Why not have EV charging stations collect tax per kWh (1 kWh=4 mi). The collection structure is already in place. Good practices match tax to usage.
May 19, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Budget Waste- The $250 EV tax will be COSTLY to administer. States have EV registration, feds will need to create a new bureaucracy to administer. Why not have EV charging stations collect tax per kWh (1 kWh=4 mi). The collection structure is already in place. Good practices match tax to usage.
@aoc.bsky.social Why are EV charging stations not taxing for hwy trust fund. How do feds know what car you own. That is a state function. Lowers admin cost. Besides $250 is at least double what an ICE driver typically pays about $120 a year for 14,000 miles. Match miles driver to tax.
May 19, 2025 at 5:11 AM
@aoc.bsky.social Why are EV charging stations not taxing for hwy trust fund. How do feds know what car you own. That is a state function. Lowers admin cost. Besides $250 is at least double what an ICE driver typically pays about $120 a year for 14,000 miles. Match miles driver to tax.
@aarpny.bsky.social The budget bill has a $250 yearly tax on EVs. Given $0.18 fed tax, 22 miles/gal an EV will travel 31k miles/year to break even with ICE gas tax. Seniors drive 7.6k mile/yr. With ICE, this is $63 in gas tax. Seniors with EVs will pay $250 instead.
May 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
@aarpny.bsky.social The budget bill has a $250 yearly tax on EVs. Given $0.18 fed tax, 22 miles/gal an EV will travel 31k miles/year to break even with ICE gas tax. Seniors drive 7.6k mile/yr. With ICE, this is $63 in gas tax. Seniors with EVs will pay $250 instead.
@chrislhayes.bsky.social AI like humans, if they spend all their time on X, they will believe X ( or Facebook, or Truthsocial, or Bluesky) they will think those comments are fact. Ot is the data used for training and Grok is heavy on X dialog.
May 16, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social AI like humans, if they spend all their time on X, they will believe X ( or Facebook, or Truthsocial, or Bluesky) they will think those comments are fact. Ot is the data used for training and Grok is heavy on X dialog.
Why are Democrats using Trump's term "Golden Age." The appropriate term is the 1890's term "Gilded Age." Gilded means it is not real gold, only the surface is gold. Gilding is meant to deceive the true value.
May 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Why are Democrats using Trump's term "Golden Age." The appropriate term is the 1890's term "Gilded Age." Gilded means it is not real gold, only the surface is gold. Gilding is meant to deceive the true value.
@maddow.msnbc.com You are right, Americans are protesting over, and over, and over and over. It is disappointing that you will no longer be leading those protests at 9:00. America needs your leadership, but sadly won't have it at this critical time.
April 29, 2025 at 1:54 AM
@maddow.msnbc.com You are right, Americans are protesting over, and over, and over and over. It is disappointing that you will no longer be leading those protests at 9:00. America needs your leadership, but sadly won't have it at this critical time.
Grok estimates that 80-90% of academic articles view tariffs negatively. Many of the positive articles find benefits to tariffs in specific sectors, not as a broad economic policy.
April 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Grok estimates that 80-90% of academic articles view tariffs negatively. Many of the positive articles find benefits to tariffs in specific sectors, not as a broad economic policy.
Is your GOP Congressman in a coma? Mine is, there are no signs of life. Get well Congressman Ruthérford!
April 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Is your GOP Congressman in a coma? Mine is, there are no signs of life. Get well Congressman Ruthérford!
@squawkstreet.bsky.social CNBC is irresponsible by not clarifying Powell cannot change rates on his own. It takes 7 out of 11 votes. Trump is playing you or you are playing your audience...you decide.
April 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@squawkstreet.bsky.social CNBC is irresponsible by not clarifying Powell cannot change rates on his own. It takes 7 out of 11 votes. Trump is playing you or you are playing your audience...you decide.
There are protests in the major cities in all 50 states every week. Have yet to hear about any Democratic (or Republican) elected leaders showing up. Maybe that is why the Democrat Party is polling so low. They are MIA except for AOC/Sanders.
April 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There are protests in the major cities in all 50 states every week. Have yet to hear about any Democratic (or Republican) elected leaders showing up. Maybe that is why the Democrat Party is polling so low. They are MIA except for AOC/Sanders.
@cnn.com Why is CNN ignoring that to lower interest rates 7 committee members must vote for it
Powell is 1 vote. CNN is being played by Trump and looks stupid. CNN needs to do a little research on topics it covers.
Powell is 1 vote. CNN is being played by Trump and looks stupid. CNN needs to do a little research on topics it covers.
April 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
@cnn.com Why is CNN ignoring that to lower interest rates 7 committee members must vote for it
Powell is 1 vote. CNN is being played by Trump and looks stupid. CNN needs to do a little research on topics it covers.
Powell is 1 vote. CNN is being played by Trump and looks stupid. CNN needs to do a little research on topics it covers.
Trump thinks he can control the Federal Reserve by firing Powell and appointing his own guy. Rates are set by a majority vote of 12 members. Once again, Trump shows his ignorance of how the government works.
April 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Trump thinks he can control the Federal Reserve by firing Powell and appointing his own guy. Rates are set by a majority vote of 12 members. Once again, Trump shows his ignorance of how the government works.
The world's greatest collection of tin foil hats is now on exhibit in the White House.
April 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The world's greatest collection of tin foil hats is now on exhibit in the White House.
@weissmann.substack.com Sending prisoners to a foreign prison for a life sentence violates the law. There is no provision for appeals, no provision for pardons, no provision for healthcare, no prevention of unusual punishment, and apparently no adherence to Congressional sentencing.
April 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
@weissmann.substack.com Sending prisoners to a foreign prison for a life sentence violates the law. There is no provision for appeals, no provision for pardons, no provision for healthcare, no prevention of unusual punishment, and apparently no adherence to Congressional sentencing.
April 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
@vanhollen.senate.gov Sending prisoners to a foreign prison for a life sentence violates the law. There is no provision for appeals, no provision for pardons, no provision for healthcare, no prevention of unusual punishment, and apparently no adherence to Congressional sentencing guidelines.
April 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
@vanhollen.senate.gov Sending prisoners to a foreign prison for a life sentence violates the law. There is no provision for appeals, no provision for pardons, no provision for healthcare, no prevention of unusual punishment, and apparently no adherence to Congressional sentencing guidelines.
It seems that when Levitt accused Garcia of being a gang member, accused in two courts, with no evidence, she set herself up for a libel suit.
April 16, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It seems that when Levitt accused Garcia of being a gang member, accused in two courts, with no evidence, she set herself up for a libel suit.
If the government controls research, will it enforce no research on vaccines, will revert to vitamin A cures for measles? Will AI reaearch be refocused to control citizens?
April 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If the government controls research, will it enforce no research on vaccines, will revert to vitamin A cures for measles? Will AI reaearch be refocused to control citizens?
@weissmann.substack.com If the US cannot get Abrego Garcia returned, then how does the US get criminals released from El Salvadore when their sentence is up? How do they go up for probation?
April 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
@weissmann.substack.com If the US cannot get Abrego Garcia returned, then how does the US get criminals released from El Salvadore when their sentence is up? How do they go up for probation?