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A Jacksonville family is navigating a heartbreaking Christmas Day tragedy after an electrical fire destroyed their Maxville home and claimed the lives of their two beloved dogs — Kira and Gracie. They described the chaotic moments to News4JAX. How you can help |
CashApp scam takes nearly $3,000 from woman, Tybee PD says
by: Natasha Young
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — Tybee Island Police Department said that a woman had almost $3,000 removed from her account after a CashApp scam.
TIPD said that while the woman was speaking with them, she said that she attempted to send a family member money through “CashApp” but was met with an error message. After reaching out to CashApp, she received a call from someone claiming to be from Tech Support.
That person convinced the victim to install an app on her phone, which gave a user labeled as “HelpDesk” remote access, TIPD said. During the course of the incident, “HelpDesk” removed almost $3,000 from the woman’s account.
TIPD said a report was filed, and the case was forwarded to investigations.
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Dozens of people lined up outside Animal Care and Protective Services on Saturday morning to sign up to foster and adopt 130 chihuahuas that were rescued Friday after being found neglected in a Lackawanna rental home. Despite the overwhelming support, the shelter said it still needs more foster families and will be doing another screening at 10 a.m. Monday.
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Last living member of Savannah “Original Nine” turns 100
by: Hollie Lewis
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – On Saturday, Lt. John White, a Savannah living legend celebrated his 100th birthday with his family and friends.
White is the last living member of the Original Nine Black police officers who integrated the Savannah Police Department (SPD) in 1947.
In a social media post, the SPD stated, “Happy 100th birthday John A White. A Savannah Legend, a giant amongst men. If you don’t know about this hero look up the “The Original Nine”,”
White was the first in the group to take oath in May of 1947, and served nearly four decades in the SPD before retiring in 1984. During his tenure, he met a young, aspiring politician named Jimmy Carter.
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The 3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery motion for new trial
GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — The three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery will return to the Glynn County Courthouse on Thursday.
Father and son Travis and Gregory McMichael, plus their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, will be back in court for a hearing on their motion for a new trial.
A federal judge sentenced Travis to life plus 10 years in prison, his father Gregory to life plus seven years in prison and Bryan to 35 years in prison. The McMichaels were not given the possibility for parole, but Bryan was, after he serves 30 years.
This motion for a new trial comes after the trio requested for the hate crime charges to be thrown out earlier this year in January.
They will go before Judge Timothy R. Walmsley at 10 a.m.
by: Hollie Lewis, Danielle Cobb
MCINTOSH COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – On Saturday, October 19, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Georgia DNR), and multiple local, state, and federal agencies, responded to a gangway collapse at the Marsh Landing Dock on Sapelo Island.
The Georgia DNR says at least 20 people went into the water when the gangway collapsed. At this time, there are believed to be seven fatalities and multiple injuries including 3 individuals hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities say none are missing, that they know of.
McIntosh County Coroner Melvin Anderson tells News 3 the deceased have been identified as Jacqueline Crews Carter, 75, Jacksonville; Cynthia Gibbs, 74, Jacksonville; Charles L. Houston, 77, Darien, Georgia; William Johnson Jr., 73, Atlanta; Carlotta McIntosh, 93, Jacksonville; Isaiah Thomas, 79, Jacksonville; and Queen Welch, 76, Atlanta.
“It is a structural failure. There should be very, very little maintenance to an aluminum gangway like that, but we’ll see what the investigation unfolds,” Georgia DNR Commissioner Walter Rabon said at a news conference Sunday.
The gangway was installed in 2021 and according to the Georgia DNR, the last time it was inspected was less than a year ago, in December 2023 by Crescent Equipment Company.
Rabon said “upwards of 40 people” were on the gangway when it collapsed, and at least 20 fell into the water. Rabon said none of the people killed were residents of the island.
Multiple emergency agencies deployed boats, equipped with side-scan sonar, and helicopters for search and rescue missions. The gangway has been secured on Sapelo Island and the incident is currently under investigation.
Georgia DNR says they will continue to work in coordination with local, state, and federal agencies, including Georgia State Patrol, McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office, McIntosh County Fire Department, and U.S. Coast Guard, among others.
President Joe Biden released a statement on the incident on Saturday, saying, “We are heartbroken to learn about the ferry dock walkway collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island. What should have been a joyous celebration of Gullah-Geechee culture and history instead turned into tragedy and devastation. Jill and I mourn those who lost their lives, and we pray for the injured and anyone still missing. We are also grateful to the first responders at the scene. My team is in touch with state and local officials, and we stand ready to provide any and all assistance that would be helpful to the community.”
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp released a statement on X Saturday evening saying, ” Marty, the girls, and I are heartbroken by today’s tragedy on Sapelo Island. As state and local first responders continue to work this active scene, we ask that all Georgians join us in praying for those lost, for those still in harm’s way, and for their families.”
U.S. Representative Buddy Carter also issued a statement saying, “My thoughts and prayers are with Sapelo Island today, following the unimaginable tragedy at the ferry dock. Governor Kemp has deployed state resources to aid in search, rescue, and recovery. Thank you to the first responders and everyone who stepped up in the wake of this heartbreaking loss. Let us come together as a community to support one another during this difficult time.”
Budget Basics: Who Pays Taxes?
The fairness of our federal tax system is a hotly debated issue. Too often, however, those debates confuse or misrepresent important facts because they focus on one type of tax in isolation rather than the various taxes that people face in aggregate. Using 2022 data from the Tax Policy Center (TPC) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), to reflect a typical year before the COVID pandemic, we can examine the broader federal tax system.
The federal government collects revenues from a variety of sources such as:
While nearly all Americans pay taxes, the composition of the type of taxes paid is very different for taxpayers at various points in the income distribution. Affluent Americans pay a larger share of their income in individual income taxes, corporate taxes, and estate taxes than do lower-income groups.1 By contrast, lower-income groups owe a greater portion of their earnings for payroll and excise taxes than those who are better off. In fact, taxpayers whose incomes are in the bottom 80 percent of all incomes pay, on average, more in payroll taxes than in income taxes.
As a whole, the U.S. tax code remains progressive — with higher-income taxpayers paying a greater share of their income in taxes. That is true despite the fact that high-income Americans benefit disproportionately from tax breaks, otherwise known as tax expenditures.
Major tax expenditures — such as lower rates on capital gains and dividends, deductions for charitable contributions, and deductions for state and local taxes — tend to benefit higher-income taxpayers more than lower-income groups. CBO estimates that the top quintile of taxpayers receive 44 percent of the value of major tax expenditures, while only 11 percent goes to the bottom two quintiles. However, even with substantial tax expenditures, the top one percent of American taxpayers still pay an effective tax rate of 31 percent, on average, while the bottom 20 percent of the population pay an average of 4 percent.
TPC estimates that 67 percent of taxes collected for 2022 came from those in the top quintile, or those earning an income above $189,200 annually. Within this group, the top one percent of income earners — those earning more than $982,600 per year — will contribute 26 percent of all federal revenues collected.
While the fairness of the tax system is much debated, many economists agree that simplifying the tax code would help the economy. Further tax reform could promote economic growth while also making the code more simple, transparent, and fair.
1 The corporate income tax affects individuals by reducing wages and returns to capital. Based on economic research, TPC attributes 80% of the corporate-tax burden to capital and 20% to wages and other sources of labor income.
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This story comes from Peter G Peterson Foundation
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