The Trump administration should suspend restrictions on tax-exempt diesel

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Russian diesel revenue from Trump’s waiver helps sustain Russia’s war effort

Contradictory explanations from Trump’s aides weaken the credibility of the Russian diesel waiver

Republican support for Trump’s Russian energy waiver protects diplomatic leverage with Moscow

Capital gains should face the same tax rates as work income

Russian diesel imports weaken America’s credibility as Ukraine’s ally

Russian diesel should be treated as sanctions relief rather than ordinary energy trade

Bipartisan Senate opposition makes the Russian diesel policy politically unsustainable

Russian diesel imports give Russia leverage over American foreign policy

Large inheritances should be taxed more heavily than earned income

Countries should tax large fortunes annually, not only on sale or inheritance

Religious organizations should receive no tax exemptions denied to secular organizations

Public arts funding should disregard whether the work offends taxpayers

Governments should tax vacant homes to encourage renting or selling

Land value should be taxed more heavily than buildings and improvements

Failing large banks should enter bankruptcy rather than receive taxpayer bailouts

Blocking taxpayer-funded presidential advertisements without proving electoral intent exceeds federal judicial authority

Billionaire philanthropy is a substitute for paying fair taxes

Inheritance should be heavily taxed

Wealth taxes should only be implemented at the national level rather than by individual states

Congress should raise taxes on high earners to fund middle-class tax cuts