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A total of 91 corporations in the Fortune 500, many worth billions of dollars, paid no fed- eral taxes last year, the Wash- ington Post reported Monday. About 400 of America’s largest corporations paid an average federal tax rate of about 11 per- cent on their profits last year, roughly half the official rate es- tablished under President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law.
"Profitable American corpo- rations in 2018 collectively paid an average effective fed- eral income tax rate of 11.3 per-
The Health Fitness Revolu- tion team and our founder Samir Becic would like to congratulate Mayor Sylvester Turner on win- ning a second term to serve the city of Houston as Mayor! As we mentioned before, he’s done more than any mayor be- fore to promote health and fit- ness in the city, for which we commend and support him.
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barely more than half the 21 percent statutory tax rate," said the report from Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
In fairness, analysts say the phenomenon is nothing new. Some companies have long paid less than official rates for a variety of reasons.
As Kiplinger reported last month as the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act approached its two-year anniversary, the act is just one factor in the tax land- scape for America's biggest firms.
County Clerk’s Office on Sun- day morning show Turner capturing 56.04% of the vote with 112,955 votes. A total of 201,551 votes were cast.
Turner told the Houston Chronicle in a post-win inter- view: “I said when I came in, in 2015, I wasn’t going to ignore things because they were not politically convenient. That has not changed. If I have to expend political capital to get some things done, that’s ex- actly what we’re going to do.”
Retired Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera, Jr. is facing hate crime charges after he allegedly grabbed an 18- year-old black man’s head “like a basketball” and slammed it into a metal door jamb during an arrest in 2016. Making matters in that case even more disturbing, the sus- pect, Timothy Stroye, was handcuffed when this hap- pened. His alleged crime, by the way? He was accused of sneaking into a hotel with his girlfriend and using its pool without paying the bill. That’s it.
New testimony from fellow officers has revealed that the New Jersey police chief said numerous racist, horrifying things while on the job. For example, officers testified that Nucera used racial slurs, claimed black people should be shot, said he wanted to “mow down” black Americans ... and that Donald Trump is “the last hope for white peo-
91 Big Companies Paid No Federal Taxes Last Year
cent on their 2018 income,
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Victorious Again
MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER
FRANK NUCERA, JR.
ple.”
Now, he faces charges for
hate crime assault, civil rights violations, and lying to the FBI.
On Monday, Sept. 23, Sgt. Nathan Roohr testified about the 2016 arrest. The South Jersey police officer said the suspect’s head hitting the door jamb "made a loud thud." He also said he “imme- diately knew it was wrong. I knew I had an obligation to re- port it ... This was an obvious excessive force."
runoff election. Unofficial re-
Ex-Cop Accused Of Slamming Black Teen's Head Into Door Said Trump Is 'Last Hope For White People'
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