During an interview that aired just before the big game on Super Bowl Sunday, President Barack Obama made the following claims to Fox News Channel’s Bill O’Reilly: “I didn’t raise taxes once. I lowered taxes over the last two years. I lowered taxes for the last two years.” And he’s right! He’s raised ‘em a [...]
Obama Correct in Saying ‘I didn’t raise taxes once’
February 7th, 2011 · No Comments
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Prepare for Unemployment If ‘ObamaCare’ Passes
March 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments
Close to 700,000 people should expect to join the ranks of the unemployed if President Barack Obama’s so-called health care reform plan (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”) becomes law, according to a study released Wednesday by Americans for Tax Reform and the Beacon Hill Institute. If you feel vulnerable, I suggest you prepare for unemployment now by crafting [...]
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Study Shows ‘ObamaCare’ Could Cost 700K Jobs
March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
As many as 698,000 jobs could be lost if the health care reform plan (a.k.a., “ObamaCare”) being pushed hard by liberal Democrats is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama, according to a study released today that was the subject of a blogger conference call this morning. The executive summary for [...]
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Tax Reformers Highlight Obama’s Broken Promises
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
The folks at Americans for Tax Reform have published a commentary that highlights President Barack Obama’s failures to live up to his campaign promises. First, ATR recalls that then-candidate Obama promised to allow “Sunlight Before Signing” by adhering to a policy of waiting five days before signing any legislation that comes to his desk. Next, [...]
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Tax Reform Group Leader Sends Letter to Kashkari
November 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Editor’s Note: Today, Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department’s man charged with managing the details of the $700 billion in Troubled Assets Relief Program funds. Both as a public service and because it makes some great points, I offer the text of that letter below: [...]
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Myth vs. Fact: Obama Infomercial Lies to Taxpayers
October 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
My friend, Adam Radman, at Americans for Tax Reform sent me the following “Myth vs. Fact” news release that compares myths espoused by Barack Obama during his half-hour infomercial last night and economic realities: HOW DO YOU GIVE A TAX CUT TO NON-INCOME TAXPAYERS? Myth: “As president, here’s what I’ll do. Cut taxes for every [...]
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Calculator Shows McCain Plan Grows Your 401k
October 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
John McCain‘s plan to cut the capital gains and dividends rate in half will grow every American’s nest egg, according to a news release I received today from the folks at Americans for Tax Reform. In partnership with Rutledge Capitol, ATR used the same release to announce the launch of version 2.0 of the Obama-McCain [...]
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