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Tax Expenditures and the Middle Class
- The largest federal tax break is for employer-provided healthcare and retirement, not corporate tax cuts or breaks for the rich.
- This tax break amounts to $5.2 trillion annually, demonstrating that tax code benefits mainly go to the middle class.
Daylight Savings Time
- The US Senate unanimously voted to end daylight savings time.
- States can opt out of daylight savings time, as Arizona currently does.
Government's Sports Betting Failure
- Washington, D.C. lost $4 million on its sports betting app, highlighting government inefficiency.
- Private entities typically succeed in this arena, making the government's failure more striking.