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Pebble opponents talk fish with Congress
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Pebble opponents talk fish with Congress
An eclectic group of opponents of a proposed massive copper and gold mine in Southwest Alaska, led by Bristol Bay residents, converged on Washington D.C. in the last week of March, in defense of the world’s last major wild sockeye salmon fishery.
Read more on The Bristol Bay Times
Would you like Congress to give us a tax break?
Posted by: | Commentsthat’s more money in OUR pockets!!!! Why would you oppose that? Unless you are a low life scumbag who doesn;t work or contribute to society…. OUR lovely government steals enough TAXES from the people, yep, we need roads and highways, fire police, etc. but this is way way too much that we are paying… are we really free or just slaves?
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Estate Tax
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Tax
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service charge taxes
Social Security Tax
Right to work tax
Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
Sales Taxes
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Tax
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
Giving a tax break to those who really need it,,,, what is the incentive to work when we all pay such high taxes? A tax break to help small business possibly hire more employees, a tax break to buy work related equipment, expand you business, I CERTAINLY would not stick my neck out financially when the government is constantly in my pocket book taking from me what I’ve earned, I just couldn;t take the chance when I’m just barely paying the bills and employees the way it is…. it’s like a MONOPOLY game but you know someone is cheating and there’s no money in circulation that can be used, all of the properties are own by the government and it’s your turn to roll the dice….. I personally flip the board over and all the game pieces hit the floor and say screw it, I’m done, game over, I quit.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
GOP: Its plan is better jobs machine
House Republicans on Wednesday argued that their alternative stimulus program, heavy on tax cuts, would create nearly 3 million more new jobs than the $816 billion economic recovery plan being pushed by the Obama administration and congressional Democrats — using the same methodology favored by President Obama’s top economic advisers.
The substitute bill, sponsored by House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia and Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, would create 6.2 million jobs through 2010, according to its Republican backers, compared with just 3.2 million jobs claimed under the House Democratic bill to be voted on Wednesday evening.
Democrats rejected the analysis, saying the plan’s reliance on tax cuts amounted to the same old song we always hear from Republicans, according to Rep. Richard E. Neal, Massachusetts Democrat.
But the analysis by the Ways and Means Republican staff relied on a formula used by Christina Romer, chair of Mr. Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, to estimate that Republican-backed tax cuts of nearly $400 billion over the next few years would produce at least a 6.1 percent increase in GDP.
Using a jobs formula endorsed by Mrs. Romer and Jared Bernstein, now Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s top economic aide, that GDP boost translates into 6.2 million jobs over two years.
For half the cost, we can have twice the impact, said Rep. Peter Roskam, Illinois Republican.
The amendment was given virtually no chance of passage as Democrats expected to pass their version of the stimulus bill Wednesday evening. The Senate is expected to vote on its version of the stimulus program next week, and lawmakers want to have a bill to the president by mid-February.
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/republicans-say-their-plan-better-jobs-machine/
When did congress forget that they represent AMERICANS not their party?
Posted by: | CommentsFor decades it seems to me Congress has been fighting each other and refusing to give on any issue. They do not spend time together outside of work, they have separate lobbying companies, it is almost as if two armed camps have taken up residence in the Capitol. When did this rancor start and what can be done to remind these yahoos that they are supposed to work for the ordinary citizen not their party?
Pat B. : However, should there not be a time when we subject our personal interests and pursue the best interests of our community and nation as a whole?
New DOT Report to Congress is Important Roadmap to Cut Global Warming Pollution, Say Environmental and Transportation …
(Washington, DC—April 22, 2010) Environmental and transportation groups praised a just-released U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) report to Congress for laying out a new road map to curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and support a healthier economy.
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Be aware of changes in the tax law for 2009
Posted by: | CommentsBe aware of changes in the tax law for 2009
As published in the Naperville Sun
